Online & Digital
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Jan- 2022 -17 January
Amazon scraps upcoming Visa credit card ban
Amazon has reportedly announced it will continue to accept Visa credit cards in the UK in a bid to resolve…
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14 January
Currys lowers profit expectations to £155m amid 10% drop in sales
Currys has lowered its full year pre-tax profit expectations from £160m to £155m following a 10% drop in sales in…
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11 January
The Very Group appoints non-executive chair
The Very Group has appointed Dirk Van den Berghe, former Walmart executive vice president and regional chief executive for Asia,…
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10 January
THG hands FCA dossier on ‘irregular’ trading claims
THG has reportedly handed over a dossier to the financial watchdog the FCA which it hopes will prove that it…
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10 January
Digital fashion sales fall back in December
Both digital fashion sales and web traffic fell back in December, falling -35% and -121% month-on-month, according to data from…
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Dec- 2021 -20 December
Amazon partners with Barclays to launch ‘buy now, pay later’ service
Amazon has announced its partnership with Barclays to enable UK customers to have access to a new, flexible payment method.…
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17 December
Online retailers expected to send 95% more orders this week
Online stores are preparing themselves for the next 10 days of shipping, with retailers expected to send up to 95%…
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17 December
Matalan partners with The Hut Group in new digital drive
Matalan has partnered with THG Ingenuity in a bid to accelerate its digital drive and support “extensive” online growth, in…
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13 December
Online sales plummet in November
Online retail sales recorded their lowest ever growth in the month of November – falling by 19.8% Year-on-Year (YoY), according…
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2 December
Black Friday fails to boost November footfall
Footfall in UK retail destinations worsened slightly in November to -14.5% from 2019, from -13.4% in October, as Black Friday…
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