Signal: TikTok Shop relaunches in Indonesia, shows early promise for retail brands in Q3
ByteDance's TikTok has agreed to invest $1.5bn and take a controlling 75% stake in Indonesia’s GoTo Group, the companies announced…
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Elizabeth Cooke
Elizabeth Cooke is a trainee reporter, specialising in thematic intelligence. She graduated with a degree in French and Philosophy from Oxford University in 2022.
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Signal: E.Leclerc CEO calls for greater transparency on profit margins
The CEO of French hypermarket chain E.Leclerc said on Friday (1 December) that he is ready to cooperate on improving…
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Signal: What has driven Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 success?
US fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch posted an outstanding set of Q3 results last Tuesday (21 November), recording a 20%…
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Signal: Amazon strengthens as market weakens, with cost-cutting and renewed shopper focus
In its Q3 earnings reported on 26 October, Amazon disclosed that it had achieved an operating margin of 7.8% –…
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Signal: Why is Asos, the one-time darling of fast fashion, floundering?
Former fast fashion darling Asos posted a frightful set of full-year results on Wednesday (1 November), with an almost £300m…
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Signal: TikTok Shop’s disruptive impact on e-commerce starts to take shape
TikTok Shop is an emerging major e-commerce threat, as it increasingly seeks to capitalise on its captive audience of 1.1…
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Signal: will new weight loss drugs hurt or help retail sales?
The rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro may be…
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Signal: How festive will the festive period be for UK retailers?
John Lewis hit the headlines recently as it opened its online Christmas store a week early – a result of…
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Signal: Chinese start-up Temu chips away at Amazon’s market share
Temu’s garish orange packages are becoming an increasingly common sight in couriers’ delivery consignments as inflation-weary consumers lap up the…
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Aptos GM: “Omnichannel focus has turned toward practicality, profitability”
Retail technology solutions provider Aptos has suggested that companies are taking a cautious approach to investing in their omnichannel operations…