In-app shopping activity has risen to new heights amid the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, seeing a 35% rise in ecommerce app installs – 12% higher than 2019 Q4 holiday season activity.

Zara owner Inditex heads into profit on back of 74% ecommerce swing

16 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Inditex, the parent company of Zara, Bershka, Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, has seen profits return to the black for the past quarter, despite bricks and mortar sales continuing to plummet.

Inditex Industry International Resilience

Carrefour ramps up food delivery capabilities in Belgium

16 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Carrefour continues to expand its food delivery services in Northern Europe, announcing plans for a new distribution centre in Belgium to service both home delivery and click and collect.

Carrefour Grocery Industry International Resilience

International, omni-channel ecommerce at heart of UK government plan to revitalise the retail industry

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Ecommerce is at the heart of government plans to help drive up retail exports to help the sector recover from Coronavirus.

Growth 2000 Industry International Resilience

Amazon turns to combination of Alexa, its app and a futuristic shopping cart as it opens its first Fresh Store

28 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Amazon has given its first glimpse of its new US Fresh store, which will feature a range of omni-channel and mobile options for shoppers, including pre-ordering, click and collect and free delivery.

Amazon Grocery Industry International Marketplaces Strategy and Innovation

Amazon speeds ahead of e-commerce competitors in Q2 2020 with a 41.8% QoQ rise

28 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Amazon has hit the $1trillion market capitalisation mark in Q2 after seeing a 41.8% rise since Q1m putting it way ahead of all ecommerce players.

Amazon Industry International Marketplaces

AO World continues to see high demand for online electricals

20 Aug 2020by Paul Skeldon

Electrical retailer AO World has seen continued and growing online sales across Europe despite stores reopening, however it warns that continuing uncertainty around the pandemic and Brexit were still cause for concern.

AO World Brexit Covid-19 Industry International Resili Resilience

London’s West End traders ask for support as the area continues to be hit by lower footfall

14 Aug 2020by Chloe Rigby

Representatives of Arcadia, Hackett, Uniqlo, Schuh and Selfridges have met the Mayor of London to set out the impact that a 63% decline in footfall in London’s West End – resulting from Covid-19 lockdowns – is having on their businesses

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Ecommerce grows at Joules while shop sales decline, especially after Covid-19 – but the retailer remains committed to store-based multichannel model

06 Aug 2020by Chloe Rigby

More than half of Joules’ sales were made online for the first time during its latest financial year while in-store sales fell by a fifth - with trends that were already affecting the business accelerating as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. But Joules says its 128 shops remain an important part of its ’total retail’ multichannel model - as long as it can ensure ‘suitable’ rents.

Annual Covid-19 Ecommerce Focus International Online Product Research Retailer UK

Retail subscriptions set to increase globally, as shoppers find new ways to buy

29 Jul 2020by Paul Skeldon

Subscription services for regular retail purchases, especially in the grocery sector, are set to soar as post-lockdown shoppers continue to find new ways to avoid going into stores.

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