Boohoo Group has leased a warehouse previously operated by Arcadia Group that it says will take it to the capacity it needs in order to expand its business to a £4bn annual turnover. The addition of the new site comes at a time when demand for warehousing is rising in the UK as online sales grow quickly.

EDITORIAL From Asos and Boohoo to Dunelm, Frasers Group and the Co-op: how Top500 retailers are adapting after ‘most disruptive year ever’ for retail

09 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

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Frasers Group says Covid-19 could cost its business more than £320m this financial year, as it predicts ‘further restrictions’ on trading

09 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

Frasers Group says it expects “further restrictions” on the way it trades as a result of Covid-19 - taking the cost of the pandemic on its business to more than £320m in its current financial year

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Almost half of sales now online at Ryman – owner Theo Paphitis warns business rates could kill in-store retail

09 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

Theo Paphitis says almost half of sales at Ryman are now online, and that customers at his Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue businesses have also bought more online over the last year

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The Original Factory Shop plans 50 store openings alongside developing multichannel strategy

09 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

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Asos reports rising sales and profits as shoppers shift online in retail’s ‘most disruptive period ever’ – and builds infrastructure for long-term global growth

08 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

Asos says it has benefited as UK and European shoppers shifted online during Covid-19 and the ’most disruptive period ever experienced in retail’, opting to buy the leisurewear that it sells. But it says low demand for the occasionwear that its customers in the US and the rest of the world tend to buy has meant its growth was ’more muted’ in those areas

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Dunelm says multichannel helped limit third-quarter sales decline to 17% – as its business shifted online when stores closed in lockdown 3.0

08 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

Dunelm says strong online sales enabled it to limit its sales decline to 17% in the third quarter of its year, even though its shops were mostly shut. More than 90% of its sales took place online during that time, with fulfilment via both home delivery and click and collect from its stores. The homewares specialist says this shows the resilience of its multichannel model

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Co-op now supplying groceries for online delivery from 800 shops

08 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby

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March footfall bodes well for 12 April reopening; IKEA’s plans for store traffic; Boots using mobile to keep in-store staff safe; offers need to be consistent across channels

08 Apr 2021by Paul Skeldon

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First ‘Tap & Pay-over-time’ payment service goes live in the UK

08 Apr 2021by Paul Skeldon

Zilch, a London based start-up is hoping to redefine the burgeoning Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market, with the launch of Tap and Pay-over-time, which will allow customers to pay over time anywhere in-store with a tap

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