Online & Digital
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May- 2018 -2 May
Ocado announces partnership with Swedish retailer ICA
Online supermarket Ocado has announced a partnership with Swedish grocery retailer ICA to allow use of Ocado’s smart platform services.…
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1 May
Solid first-quarter growth for online retail orders
Online retail delivery order volumes were up 9.6% year-on-year in March, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack…
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Apr- 2018 -30 April
New tool developed to match catalogue items with those in a warehouse
Microsoft has developed a new tool aimed at the retail industry, to identify items by rough images and match them…
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27 April
Shoppers seek overseas ecommerce to combat Brexit prices
A third of UK online shoppers have chosen to buy from abroad according to a survey by online shopping community…
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27 April
Amazon Q1 sales up 43% to £36.9bn
Amazon has reported a 43% increase in revenue for the first quarter of the year, totalling $51bn (£36.9bn). The online…
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26 April
N Brown Group posts revenues of £922m
Fashion retail group N Brown’s latest financial results show group revenue reached £922m for the full year, up 3.9% from…
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25 April
Boohoo sales double in full year results
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has revealed a £579.8m increase in sales, up 97% for the year ending on 28 February…
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25 April
Argos chastised by ASA over raising prices to include ‘free’ add-ons
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has warned Argos after it was found raising prices to cover the cost of supposedly…
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23 April
Record online retail sales growth in March
Online UK retail sales grew by 18.9% year-on-year (YoY) in March, as the high street reported the steepest year-on-year drop…
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23 April
Yoox Net-A-Porter launches fine jewellery platform
Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) has launched its first dedicated online destination for fine jewellery and luxury watches. The…
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