Online & Digital
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May- 2019 -29 May
MacKenzie Bezos to donate half of her $37bn fortune to charity
MacKenzie Bezos has announced she will donate half of her nearly $37bn (£29bn) fortune to charitable causes. It comes after…
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17 May
Amazon invests in Deliveroo
Deliveroo has announced it has received $575m (£450m) in investment from online retailer, Amazon. The investment makes Amazon the largest…
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16 May
Farfetch revenues jump 39% in Q1
Online fashion retailer Farfetch has reported a 39% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2019 ending 31 March.…
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14 May
Amazon partners with Next for click and collect service
Next and Amazon today announced Next’s participation in Amazon Counter – a new network of pick up points that allows…
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10 May
Zavvi tells email list they have won tickets to Champions League final
Online retailer, Zavvi has told its entire email subscriber list that they have won two tickets to the Champions League…
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2 May
N Brown swings to £57.5m loss in 2018
Online retailer N Brown Group has reported losses before tax of £57.5m for the year ending 2 March 2019, up…
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1 May
The Hut Group acquires natural haircare brand Christophe Robin
The Hut Group (THG), has acquired the luxury natural haircare brand Christophe Robin. Established in Paris in 1999 by its…
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Apr- 2019 -26 April
Shop Direct protects 200 jobs with Raven Mill deal
Shop Direct has transferred its returns activity at its Raven Mill site over to logistics company Clipper Logistics in a…
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26 April
Amazon’s profits double in record results
Amazon.com has posted record profits of $3.6bn (£2.8bn) – up from last year’s $1.6bn (£1.2bn) – for the 13 weeks…
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25 April
Online retail sees ‘subdued’ growth in March
Online retail recorded growth of just 5% year-on-year (YoY) in March, compared with 18.9% last year, according to the latest…
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