Online & Digital
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Apr- 2018 -18 April
Wish.com reprimanded for penis advert on video games aimed at children
Online retailer Wish.com has been displaying an advert showing an animation of a cartoon penis being put in an extender…
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18 April
Retailers miss out on £18k a year through ‘surf and turf’ shopping trend
New research by Barclaycard has revealed that UK shoppers each abandon an online basket worth an average of £29.37 every…
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17 April
Amazon forced to remove children’s ‘enjoy cocaine’ clothing range
Amazon have been forced to withdraw controversial baby and children’s clothes adorned with the slogan ‘enjoy cocaine’. The clothes were…
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13 April
Retailers ‘need to invest in visualisation technology’ to boost online sales
Almost half of shoppers would spend more online if there was technology that helped them visualise and understand how products…
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11 April
Shop Direct closes three warehouses, 1,992 jobs affected
Digital retailer Shop Direct has announced that it will be closing three major warehouses across Manchester. The move will impact…
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4 April
Amazon reprimanded by watchdog over ‘misleading’ ads
Four adverts by Amazon have been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said they were “misleading”. In a series…
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3 April
Trump Twitter attack causes Amazon share slump
Shares in online retail giant Amazon have fallen 6% after Donald Trump attacked the firm over the pricing of its…
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Mar- 2018 -28 March
Online retail orders on the up
Online retail delivery order volumes were up 7% year-on-year in February, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack…
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27 March
ASOS to host modern slavery event at House of Lords
ASOS is co-hosting an event at the House of Lords today (27 March) with Baroness Lola Young, co-chair All Party…
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23 March
‘Beast from the East’ drives online retail sales
UK online retail sales were up +13.1% year-on-year (YoY) in February, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini…
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