Amazon said today that it was moving into the luxury category, with selected shoppers to receive invitation-only access to brands including Oscar de la Renta via their mobile devices

Amazon set to bring autonomous delivery to the UK

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Amazon has expanded its R&D around autonomous delivery technology in the UK, creating a dedicated team at its Cambridge development centre.

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How Toolstation and Wickes shifted their business online fast as Covid-19 hit

08 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Online grew fast at Travis Perkins businesses Toolstation and Wickes in a first half that was dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 90% Toolstation transactions took place online for branch collection or site delivery, while Wickes’ online sales grew by 115% and its click and collect deliveries by more than 1,000%

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M&S trials ‘drive through for dresses’ as it revamps how it uses stores for click and collect

25 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

M&S is trialling drive-through click and collect for clothes and other non-food goods as it looks at how to repurpose its store estate.

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Hermes set to deliver to any 3sq metre area in UK as logistics gets hyper-local

24 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Delivery company Hermes can now deliver to any location down to an accuracy of 3m2 in a partnership with addressing company what3words.

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Morrisons extends Amazon UK partnership with full grocery range for free delivery

19 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Morrisons’ customers can now do their full shop on Amazon.co.uk as the retailer and the marketplace extend their relationship.

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Asda sees online sales double and pledges to have 1m delivery slots by early 2021

19 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Supermarket Asda has seen online double in Q2, with overall sales up by nearly 4%. As a result it is working to add more than 300,000 delivery slots by 2021, is expanding its deal with Uber Eats and is reinstating its express click and collect service.

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Tesco to scrap food delivery charges in bid to counter Amazon threat

17 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Tesco is set to scrap its delivery fees for online groceries for premium Clubcard holders in a bid to see off the growing threat from Amazon’s grocery delivery service.

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… and rolls out electric delivery vans across JLP and Waitrose as home delivery soars

29 Jul 2020by Paul Skeldon

The John Lewis Partnership, ranked Elite in RXUK Top500 research, and its sister store Waitrose, are to increase the use of electric delivery vehicles as home delivery continues to soar as lockdown ends.

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Missguided rolls out contact-free convenient deliveries and returns with lockers from InPost UK

22 Jul 2020by Paul Skeldon

Fashion chain Missguided is aiming to keep shoppers safe and save money on missed deliveries and returns with the roll out of self-service parcel lockers with InPostUK.

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