Online & Digital
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Jul- 2018 -30 July
Shop Direct appoints new retail director and shuffles executive board
Online retailer Shop Direct, which owns Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, has appointed Sam Perkins as its new retail director, who aims…
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27 July
UK shoppers prefer to shop online, research suggests
Some 51% of UK consumers have said they prefer to shop online than in-store, research by ecommerce search and navigation…
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27 July
Amazon announces ‘record breaking’ profits for Q2
Amazon has announced that during its second quarter ending June 30, 2018, its net sales increased by almost 40% to…
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19 July
Amazon Prime Day crash drives shoppers elsewhere
Amazon Prime Day’s website issues produced a ‘halo effect’ for UK retailers, as online businesses saw a recorded a 13%…
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18 July
Hot weather and World Cup fever spurs online retail growth
UK online retail sales were up during June this year, as the hot weather and start of the FIFA World…
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17 July
Amazon Prime Day website crash ‘costs retailer over £75m’ in sales
The website crash experienced at the start of Amazon Prime Day has cost the online retailer over £75m in potential…
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17 July
Amazon Prime Day receives worldwide backlash
Amazon’s annual ‘Prime Day’ event saw a shaky start yesterday after worker strikes and a lengthy website crash resulted in…
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12 July
Asos sales jump 22% but full year may disappoint
Asos has posted a 22% increase in sales during the four months ending 30 June, yet warned that full-year sales…
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11 July
UK retailers ‘hijack’ Amazon Prime Day
UK retailers have attempted to ‘hijack’ Amazon Prime Day by offering discounts in the run up to the sale event.…
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10 July
Ocado reports £9m half-year loss amid heavy investment
British online supermarket, Ocado, has reported a £9m loss in its half-year financial results amid a period of heavy investment.…
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