Subdued March For Online Retail Sector

With no repeat of last year’s Beast from the East snowstorms and a later Easter pushing back holiday spend, the online retail industry recorded...

Sainsbury’s Making ‘Green’ Grocery Deliveries

Sainsbury’s is claiming to have become the first major supermarket in the UK to deliver online grocery orders using an electric powered van. Called Evie,...

Which? Claims Amazon Is Flooded With ‘Fake’ Reviews

An investigation by consumer watchdog Which? has suggested that Amazon’s system of customer reviews and ratings is being undermined by a flood of ‘fake’...

Poundland Boss Upbeat On Future Of High Street Retailers

Following the collapse of numerous retailers and thousands of shop closures, the boss of Poundland has suggested there is some light at the end...

Growth Of Online Grocery Shopping Slowing

New research from Mintel shows that sales of online groceries in the UK rose 9% to £12.3bn last year. However, the data suggests that...

100 Million Consumers Will Shop In Augmented Reality Online And In-Store...

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to shake up the customer experience by individualising retailers’ offers and enabling customers to...

McCain Foods Selects e.fundamentals To Help Drive Online Sales

McCain Foods has selected ecommerce analytics provider e.fundamentals to help drive sales of its products through retailers’ websites. Nick Sultanti, ecommerce lead at the frozen...

Shop Direct Set To Rebrand

Shop Direct has announced plans to rebrand to The Very Group, bringing its name and identity in line with its main consumer brand Very.co.uk. The...

Ocado Strikes Partnership With Leading Australian Supermarket

Ocado has signed an agreement with Australian supermarket chain Coles to help grow its online grocery service. The deal will see Coles gain access to...

Co-op Launches Online Grocery Store

The Co-op has entered the online grocery market, offering customers deliver in as little as two hours. The society has launched a dedicated online store...

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