Online & Digital
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Sep- 2018 -5 September
Electric bikes speed up Halfords sales
Halfords has announced that increased demand for electric bikes has helped the company to achieve a like-for-like sales increase of…
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5 September
Inditex to sell all its brands online worldwide by 2020
Inditex, the Spanish parent company behind brands such as Zara and Pull&Bear, has announced that it will sell products from…
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3 September
Eve Sleep appoints former Moonpig boss as new CEO
Online mattress retailer Eve Sleep has announced the appointment of James Sturrock as chief executive officer with effect from 10…
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Aug- 2018 -31 August
The Cotswold Company appoints former HMV CEO as chairman
True, European retail and consumer sector specialist investor, has appointed Ian Topping as chairman of online furniture retailer, The Cotswold…
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29 August
YNAP to launch first own-brand footwear collection
Yoox-Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) has announced that its own-brand label for mens fashion, Mr P., which will launch this September alongside…
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28 August
Amazon recruits ‘ambassador’ Twitter accounts for ‘educating’ people on working conditions
Amazon has recruited approximately 15 ‘ambassador’ Twitter accounts for “educating” people on working conditions in the online retailer’s fulfillment centres.…
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28 August
Amazon named ‘most reputable UK retailer’ in consumer survey
Amazon, Boots and John Lewis have topped the 2018 UK Retail RepTrak ranking of the most reputable retailers, the Reputation…
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23 August
Urban Outfitters records record sales results as shares rocket
Urban Outfitters has announced record overall sales of £769.5m, seeing a 13.7% increase across the three months to July 31.…
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23 August
Online delivery volumes defy expectations in July
Online retail parcel delivery order volumes were up 15.2% year-on-year in July, according to the latest data from the IMRG…
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22 August
Moonpig owner acquires Dutch gift retailer
Photobox Group, the parent company of card and gift retailer Moonpig, has acquired Dutch online cards and gifting retailer Greetz.…
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