Tag: news

January 19, 2023

Last mile delivery specialist Stuart, is partnering with bodo, a logistics platform for ecommerce brands, to provide sustainable, same day and instant deliveries across London. The collaboration will enable ecommerce brands to provide their customers with “more flexible and convenient […]

January 19, 2023

​​Global online fashion sales recorded double-digit growth in December 2022, despite economic headwinds and rising prices, according to True Fit. The platform, which decodes fit and size for leading apparel and footwear retailers, said order volumes for online fashion rose […]

January 19, 2023

Electricals retailer Currys is trialling in-store robots to help customers navigate its product ranges more easily. In partnership with Leeds based technology company UXG, the trial will see four Currys stores, including one of its flagships in Birmingham, introduce ‘KettyBot’. […]

January 17, 2023

US ecommerce giant Amazon has topped a survey which asked shoppers about their spending habits from Retail Week. Both UK grocers Tesco and Asda both followed with Aldi bringing up 4th place. The discount grocer overtook Morrisons to enter the […]

January 13, 2023

Google Cloud has launched four new and updated AI solutions for ecommerce, designed to “modernise the online shopping experience”. The machine learning technologies have been designed to help retailers boost consumer browsing capabilities, transform in-store shelf checking processes, provide better […]

January 10, 2023

Online sales growth tumbled by 12% year-on-year in December, its lowest figure since March when lockdown comparisons were still affecting the rate, according to data from IMRG. IMRG’s Online Retail Index, which tracks online sales for 200 retailers, showed that […]

January 5, 2023

Boots has announced a positive start to the year in its first quarter ending 30 November 2022, continuing its impressive return to growth. The retailer‘s online business, Boots.com, performed strongly, experiencing its biggest Black Friday ever, taking three orders every […]

December 28, 2022

Asos investors are set to rebel early next year over pay policy “concerns” and the pay of executive bosses. According to reporting by the Daily Mail, the meeting taking place on 11 January is likely to see investors rejecting or […]

December 19, 2022

Ikea has seen its online sales double against 2019’s pre-pandemic figures, with overall sales increasing by 13%, equivalent to £2.2bn. However, the Swedish furniture retailer’s profits fell to £49.6m, down from £61.2m in 2021. “Against the backdrop of financial uncertainty […]

December 16, 2022

Retail bosses are urging consumers to shop in-store if they want to receive Christmas gifts on time, as ongoing Royal Mail strikes are set to cause severe disruption. Royal Mail workers up and down the country will strike across December, […]

December 15, 2022

Ocado Retail has cut 40 head office jobs in a major shake-up of its buying and commercial teams. According to The Grocer, the online-only grocer “completed a small restructure at its head office site” last month as part of an […]

December 14, 2022

Fashion retailer New Look has partnered with digital payments firm Primer, to enhance its ecommerce operations. Founded by alums of Braintree and PayPal, the payments company provides a drag and drop framework for merchants to build online payment stacks. The […]

December 13, 2022

Across the biggest retail events of the calendar year, ecommerce websites had to handle up to 80% more website traffic than normal, according to a new report by cloud hosting platform Platform.sh. Among the 12,000 websites that run on Platform.sh […]

December 1, 2022

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company announces AWS Supply Chain, a new application that helps businesses increase supply chain visibility to make faster, more informed decisions that mitigate risks, save costs, and improve customer experiences. The announcement […]

November 29, 2022

Cyber Monday saw a 5% increase in transactions compared to last year, following in the footsteps of positive Black Friday figures, according to Barclaycard Payments. Barclaycard Payments processes £1 in every £3 spent in the UK. “Our data shows that […]

November 28, 2022

Amazon may be able to end two EU antitrust investigations by the end of the year, after changing concessions to tackle concerns over its use of sellers’ data, Reuters reports. By settling the EU investigations, the ecommerce giant will avoid […]

November 22, 2022

Ecommerce retailers are working in an increasingly challenging environment. Alongside rising inflation and soaring costs, online competition is now fiercer than ever – and consumers are already cutting back as their disposable income continues to shrink. Retail businesses lose £billions […]

November 22, 2022

Online travel company Expedia has partnered with buy now pay later solution Afterpay, offering its customers the chance to spread the cost of payments. Travelers booking flights and hotels from Expedia in a co-branded feature in the Afterpay app can […]

November 18, 2022

Royal Mail workers up and down the country will strike across December, including Christmas Eve, as well as into the new year. The CWU, which represents postal workers, confirmed that strike action will occur on 9 December, 11 December, 14 […]

November 18, 2022

As the UK heads into peak online shopping season, with both Black Friday and Christmas on the horizon, retailers are facing a double whammy of cost inflation and subdued consumer demand. This week, Google shared new market research findings to […]