As InternetRetailing covers the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the retail sector, we round up the latest coronavirus news and analysis from our sister title, eDelivery.

Covid-19 Operations and Logistics

UPDATED Coronavirus round-up: Marks & Spencer, ScS, Hotel Chocolat, Travis Perkins, Frasers Group, Ikea, Joules, IMRG, FTA and more as the way we shop changes

20 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

We’re reporting on the effect of the Covid-19 coronavirus on the way UK shoppers buy – and on how retailers are responding to that changing behaviour. Today, we report as figures show retail moving further online, and on calls for more support for retail and logistics

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How retail is changing at Next – even before the coronavirus

19 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

Next today reported strong sales for its latest financial year, although it warns as yet there is no way of predicting how the coronavirus pandemic will affect it

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bol.com offers doorstep pick-up for returns

17 Mar 2020by Alex Sword

Marketplace bol.com is allowing customers to have their returns picked up at the doorstep.

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GUEST ANALYSIS Managing the impact of coronavirus

13 Mar 2020by Javier Colado

Now is the time for retailers to ask themselves whether they have initiatives in place to ensure complete visibility of coronavirus across all the parts of the business that could be impacted, argues Javier Colado of Everbridge

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ASOS reduces CO2 per order by 30% in five years

06 Mar 2020by Alex Sword

ASOS has cut carbon emissions per order by 30% in five years, the fashion retailer has announced in a new report.

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Online payment fraud losses to exceed $200bn over next 5 years, says Juniper

03 Mar 2020by Paul Skeldon

Ecommerce, airline ticketing, money transfer and banking services will cumulatively lose more than $200 billion to online payment fraud between 2020 and 2024, driven by the increased sophistication of fraud attempts and the rising number of attack vectors.

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Allegro to invest €230 million in logistics and IT in 2020

03 Mar 2020by Alex Sword

Allegro is investing around €230 million (PLN 1 billion) in its ecosystem, particularly logistics, this year as it seeks to support its rapidly growing seller base.

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Waitrose expands online service ahead of the end of its Ocado partnership

28 Feb 2020by Chloe Rigby

Waitrose is rolling fulfilment of its online delivery service out to 24 more of its supermarkets around the UK, as it prepares for the end of its long-term tie-up with Ocado

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Reining in costs is top priority for retailers in 2020, survey finds

26 Feb 2020by Paul Skeldon

Reducing costs will be the top priority for retailers in 2020 with two thirds planning to renegotiate rents, according to the latest research from advisory firm RSM.

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