Online & Digital
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Feb- 2020 -6 February
OnBuy secures £3m investment
OnBuy announced it has secured a £3m investment from VC fund Fuel Ventures after receiving “numerous investment offers”. The online…
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Jan- 2020 -31 January
Amazon sales skyrocket over Christmas period
Amazon has announced a 21% increase in sales to $87.4bn (£66.5bn) for the three month period ended 31 December 2019.…
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29 January
N Brown strengthens executive management team
Online clothing and footwear retailer, N Brown, has announced that Sarah Welsh will be joining the company in the newly…
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24 January
December online retail sales surge 9.4%
UK online retail sales growth spiked by 9.4% year-on-year in December 2019, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail…
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23 January
Asos sees 20% increase in group revenues
Online retailer Asos has reported a 20% increase in group revenues to £1.6bn, attributed to a “record” Black Friday and…
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15 January
Very reports a 6.1% increase in revenues in the festive period
Online retailer Very has reported a 6.1% increase in revenues during the seven weeks to 27 December. The brand, which…
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Dec- 2019 -18 December
400 jobs at risk as The Book People enters administration
The Book People has entered into administration, putting 400 jobs at risk. Toby Underwood and Zelf Hussain, of PWC, have…
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18 December
Online sales soar in November
Online sales grew 16.4% year-on-year in the month of November, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini Online…
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16 December
Studio profits slump amid PPI claims
Online retailer Studio has recorded a ‘flat’ revenue of £228.1m in its half-year results ended 27 September. Whilst adjusted profit…
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12 December
Homebase rated ‘worst’ online retailer in the UK for 2019
Homebase has been rated the worst online retailer in the UK for 2019, according to the latest Which? Annual Online…
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