Online & Digital
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Dec- 2018 -11 December
Major retailers’ e-receipts ‘may break data protection rules’
New research has found that major retailers “may break data protection rules” for sending promotional marketing to shoppers who had…
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11 December
Mysale warns of half-year loss
Mysale, the online retailer that both Mike Ashley and Philip Green have a stake in, has warned it expects to…
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11 December
Online non-food spend to top £75bn by 2023, data suggests
Total online spend is forecast to rise 34.5% over the next five years, reaching over £75bn by 2023 as consumers…
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10 December
Amazon eyes London’s West End for cashierless store
Amazon is planning to open one of its cashierless Amazon Go stores near Oxford Circus in London’s West End, its…
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5 December
Boohoo found to be ‘breaking rules around sales promotions’
Online clothing retailer, Boohoo, has been found to have been “breaking rules around sales promotions” by the Advertising Standards Authority…
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4 December
ASOS appoints Mark Holland as chief operating officer
ASOS has announced the appointment of Mark Holland to the newly-created role of chief operating officer. A member of ASOS’…
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Nov- 2018 -28 November
Primark, Topshop and ASOS defend practices in Parliament
Primark, Arcadia, ASOS were among some of the retailers who had executives and representatives appear before the Environmental Audit Committee…
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28 November
Missguided inspectors ‘chased out’ of factory by workers
Clothing retailer, Missguided’s head of product quality Paul Smith, has said the company’s inspectors were “chased out” of a supplier’s…
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27 November
Kering to take e-commerce in-house by 2020
Luxury fashion house Kering has announced it is to bring its e-commerce entirely in-house by 2020. The company that owns…
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26 November
Missguided boss slammed by MPs for Parliamentary no-show
Nitin Passi, the CEO and founder of online retailer Missguided, has been criticised by MPs for refusing to appear in…
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