Online & Digital
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Aug- 2018 -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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20 August
Amazon ‘aggressive bidders’ for empty Homebase stores
Retail giant Amazon is looking to purchase empty Homebase stores from new owner Hilco in order to help increase its…
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15 August
Fat Face sales jump up 7.4%
Clothing retailer Fat Face has announced it has seen an overall sales rise of 7.4% to £238.4m in the 52…
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15 August
Amazon Prime one-day delivery ad banned by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has now banned Amazon from advertising one-day delivery on it’s Prime service after it was…
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13 August
Amazon told to clarify ‘one-day’ delivery claims
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told Amazon to clarify its ‘one-day’ delivery claims for Prime customers, after the regulatory…
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3 August
Amazon tax bill halved despite profits increase
Amazon’s UK corporation tax bill was £4.5m in 2017, its lowest bill in five years, despite tripling its pre-tax profits…
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1 August
Zara unveils new delivery plans to compete with Asos and Boohoo
Zara has announced new delivery plans in order to compete with Asos and Boohoo, the new plans will see it…
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