Ecommerce
Online retail sales drop for 4th month in a row as supply issues bite
Online retail sales dropped by a further 9.3 per cent in August marking the fourth consecutive months of decline.
While the UK’s ecommerce sales decline slowed slightly from July’s fall…
Read MoreAmazon wants sellers to offer returnless refunds or provide domestic returns for orders under £20
Amazon wants its overseas sellers to offer either a UK return address or offer a returnees refund for all orders under £20.
The change will occur on the 5th October…
Read MoreShopify president outlines his retail predictions for the upcoming months
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein has given his predictions for the upcoming holiday season and its effects on retail on Twitter.
“QR codes will continue to play a big role –…
Read MoreUK shoppers buying from EU drop dramatically following Brexit
UK online shoppers are purchasing dramatically less products from European sellers due to “plenty of barriers” and customs concerns following Brexit.
Online orders to the UK from EU sellers has…
Read MoreConsumer spending climbed 15% in August
Consumer spending in the UK saw 15.5 per cent growth in August according to new figures in Barclaycard.
With the exception of international travel, consumer spending grew across all sectors…
Read MoreShein is holding fashion design competition worth $100k
Shein is giving budding fashion designers the chance to win $100k in its “Shein X 100k Challenge” which will be judged by a panel including Khloé Kardashian.
The fast fashion…
Read MorePaysafe launches ecommerce affiliate platform
Paysafe has announced the launch of its new publishers marketplace to help ecommerce merchants increase customer acquisition.
The leading specialised payment platform’s announcement will see ecommerce merchants across multiple different…
Read MoreJD.com removes 86 video games from its marketplace as China bans children from playing over 3-hours a week
JD.com has removed 86 popular video game titles from its marketplace after China imposed the severest restrictions on game-playing ever seen.
Last week the Chinese government made the surprise announcement…
Read MoreAmazon “roll up” companies are raking in billions of investment
Hundreds of Amazon marketplace brands are being swooped up by UK ecommerce companies despite the slowdown in ecommerce growth.
By the end of 2020, Massachusetts-based Thrasio raised over $1 billion…
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