Online & Digital
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Oct- 2018 -4 October
Lightinthebox reprimanded by ASA for ‘misleading’ prices
British online clothing retailer Lightinthebox has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over an advert for men’s shoes.…
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3 October
Amazon bows to pressure, boosts wages for US and UK staff
Amazon has increased the minimum wage for US staff to $15, after founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said he had…
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Sep- 2018 -27 September
Snapchat introduces new e-commerce feature
Photo messaging application, Snapchat has announced it is to move into e-commerce, introducing new shoppable adverts and catalogues from its…
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27 September
Amazon banned from selling food supplements as ‘slimming aids’ without evidence
Amazon has been banned from selling food supplements categorised under ‘Slimming Aids and Weight Loss’ for being misleading to the…
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27 September
New research shows majority of British people will buy local this Christmas
New research into Christmas online shopping has revealed that British people are increasingly buying from home-grown brands. The research, from…
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26 September
eBay enters partnership with first UK city to boost retail
Online marketplace eBay has announced it has entered a 12-month partnership with the city of Wolverhampton to help small retailers…
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21 September
Walgreens Boots Alliance launches flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group Holding have announced the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s…
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20 September
Online retail sales stay steady; mobile growth hits ‘all time low’
UK online retail sales held steady this August, as shopper spending reached 12.8% growth year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest…
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19 September
Waitrose & Partners trials two-hour ‘rapid delivery’ service
Waitrose and Partners has launched the trial of a two-hour delivery service in selected London postcodes today (19 September). The…
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17 September
Boohoo appoints Primark COO John Lyttle as its new CEO
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has appointed current Primark COO John Lyttle to become its new CEO with effect from 15…
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