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Naked Wines returns to profit and grows sales in the wake of pandemic shift online

Strategy and Innovation
24 Jun 2022
by Chloe Rigby
Naked Wines shift online wine
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Courier and delivery firms close as the pandemic boom in online deliveries subsides: ONS

Delivery
29 Apr 2022
by Chloe Rigby
The online share of UK retail sales peaked in the third UK lockdown, reaching 37.1% of retail sales in February 2021, before steadily subsiding ever since
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John Lewis has prioritised making it easy for customers to collect their online orders

Online shift drives strong sales growth at John Lewis despite store closures; Waitrose sales fall slightly while pre-tax losses narrow

Strategy and Innovation
10 Mar 2022
by Chloe Rigby
John Lewis and Waitrose are both seeing a larger proportion of sales take place than before the pandemic. Waitrose ’frequently’ sees its sales via Deliveroo...
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How online growth has reshaped the UK’s high streets – and the effect on retail jobs

Industry
21 Feb 2022
by Chloe Rigby
More than 10,000 chain store shops closed down in Great Britain in 2021 – as the way customers buy has changed, new data suggests
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Almost half of non-food sales will be made online by 2025 as more shoppers work from home: study

Delivery
11 Feb 2022
by Chloe Rigby
The shift is expected to mean a £19.6bn rise in online deliveries, as first time delivery succeeds more often, the Metapack and Retail Economics...
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Retailers are investing to serve shoppers as they shift online. Image: Gorlov-KV/Shutterstock

EDITORIAL From robotic shops to warehouse shortages: what happens when retail shifts further online

Editorial
11 Jan 2022
by Chloe Rigby
Almost half of non-food retail sales were online in 2021, according to the latest BRC/KPMG retail sales figures. That’s come as retailers...
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Retailers are investing to serve shoppers as they shift online. Image: Gorlov-KV/Shutterstock

Ecommerce-led dash for warehousing leaves UK with least available industrial space ever: research

Operations and Logistics
10 Jan 2022
by Chloe Rigby
The UK now has the lowest level of available industrial space ever recorded following fast ecommerce expansion in recent years, research suggests
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Shoppers bought more in-store and less online in November than last year, BRC figures suggest

Industry
7 Dec 2021
by Chloe Rigby
The shift online remains the long-term trend, however, with more sales taking place online last month than at the same time in 2019
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UK clothing sector will next year be first in Europe to see more than half of sales online: study

Location
2 Nov 2021
by Chloe Rigby
In-store retailers, who will miss out on an average of £14.5bn as a result, now need to transform their shops in order to...
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Collection is growing faster than pizza delivery

Domino’s Pizza sees sales shift to its new app, while collection rates increase

Delivery
14 Oct 2021
by Chloe Rigby
Domino’s Pizza saw four in 10 (42.1%) third quarter sales take place via its app, as the shift online continues
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