Online & Digital
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May- 2018 -18 May
Online retail jumps 19% in April
UK online retail sales went from strength to strength in April, up 18.8% year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest figures.…
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15 May
ASOS launches same-day delivery in Birmingham
Online fashion retailer ASOS has announced that ASOS Instant, its same day delivery option, is now available in Birmingham. The…
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11 May
Smartphone purchases account for 54% of UK retail transactions, study finds
Retail purchases made on smartphones have seen a 66% increase in Q1 of 2018 compared to Q4 2017 according to…
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9 May
Zalando reports strong start to 2018 with revenue up 22%
Online fashion retailer Zalando has reported that in the first quarter of 2018 its revenue increased by 22 % to…
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8 May
Amazon shareholders seek to dilute Bezos’ power
Amazon shareholders have submitted a shareholder resolution calling on the company to separate the role of CEO and chair of…
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4 May
Over 500 jobs threatened as Virgin Media closes call centre
Virgin Media is set to cull over 500 jobs at a Swansea call centre as part of a shake up…
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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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