OnBuy
This coverage explores OnBuy’s strategy and operations in the UK retail market, offering insights for executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes platform growth, marketing campaigns, leadership updates, seller partnerships, and OnBuy’s positioning in the online marketplace sector. The analysis helps professionals understand OnBuy’s growth plans, customer acquisition strategies, and competitive dynamics in UK e-commerce.
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Feb- 2021 -3 FebruaryOnline & Digital
OnBuy January sales surge 800%
OnBuy.com, an online retail marketplace, has reported an 800% year-on-year growth in sales for the month of January. The surge in revenue, which surpassed January 2020’s results within the first three days of the year, will reportedly support the group’s intentions to launch an investment round. The company, which has…
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Jan- 2021 -20 JanuaryAdvice
Building an online business by selling into overseas territories
Worldwide, eCommerce sales are growing year on year, and consumers switching to online shopping during Covid-19 has accelerated this growth. If you want to expand your reach, boost your sales and stay ahead of the competition, now’s the time to think about expanding into international markets. After all, the UK…
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Jul- 2020 -9 JulyOnline & Digital
OnBuy preps for global expansion
OnBuy has announced it will launch globally this summer, after securing a £5m investment. It comes as the online marketplace said it has seen “record sales” increase by 1100% in the past year, and now expects to be turning over £2bn in sales by 2024. The retailer said it will…
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Jun- 2020 -19 JuneTips
How the coronavirus lockdown affected Brits’ social shopping
The recent lockdown due to the global pandemic had Brits converge to social platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, and Google Shopping, to satisfy their “urge to shop.” This is not the first time that the UK economy noticed a spike in social shopping. In 2013, social shopping was up at…
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Feb- 2020 -6 FebruaryOnline & Digital
OnBuy secures £3m investment
OnBuy announced it has secured a £3m investment from VC fund Fuel Ventures after receiving “numerous investment offers”. The online retailer said the investment would “double” its workforce and sees the group expand into 20 countries, including the US, Canada and Australia by the end of the year. As well…
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Jun- 2019 -10 JuneOnline & Digital
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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Jun- 2018 -18 JuneOnline & Digital
Most Brits would use smartphones as shopping tools for augmented reality
The majority of Brits were found to be willing to use their own smartphones for augmented reality (AR) to better visualise items before buying online, a study has found. Mindshare analysis, conducted on behalf of UK online retail marketplace OnBuy, surveyed 1,000 UK smartphone users focusing on finding the preference…
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4 JuneHigh Street
Shoplifting incidents increase 4% in a year
An OnBuy investigation which used data from the UK Police has revealed a 4% increase in shoplifting offences in this financial year. The figures were compared with previous years’ figures for England and Wales. The investigation showed a total of 378,725 shoplifting incidents reported to 42 police forces in England…
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Mar- 2018 -13 MarchHigh Street
Study finds independent retail and leisure outlet growth is soaring
As multiple stores like New Look, Maplin and Toys ‘R’ Us close, a study by OnBuy.com has found that this has led to a rapid increase in the number of independent retailers. The study from the online retailer considered where multiple stores have declined in comparison to areas independent stores are…
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