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September 15, 2021

Weezy is considering selling its on-demand grocery business as the industry considers consolidation. The startup, which was founded in 2019, is currently working alongside investment bank Evercore to explore the potential sale of its operation, according to Bloomberg. Weezy recently […]

September 15, 2021

Kroger has announced it is partnering with one of the US’ biggest grocery delivery brands, Instacart, to offer 30 minute delivery for its customers. The Kroger Delivery Now service, will give access to 25,000 products and is being made available […]

September 14, 2021

Nike is on the cusp of losing the production of 160 million pairs of shoes after the closure of a factory in Vietnam due to a Covid spike. The sportswear giant announced in July that manufacturing in Vietnam had to […]

September 14, 2021

Digital wallet usage has continued to soar skyrocket lockdown restrictions were lifted across the UK, as the nation reaches a “tipping point” in how it chooses to pay for goods. Nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of Brits said they […]

September 13, 2021

Never before have the complexities and the crucial role of supply chains been so clear to the public. Issues related to supply and demand of certain products have highlighted the need for greater visibility into inventories and movement through distribution. […]

September 13, 2021

China has said it wants to “break up” Alibaba-owned Alipay in replace of a separate app for the company’s highly profitable loans business. Beijing wants Ant Group (the affiliate company that owns Alipay) to turn over all of the user […]

September 9, 2021

Online retail sales dropped by a further 9.3 per cent in August marking the fourth consecutive months of decline. While the UK’s ecommerce sales decline slowed slightly from July’s fall of 9.6 per cent, August’s performance was still well below […]

September 9, 2021

Digital wallets are estimated to account for $11 billion of online spend by 2026, according to figures from emerchantpay. The study, which has been published to examine consumer behaviour post pandemic shows that there will be stark differences in attitudes […]

September 9, 2021

Shein is now being downloaded more than twice as much as Amazon as it solidifies its place as the world’s most popular shopping app. The ultra-fast fashion brand, understood to also be the world’s fastest growing ecommerce company, was downloaded […]

September 8, 2021

Shopify president Harley Finkelstein has given his predictions for the upcoming holiday season and its effects on retail on Twitter. “QR codes will continue to play a big role – the pandemic reinvigorated the use of QR codes as a […]