Online & Digital
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Mar- 2019 -12 March
Digital Services Tax extended to include 2% ‘Amazon tax’
High streets government minister, Jake Berry, has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a “2% tax on…
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7 March
Year-on-year decline in number of retailers using Amazon
The use of third-party platforms such as Amazon, eBay and Google has dropped amongst the UK’s top 250 retailers, according…
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7 March
Smartphone now dominant device for buying online
For the first time, shoppers spent more money through their smartphones when accessing UK retail sites than either of the…
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7 March
Nine in 10 British people shop on Amazon
New research has revealed that almost nine in 10 British people are Amazon shoppers. According to the research by Mintel,…
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4 March
QVC UK introduces social commerce
Television shopping channel, QVC UK, is introducing social commerce to its offering to create a “discovery-led shopping experience”. Social commerce…
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1 March
Farfetch and JD.com expand partnership with Toplife merger
Farfetch, the technology platform for the luxury fashion industry, has announced the expansion of their strategic partnership with JD.com in…
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Feb- 2019 -27 February
M&S signs £750m delivery deal with Ocado
Marks and Spencer has announced the creation of a new joint venture with online supermarket Ocado which the two companies…
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22 February
Online retail records its ‘worst January sales growth’
Online retail recorded its worst January sales growth in three years last month, as the industry’s poor recent sales performance…
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22 February
Martin Newman announces DownYourHighStreet.com investment
Retail expert, Martin Newman has announced he has invested in e-commerce platform, DownYourHighStreet.com, bringing its told investment raised this funding…
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15 February
Amazon ‘to launch checkout-free shops’ in London
Online retail giant Amazon has reportedly secured property to open checkout-free stores in London, making it the first openings of…
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