Online & Digital
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Feb- 2021 -16 February
Almost half of consumers shift to online shopping due to covid-19
Almost half of consumers (46%) in 2020 made an online purchase that would have previously been made in-store amid the…
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15 February
Year-on-year online gift cards and e-vouchers increase by 117%
Year-on-year sales of online gift cards and e-vouchers have increased by 117% during the second half of 2020 as Covid…
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15 February
Made.com explores £500m stock floatation
Made.com is exploring options for a potential stock market floatation worth £500m, according to Sky News. The online retailer is…
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12 February
Amazon investors call for end to anti-union interference
A group of more than 70 Amazon investors are calling on the company to end interference against efforts by its…
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10 February
Dunelm welcomes ‘strong’ H1 as online sales soar
Dunelm has welcomed a “strong” performance in its half-year results, with pre-tax profit soaring 34.4% to £112.4m in the period…
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9 February
Joules acquires Garden Trading
Joules has announced its acquisition of Garden Trading, the online garden retailer which designs its own home, garden and outdoor…
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9 February
Notonthehighstreet acquired by US investment firm
Notonthehighstreet has been acquired by Great Hill Partners, an American investment firm. The online gift retailer was founded in 2006…
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8 February
Retail sales fall 10% in January
Total like-for-like retail sales declined by 10% in January as both the national lockdown and impact of Covid-19 affected shops…
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8 February
Boohoo snaps up remaining Arcadia brands
Boohoo has confirmed that it has acquired the remaining brands from fallen retail empire Arcadia, in a move that will…
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8 February
Amazon’s tax to turnover ratio dropped to 0.37% in 2020
Amazon saw its tax to turnover ratio fall to 0.37% last year, despite sales rising by more than 51% in…
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