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H&M plans omnichannel investment and store closures as it returns to profit post-pandemic

H&M plans omnichannel investment and store closures as it returns to profit post-pandemic

01 Oct 2020by Chloe Rigby
H&M plans to shut 250 stores over the next year and invest further in omnichannel, as it responds to changing customer behaviour during the Covid-19 pandemic. The retailer, which at one point saw 80% of its shops shut temporarily during pandemic lockdowns around the world, says it is now seeing “strong, profitable online growth” while more of its stores have been able to reopen. In the third quarter of the year it turned a profit for the first time since the pandemic
Covid-19H&MRXUK Top500
Shopper appetite for bikes, services and online shopping look set to help double Halfords’ first-half pre-tax profits

Shopper appetite for bikes, services and online shopping look set to help double Halfords’ first-half pre-tax profits

01 Oct 2020by Chloe Rigby
Halfords expects first-half profits to double to at least £55m as appetite for cycling products continues and customers opt for safe and convenient motoring services
H&MHalfordsLocationRXUK Top500
Boohoo sales rocket, as shoppers undeterred by supply chain allegations

Boohoo sales rocket, as shoppers undeterred by supply chain allegations

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
Online fashion giant Boohoo continues to reap the rewards of the lockdown, with sales in the six months to August up more than £250m to £817m. Pre-tax profits increased by 51% to £68m.
BoohooIndustryResilience
Etam parades live shopping from Fashion Week video feed

Etam parades live shopping from Fashion Week video feed

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
Etam, the largest lingerie brand in France and the seventh largest worldwide, has partnered has become one of the first major brands to use live shopping from a video feed at its Live Show at Fashion Week last night.
EtamIndustryInternationalResilienceStrategy & InnovationStrategy and InnovationVideo commerce
M&S optimises pre-sale web content as it looks to keep pace with the online boom

M&S optimises pre-sale web content as it looks to keep pace with the online boom

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
Marks & Spencer is set to revamp its pre-sale online content in a bid to turbocharge growth around its M&S.com site on all platforms as it struggles to tap into the lockdown swing to ecommerce.
IndustryM&SResilience
Pinterest turns to mobile to drive a new-look festive sales season in the UK

Pinterest turns to mobile to drive a new-look festive sales season in the UK

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
Pinterest is banking on shoppers that are looking to get a taste of the festive shop windows of yore turning to their phones this peak season, creating a range of new mobile-centric visual search features to drive inspiration and sales on the international marketplace.
Growth 2000IndustryMarketplacesMobilePeakpinterestSocial Commerce
Stockpiling trend from Lockdown 1.0 moves online, search data shows

Stockpiling trend from Lockdown 1.0 moves online, search data shows

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
With a second lockdown seemingly inevitable in the UK, panic buying is again on the rise – and this time it is online as well as in store.
Covid-19
As online food delivery demand starts to grow again, 38% of shoppers say it is too inefficient

As online food delivery demand starts to grow again, 38% of shoppers say it is too inefficient

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
With a second lockdown looming and panic-buying starting up again, shoppers are complaining that, while they need online grocery delivery, most supermarket’s offering is inefficient.
Covid-19DeliveryGroceryIndustry
Food prices fall, but retailers will struggle to keep prices low post-Brexit: BRC warning

Food prices fall, but retailers will struggle to keep prices low post-Brexit: BRC warning

30 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon
Shop Prices fell by 1.6% in September, a steady rate of decline as in August, however that picture is set to change in 2021 as supermarkets in particular struggle with tariffs if no Brexit deal is reached.
BrexitIndustry
WEBINAR OVERVIEW Out with the old: how Dunelm transformed itself by rethinking its technology

WEBINAR OVERVIEW Out with the old: how Dunelm transformed itself by rethinking its technology

30 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby
In a recent InternetRetailing webinar, Out with the old: how Dunelm transformed itself by rethinking its technology held in association with Fastly, we heard from Tom Hayman, Dunelm’s head of platform engineering about how, back in 2017, the home furnishing retailer approached the task of reimagining its digital platform in order to make sure it was ready for the decade ahead
DunelmFastly

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