Pets at Home says it is continuing to see shoppers buy in a ’new normal’ pattern that includes a greater share of shopping taking place via digital and omnichannel services

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How Next is seeing the way customers buy change as a result of Covid-19

17 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Next today showed how shoppers were more willing to buy online following Covid-19, and how they now appear favour retail parks over other types of shop. The retailer says the pandemic has accelerated trends it had already seen by about one to two years

Next RXUK Top500

Ocado detects channel shift as third-quarter retail revenues rise 52% on last year – even before launch of popular M&S range

15 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Ocado today suggested that shoppers are continuing to buy more online following the Covid-19 lockdown as it reported retail revenues up by more than 50% in the third quarter of its financial year. It said demand for M&S products was particularly strong ahead of its joint venture partner’s food range going live on September 1 – triggering its strongest ever forward forward order day.

Covid-19 M&S Ocado RXUK Top500

ScS expands its workforce as business booms following lockdown

15 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

ScS says it’s creating hundreds of new jobs as trade continues to be well ahead of last year, following a sharp rise in orders following lockdown

Covid-19 RXUK Top500 ScS

Online continues to drive growth at Games Workshop over the summer

11 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Games Workshop this week showed how online has helped its business continue to grow over the summer. It said its online and trade channels both helped to drive a “healthy” rise in sales over the summer that beat board expectations

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Morrisons set to seize ‘step change opportunities’ of selling online post-Covid 19

10 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Morrisons says it will seize the “step-change opportunities” of online retail as it emerges from ths Covid-19 pandemic. During the coronavirus lockdown it increased its online and home delivery capacity five-fold, while weekly home online deliveries more than doubled as the retailer and its ecommerce partners increased the number of sites from which they could deliver to the home

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More than half of Halfords’ sales took place online over the summer, as ecommerce grew by 160%

08 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Halfords says that its online sales grew by 160% over the summer and accounted for 54% of its sales. Sales across all channels grew by 7.5% in total despite the effect of Covid restrictions in limiting trading from stores

Halfords RXUK Top500

ScS says autumn trade remains hard to predict despite strong sales post-lockdown

08 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

ScS benefited from pent-up demand over the summer as customers invested in their homes following the Covid-19 lockdown – but says the autumn remains hard to predict

RXUK Top500 ScS

Amazon says it will grow its workforce by a third during 2020

03 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

So far, 3,000 new jobs in its fulfilment and delivery operations have been created, with a further 7,000 to follow by the end of this year in locations including its corporate offices and fulfilment centres

Amazon RXUK Top500

M&S groceries ordered online for the first time delivered from today via Ocado Retail

01 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

M&S says the move will be “transformative” for its food line and fits with its ‘never the same again’ strategy introduced during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown

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Pets at Home sees shoppers continue to buy in a ‘new normal’ pattern, supported by its omnichannel capability

How Next is seeing the way customers buy change as a result of Covid-19

Ocado detects channel shift as third-quarter retail revenues rise 52% on last year – even before launch of popular M&S range

ScS expands its workforce as business booms following lockdown

Online continues to drive growth at Games Workshop over the summer

Morrisons set to seize ‘step change opportunities’ of selling online post-Covid 19

More than half of Halfords’ sales took place online over the summer, as ecommerce grew by 160%

ScS says autumn trade remains hard to predict despite strong sales post-lockdown

Amazon says it will grow its workforce by a third during 2020

M&S groceries ordered online for the first time delivered from today via Ocado Retail

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