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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Sep- 2018 -5 September
Inditex to sell all its brands online worldwide by 2020
Inditex, the Spanish parent company behind brands such as Zara and Pull&Bear, has announced that it will sell products from all of its brands online around the world by 2020, even in countries where it doesnโt have stores. ย Pablo Isla, Inditex chairman and CEO, made the announcement during a…
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3 September
Eve Sleep appoints former Moonpig boss as new CEO
Online mattress retailer Eve Sleep has announced the appointment of James Sturrock as chief executive officer with effect from 10 September 2018. The company has also appointed Nikki Crumpton to the board as senior independent non-executive director with immediate effect, replacing Peter Hepworth who has decided to step down from…
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Aug- 2018 -31 August
The Cotswold Company appoints former HMV CEO as chairman
True, European retail and consumer sector specialist investor, has appointed Ian Topping as chairman of online furniture retailer, The Cotswold Company. Topping will work alongside the management team in driving the strategy and continued growth of the business. Topping will be resigning from his current role as chief executive at…
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29 August
YNAP to launch first own-brand footwear collection
Yoox-Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) has announced that its own-brand label for mens fashion, Mr P., which will launch this September alongside the brandโs first foray into footwear and accessories. ย YNAP said the Mr P.โs footwear line will provide a range of designs that form the โbuilding blocks of every manโs…
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28 August
Amazon recruits โambassadorโ Twitter accounts for โeducatingโ people on working conditions
Amazon has recruited approximately 15 โambassadorโ Twitter accounts for โeducatingโ people on working conditions in the online retailerโs fulfillment centres. The accounts frequently reply to tweets criticising the company with all replies featuring similar messages regarding issues such as working hours, toilet breaks and wages. https://twitter.com/AmazonFCAdam/status/1033121029391085568 https://twitter.com/AmazonFCJeremy/status/1033586444688941057 Business marketing application…
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28 August
Amazon named โmost reputable UK retailerโ in consumer survey
Amazon, Boots and John Lewis have topped the 2018 UK Retail RepTrak ranking of the most reputable retailers, the Reputation Institute has announced. The research was based on 5,175 individual ratings from the UK general public and based on an assessment of 50 nominated companies. Amazonโs reputation significantly improved since…
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23 August
Urban Outfitters records record sales results as shares rocket
Urban Outfitters has announced record overall sales of ยฃ769.5m, seeing a 13.7% increase across the three months to July 31. The fashion retailer also announced an 86% income rise over the last quarter, bringing its half year income to ยฃ103.9m. The record figures led to a rocket in share price…
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23 August
Online delivery volumes defy expectations in July
Online retail parcel delivery order volumes were up 15.2% year-on-year in July, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index. The association said usually delivery growth plateaus during summer as people tend to go abroad, but as people stayed at home due to the hot weather…
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22 August
Moonpig owner acquires Dutch gift retailer
Photobox Group, the parent company of card and gift retailer Moonpig, has acquired Dutch online cards and gifting retailer Greetz. Greetz was founded in 2001 as an online greetings cards retailer and sold over 7.5 million cards in the Netherlands in 2017. The business has grown by 25% year-on-year and…
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20 August
Amazon โaggressive biddersโ for empty Homebase stores
Retail giant Amazon is looking to purchase empty Homebase stores from new owner Hilco in order to help increase its delivery capabilities. According to the Telegraph the online retailer is seeking to purchase the stores due to a shortage of warehouse stock in the UK, forcing retailers to look for…
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