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Amazon says its Prime membership has now topped more than 200m – and focuses on groceries and delivery as first quarter sales grow by 44%

Amazon says its Prime membership has now topped more than 200m – and focuses on groceries and delivery as first quarter sales grow by 44%

30 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby
Amazon says more than 200m people are now paid-up members of its Amazon Prime subscription scheme. Its next Prime Day event, for members of the scheme, is now set to take place later this quarter
AnalystAnnualConsultancyCovid-19CustomerDeliveryEcommerceEuropeGroceryIndustryMarketingMarketplacesOnlineOtherPeoplePressProductProductsRetailerSubscriptionTechnologyUK
Poundland online trial now up and running

Poundland online trial now up and running

30 Apr 2021by Chloe Rigby
Poundland is now trialling its long-awaited online home delivery, with a range of more than 2,000 products available for both staff and trial partners to order.
Ocado reports 40% rise in first quarter retail sales and shows how it will increase distribution capacity by 40% this year

Ocado reports 40% rise in first quarter retail sales and shows how it will increase distribution capacity by 40% this year

18 Mar 2021by Chloe Rigby
Ocado today reported a 40% rise in retail sales in the first quarter of its financial year, as shoppers bought larger orders ahead of Christmas and in the third lockdown – and set out how it will expand its distribution capacity over the rest of the year
Covid-19CustomerEcommerceFocusGroceryIndustryInternationalOnlineOtherPressProductsResearchRetailerTechnologyThe CustomerUK
Gap shifts to digital-first strategy, as 45% of annual sales take place online

Gap shifts to digital-first strategy, as 45% of annual sales take place online

05 Mar 2021by Chloe Rigby
Gap Inc has shifted further towards becoming a digital-first business, after a year in which its online sales grew by 54%. Total net sales fell as the group was hit by store closures during Covid-19 lockdowns – and at the bottom line it reported a pre-tax loss of $1.1bn (£0.70bn), 300% down from a profit of $528m (£382.9m) a year earlier
AnnualBrandsClothingCovid-19CustomerEcommerceEuropeIndustryMarketingOnlineOtherPressResearchResilienceRetailerUK
More than 400 Argos and Sainsbury’s stores to close as online business doubles in the first half of the year

More than 400 Argos and Sainsbury’s stores to close as online business doubles in the first half of the year

05 Nov 2020by Chloe Rigby
Sainsbury’s and Argos customers spent twice as much online in the first half of its financial year as they did a year earlier – but spent less in its shops. By September, almost 40% of group sales took place online, up from about 19% a year earlier. Now the supermarket group has responded to that online shift with plans to close 420 standalone Argos shops, up to 80 branches of Sainsbury’s and all of its supermarket deli, meat and fish counters. In all, about 3,500 jobs will go – although the
ClothingCovid-19CustomerDeliveryEcommerceGroceryIndustryOnlineOtherPressResearchTechnologyUK
Games Workshop hails ‘best year so far’ as sales and profits rise despite lockdowns

Games Workshop hails ‘best year so far’ as sales and profits rise despite lockdowns

28 Jul 2020by Chloe Rigby
Games Workshop has hailed its latest figures as the best set of results in its history so far – despite the Covid-19 lockdown that brought its business entirely to a halt for six weeks towards the end of the year.
Matalan first quarter sales down by 72% as online fails to compensate for effect of Covid-19 on its stores

Matalan first quarter sales down by 72% as online fails to compensate for effect of Covid-19 on its stores

21 Jul 2020by Chloe Rigby
Matalan’s sales fell by 72% in the first quarter of its current financial year, as online sales failed to compensate for the effect on its stores of the “biggest challenge ever faced by the sector” – the Covid-19 lockdown.
AnalystClothingCovid-19EUOnlineOtherPressRetailerUK
Amazon warns shareholders not to expect profits short-term as it outlines a $4bn response to Covid-19

Amazon warns shareholders not to expect profits short-term as it outlines a $4bn response to Covid-19

01 May 2020by Chloe Rigby
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos today told shareholders not to expect profits at the business while it looked after its staff and its customers during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Bezos, announcing Amazon’s first quarter results, did not mention continued controversy around Amazon’s approach to health and safety during the pandemic in markets including France and the United States – but his words did appear to mark a move to respond to those criticisms
Covid-19CustomerDeliveryEuropeFrontlineGroceryHealthMarketplacesOtherPressResearchRetailerSoftwareTechnologyUK
John Lewis Partnership sets out worst case scenario for full-year pandemic retailing

John Lewis Partnership sets out worst case scenario for full-year pandemic retailing

21 Apr 2020by Chloe Rigby
The John Lewis Partnership has set out its worst-case scenario for its current financial year, as it says the future of its business is strong despite the hit to short-term trading as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. It will now look to adapt to the changing way that shoppers are buying as a result of the pandemic in its already-planned retail review
AnnualCovid-19DeliveryMarketingOnlineOtherPeoplePressResearchRetailerTechnologyUK
Coronavirus round-up: Next, Boots, Debenhams, IMRG, Naked Wines, John Lewis Partnership, ONS and more

Coronavirus round-up: Next, Boots, Debenhams, IMRG, Naked Wines, John Lewis Partnership, ONS and more

14 Apr 2020by Chloe Rigby
We’re reporting on the effect of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the way UK shoppers buy – and on how retailers are responding to that changing behaviour
Covid-19FrontlineGroceryHealthOnlineOtherPeoplePressRetailerUK

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