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Largest ever share of sales takes place online in locked-down February, while in-store sales fall

09 Mar 2021by Chloe Rigby

Ecommerce took its largest share of the market yet in February during lockdown 3.0, according to the latest figures from the BRC, while BRC and IMRG data both show strong online sales growth for the month. Barclaycard data, meanwhile, shows stronger spending on essential items - and much weaker spending on non-essential products

How retailers from supermarkets to department stores are working to improve their sustainability in 2021

18 Feb 2021by Chloe Rigby

Multichannel retailers from John Lewis to Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Asda are continuing to introduce fresh ways to improve their sustainability as they move into 2021. Plus, eBay says demand is growing on its marketplace for the recycled and refurbished furniture sold by sellers including Clear Cycle

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Online sales record highest growth for 13 years in 2020: IMRG

12 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

Online sales grew by 36% in 2020 – the highest growth seen for 13 years, according to etail association IMRG. Thanks to the unexpected onset of Covid-19, ecommerce beat IMRG’s prediction for 2020 of 7.8% at the start of the year

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