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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Jun- 2019 -12 June
Boohoo Q1 sales surge 39%
Boohoo has seen group sales surge 39% as revenues reached ยฃ245.3m for the three months ending 31 May. The online fashion retailer said it experienced strong revenue growth across all geographies with the UK up 27% to ยฃ140.6m and international up 56%. Across its brands, sales at Boohoo were ยฃ123.5m…
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11 June
Amazon launches Campus Challenge for UK students
Amazon has announced the launch of its new Campus Challenge competition and is encouraging students across the UK to sign up for the programme and gain the chance to win ยฃ10,000 for their team. The Amazon Campus Challenge is a competition running in the UK, offering students with an interest…
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11 June
Boohoo owner hit with ยฃ118m lawsuit
Boohoo owner Mahmud Kamani, has had a lawsuit filed against him by an IT consultant for breach of an agreement. Contractor Richard Womack is seeking remuneration for setting up the website, database, and integrated stock lines for the online retailer. He claims to have organised and bought equipment for photoshoots,…
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10 June
New returns policies make 73% of shoppers think twice about buying
Some 73% of consumers have given purchasing from a retailer a second thought for fear of being blacklisted due to updated returns policies created to clampdown on serial returners, a survey has shown. In April, ASOS was one of the first online retailers to take action against serial returners, with…
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7 June
Boohoo faces Commons pressure over Usdaw meeting refusal
Online fashion retailer Boohoo, is coming under pressure from chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee MP Mary Creagh, as it again refused to meet for talks around its ethical trading standards. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is the fifth largest trade union in the UK with…
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May- 2019 -29 May
MacKenzie Bezos to donate half of her $37bn fortune to charity
MacKenzie Bezos has announced she will donate half of her nearly $37bn (ยฃ29bn) fortune to charitable causes. It comes after the announcement of her divorce with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in February of this year, after a 25-year marriage. In April Jeff agreed to an eye-watering divorce settlement of around…
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17 May
Amazon invests in Deliveroo
Deliveroo has announced it has received $575m (ยฃ450m) in investment from online retailer, Amazon. The investment makes Amazon the largest investor in Deliverooโs shared funding round, which the app hopes will allow it to invest heavily in expanding the companyโs tech team at its UK Headquarters, expand further to reach…
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16 May
Farfetch revenues jump 39% in Q1
Online fashion retailer Farfetch has reported a 39% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2019 ending 31 March. Revenues increased by $48.4m (ยฃ3.7m year-over-year from $125.6m (97.8m) in first quarter 2018 to $174.1m (135.6m) in 2019. The increase was primarily driven by 43.2% growth in platform services revenue…
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14 May
Amazon partners with Next for click and collect service
Next and Amazon today announced Nextโs participation in Amazon Counter โ a new network of pick up points that allows customers to collect their Amazon orders in-store. Pick up from a Counter location at the fashion retailer is available from hundreds of stores across the UK and on millions of…
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10 May
Zavvi tells email list they have won tickets to Champions League final
Online retailer, Zavvi has told its entire email subscriber list that they have won two tickets to the Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. Zavvi said that โtechnical issuesโ meant that all of its customers subscribed to its emails had been told they had won an all expenses…
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