Online & Digital
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Jul- 2019 -29 July
Ocado to create 300 jobs at new customer service hub
Online grocery retailer Ocado has signed a 15-year deal to let the top two floors of The Beam, in Sunderland,…
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18 July
Online retail sales bounce back in June
Online retail sales rose by 8.5% year-on-year, the strongest growth this year, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales…
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18 July
Asos issues profit warning amid ‘operational issues’
Online retailer Asos has issued its third profit warning this year, on the release of its trading statement for the…
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12 July
Government to go ahead with UK digital services tax
The UK government has announced plans to go ahead with a digital services tax aimed at large tech companies such…
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11 July
Laybuy announces partnership with Alexachung
Laybuy, the buy now, pay later service, has announced the fashion brand Alexachung as its second major UK partner. Laybuy…
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11 July
Amazon to open second Clicks and Mortar store
Amazon is set to open its second Clicks and Mortar store in the UK, at St David’s shopping centre in…
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9 July
Online to make up more than 50% of retail sales in 10 years
Online shopping will account for more than 50% of retail sales (up from 19% currently) in the next 10 years…
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8 July
Asda to stop offering plastic bags with online grocery shopping
Asda is to stop providing single-use plastic carrier bags with its online grocery orders, in a move that will remove…
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8 July
Asos prepares to cut 100 head office roles as sales slow
Online retailer Asos is preparing to make around 100 of its head office staff redundant with a source saying the…
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5 July
Amazon’s Deliveroo deal could face CMA investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put Amazon’s Deliveroo deal on hold as the regulator said it believed it…
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