E-commerce
This coverage explores e-commerce within the UK retail sector, focusing on online sales strategies, platform innovations, logistics, consumer behaviour, and digital marketing. Reporting examines how retailers adapt to changing technology and shopper expectations to drive growth and efficiency — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals overseeing online operations and omnichannel development.
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Nov- 2021 -9 NovemberNews
Build-A-Bear launches new 3D Workshop e-commerce offering
Build-A-Bear is launching a new digital, interactive e-commerce experience with the launch of its new Bear Builder 3D Workshop. It revealed the workshop is a “unique” animated e-commerce shopping experience that brings “furry friends to life” online. The platform was developed by Build-A-Bear in partnership with tech and design industry…
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Sep- 2021 -29 SeptemberEconomy
Lego operating profit soars 104%
Lego has revealed an operating profit for the first half of the year of DKK 8bn (£929m), an increase of 104% compared to H1 2020. Revenue for the period grew 46% to DKK 23bn (£2.7bn) compared with the same period in 2020, while consumer sales grew 36%, outpacing the toy…
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28 SeptemberFeatures
Have we reached a ‘peak’ in e-commerce M&A?
It has been mentioned time and again, the e-commerce boom has been led by Covid-19. The past 18 months have undoubtedly seen a myriad of digital retailers expand exponentially. M&A interest within the sector has also swelled to unseen levels. Yet, is this spike sustainable? Will e-commerce firms continue to…
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21 SeptemberFeatures
September’s retail results: The winners and losers
Retail can be argued as the industry that has shifted the most as a direct result of the global pandemic, and continues to change as we enter a post-pandemic period. The rise of e-commerce has been accompanied by high profile high street closures, supermarkets have become the centre of private…
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Aug- 2021 -10 AugustOnline & Digital
Spar International to roll out e-commerce platform
Spar International has announced the launch of a fully customisable e-commerce platform to its country organisations and retailers. The move comes as part of the group’s wider worldwide digital transformation strategy, and has been supported in partnership with Naveo Commerce, the end-to-end e-commerce and fulfilment technology provider. The platform is…
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Jun- 2021 -16 JuneAdvice
Why data is the key to business survival and growth for e-commerce
Data has been heralded as the new gold for a few years now, but the last year really demonstrated just how valuable it is for businesses. With the world changing overnight no retailer was immune to having to change, and quickly at that. Yet, even though most of us realise…
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14 JuneClothing & Shoes
Ted Baker losses widen to £60m
Ted Baker has announced that group revenue plummeted 44.2% to £352m in the year ended 30 January 2021, as the group was impacted by ongoing Covid restrictions. The fashion group’s losses widened to £59.2m, down from a profit of £4.8m the prior year, primarily driven by lower revenue levels but…
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May- 2021 -20 MayDIY
Kingfisher raises guidance as Q1 sales soar 60%
Kingfisher has increased its profit forecast for the year after total sales for the first quarter of 2021 came to £3.44bn, resulting in a 60% year-on-year increase. The B&Q parent company saw like-for-like sales grow by 64.2% over the period compared to last year and posted a 22.5% rise when…
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14 MayOnline & Digital
Cotton On launches UK e-commerce operation
Cotton On, an Australian fashion retailer, has expanded its global operations, launching digitally in the UK as of 13 May 2021. The brand will provide its “everyday essentials, perfect-fit denim and eco-friendly recycled swimwear” to the UK’s growing e-commerce fashion market. Owned by the Cotton On Group, the retailer’s sister…
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Apr- 2021 -29 AprilClothing & Shoes
French Connection FY21 revenue drops 40.4%
French Connection saw its revenues plummet 40.4% year-on-year to £71.5m in the 12 months to 31 January 2021. The fashion retailer and wholesaler’s underlying losses for the period also expanded to £11.7m, from £2.9m the year before, as Covid-19 caused store closures and a reduction to wholesale demand. The group…
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