Nike sees sharp increase in online spending during pandemic
US sportswear brand Nike has said that digital sales nearly doubled in the three months to the end of August, as the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic drives an increase in online...
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Top ten retail companies in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard the retailers who have a less online presence, as evident from the sales of…
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India’s Reliance Retail in race to acquire stake or all of Debenhams
India’s Reliance Retail (RIL) is reportedly in a race to buy a stake or all of UK’s struggling department store chain Debenhams. Sky News reported…
Tesco joins Morrisons in reintroducing purchase limits on essential items
Tesco becomes the latest UK supermarket chain after rival Morrisons in reintroducing purchase limits on select essential products in its stores amid the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Apple launches new online store in India
California-based multinational technology company Apple has launched its first new online store in India. Until recently, the company sold its…
SPAR Hungary to increase distribution capacity with $14m investment
SPAR Hungary strengthens its Distribution Centres’ (DC) capacity in Bicske and Üllő with an investment of approximately HUF4.5bn ($14.41m). As…
Walmart to hire 20,000 seasonal workers in e-commerce fulfilment centres
Multinational retail corporation Walmart has revealed its plans to hire more than 20,000 seasonal associates in its eCommerce fulfilment centres…
Nike sees sharp increase in online spending during pandemic
US sportswear brand Nike has said that digital sales nearly doubled in the three months to the end of August,…
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View MoreLandlords must adapt quickly in the face of a changing retail landscape
The online retail market is forecast to grow by 26.3% in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic with online sales now accounting for 22.2% of total retail spend…
Ocado reports positive early signs from new M&S partnership
Despite initial issues Ocado’s switch from Waitrose to M&S this month has yielded positive results so far The launch day at the start of September was the firm’s ‘biggest forward…
Retail footfall to be negatively impacted, while face masks remain mandatory in stores
While the government had hoped that making face masks mandatory in shops in England and Scotland would give consumers greater confidence to make non-essential trips, 21.5% of consumers in these…
Covid-19 will add $16.7bn onto frozen meat, potato and vegetable sales by 2023
Covid-19 has severely impacted what consumers are buying and how they shop. Frozen categories are seeing big increases in popularity outside of frozen fish. The three largest non-fish categories, meat,…