Online & Digital
Online & Digital covers the innovations, strategies and technologies driving the growth of e-commerce and digital retail across the UK. This category explores how retailers and brands are adapting to evolving consumer behaviour, omnichannel expectations and the rapid pace of technological change.
Coverage spans website performance, digital marketing, data analytics, online fulfilment, and the integration of AI and automation in customer experience. Retail Sectorโs Online & Digital section delivers expert insight into how digital transformation is redefining retail operations and competitiveness โ helping professionals stay ahead in an increasingly connected marketplace.
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Mar- 2021 -15 March
N Brown to expand third-party brands
N Brown has reportedly announced that it will be expanding the number of brands to its third-party roster, including Finery, Nobody’s Child and Wrangler, according to Drapers. Finery is set to launch on Simply Be later this month, while Nobodyโs Child will appear on the site in April 2021. Joining…
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12 March
JD.com Q4 revenues up 31%
Chinese online retailer JD.com reported a 31% increase in revenues during the fourth quarter of the year to RMB224.3bn (ยฃ24.7bn). The Q4 performance has beaten analyst expectations of RMB 220.3bn (ยฃ24bn) as the Covid-19 pandemic drove consumers to its online operations. The retailer also reported that income from operations for…
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12 March
Very Group prepares for hybrid working model
Very Group has announced that it will be adopting a hybrid working model going forward for all its employees. The Littlewoods.com and Very.co.uk operator renovated its Liverpool-based headquarters to accommodate its 2,100 members of staff oscillating between working on site and at home. The renovations, carried out by Greenmount Projects,…
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11 March
Monzo backer welcomes retail investors
Passion Capital, an early investor backer of Monzo, is reportedly set to welcome retail investors with the launch of a ยฃ45m fund. According to City AM,ย the groupโs third fund will be open to โsophisticatedโ investors of โhigh net worth,โ who are also registered with Seedrs, the crowdfunding platform. The…
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9 March
Online retail sales up 70% in February
Online retail sales reportedly increased 69.5% year-on-year in February 2020, as Boris Johnsonโs โroadmapโ out of lockdown supported consumer confidence. While the figure is slightly lower than Januaryโs 74% growth, it is above the three, six, and 12-month rolling averages of 57.1%, 42.5%, and 42.7% year-on-year respectively. According to the…
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9 March
M&S launches online business in 46 overseas markets
M&S has announced that its online international operations will expand to over 100 markets as it launches in 46 new countries, nearly doubling the number of international markets where it has a pureplay online presence. The expansion forms part of the groupโs focus to โturbochargeโ its online business under its…
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5 March
MPs call on Boohoo to link bonuses to workers’ rights
Boohooโs chairman, Mahmud Kamani has once again been called on by MPs to improve working conditions for its employees and operate in a more environmentally sustainable manner.ย The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has written to Kamani urging for the head to linkย its bonus scheme for senior executives -which is worth…
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2 March
In The Style to float on AIM
In The Style (ITS) has confirmed its intention to float on AIM, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange.ย The pure-play e-commerce fashion brand said that admission is expected to take place on 17 March, with investment bank Liberum Capital Limited acting as nominated adviser.ย ITS, which was founded in…
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1 March
GFG welcomes first profitable year
Global Fashion Group (GFG) has announced its first adjusted EBITDA positive year for FY20 at โฌ16.4m (ยฃ14.1m), its first profitable year, and an increase from the previous yearโs loss of โฌ37.1m (ยฃ32m), which was attributed to a โstrongโ fourth quarter. The company also saw gross profit in Q4 increase to…
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Feb- 2021 -26 February
Made.com brings in bankers to develop ยฃ1bn stock market float
Made.com has reportedly hired three investment bankers to help develop a stock market flotation that would value the company at up to ยฃ1bn.ย According to Sky News, the online furniture store has onboarded JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Liberum to work on plans for an initial public offering which will…
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