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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Feb- 2021 -25 February
Ebay announces support package for retail businesses
Ebay has announced a three-year multi-million pound support package for retail businesses owned by disadvantaged communities in the UK. The โEbay for Changeโ programme will set out to create jobs and opportunities in the retail sector, which has been hit hardest by the pandemic. The new venture, in partnership with…
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25 February
Amazon tops annual list of global retailers with $1.63tn market cap
Amazon has topped the list of the top 25 global retailers with a ยฃ1.15bn ($1.63tn) market cap for the year ending 31 January 2020, according to data from TradingPlatforms.com. The online retailer has benefitted from the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers have shifted to buying products and services online. E-commerce site…
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22 February
More than half of retailers are ‘resistant’ to digital progress
More than half of retail industry C-suite executives, directors and senior managers (51%) are โresistantโ to digital progress, according to a new survey by Sigma Dynamics. The firmโs โConnected Enterpriseโ report, commissioned in partnership with applied futurist Tom Cheesewright, revealed that retailers are skeptical about the benefits of implementing new…
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22 February
Asos relaunches Topshop online following sale
Asos has officially relaunched Topshop on its website after acquiring the high street fashion retailer for ยฃ295m earlier this year from Sir Phillip Greenโs Arcadia Group. On the online retail platformโs homepage, a message to consumers reads โTopshop is now a part of Asosโ, reminding customers to โstay tunedโ for…
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18 February
Moonpig expects FY revenues to double amid Valentineโs boost
Moonpig has announced it expects revenues for the financial year ending 30 April 2021 to approximately double to ยฃ173m. The online retailer said it saw a โsignificant increase” in demand during the first half of the year, which has continued through Q3 with it recording its โstrongest everโ trading week…
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18 February
Zalando welcomes new shareholders
Zalando has acknowledged its support of Kinnevikโs decision to distribute all its shares in the retail platform to its investors. This move comes ten years after the Swedish investment companyโs first investment in the leading European retailer and will allow Kinnevik shareholders to become direct shareholders in Zalando. Throughout 2020,…
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16 February
Ebayโs sale of Gumtree sparks concern by CMA
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns that Adevinta’s anticipated ยฃ6.5bn purchase of Gumtree from Ebay could lead to higher prices and less choice for consumers. Adevintaโs Shpock and Ebay Classified Groupโs (eCG) Gumtree, both operate online classified advertising platforms in the UK which allow people to buy…
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16 February
Virgin Wines set to float ยฃ100m for next month
Virgin Wines has announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange for around ยฃ100m. The online wine retailer is known for its โaward-winning and largely exclusive premium winesโ through its premium subscription based service for customers. The company was founded in 2000 as part of the Virgin Group owned…
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16 February
Amazon infiltrated by fake review sites, Which? report finds
A Which? investigation has uncovered a โthrivingโ industry of review manipulation businesses targeting Amazon, despite ongoing measures to combat fake reviews on its platform. Amid growing competition between sellers, Amazon, which sold an estimated $295bn (ยฃ212bn) worth of products worldwide in 2020, has seen a rise in sellers โturning to…
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16 February
Almost half of consumers shift to online shopping due to covid-19
Almost half of consumers (46%) in 2020 made an online purchase that would have previously been made in-store amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a new report by Retail Economics and Natwest, online sales in the retail sector saw five years of growth in just 12 months in 2020 as…
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