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Missguided shoppers can now collect and return items contact free from a range of retailers, petrol stations and train stations across the UK amid a new tie-up with InPost.

Missguided now offers 24/7 contact-free delivery and returns amid InPost tie-up

July 21, 2020

Missguided shoppers can now collect and return items contact free from a range of retailers, petrol stations and train stations across the UK amid a new tie-up with InPost. InPost,…

Tencent is letting retailers build virtual stores on its wildly popular WeChat platform by themselves for the first time, presenting a major challenge to Chinese ecommerce giants.

Tencent to launch MiniShop function in major challenge to Alibaba and JD.com

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Alibaba JD.com MiniShops Tencent WeChat

July 17, 2020

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Tencent is letting retailers build virtual stores on its wildly popular WeChat platform by themselves for the first time, presenting a major challenge to Chinese ecommerce giants. The Chinese social…

Google is launching a new experimental interactive video shopping platform Shoploop which can introduce shoppers to new products in under 90 seconds.

Google launches experimental video shopping platform Shoploop

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July 17, 2020

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Google is launching a new experimental interactive video shopping platform Shoploop which can introduce shoppers to new products in under 90 seconds. Shoploop is designed to combine entertainment and shopping…

Amazon will no longer transfer UK sellers’ goods to the EU after Brexit in a move set to have major implications for merchants both sides of the border.

Amazon UK sellers could lose “huge number of sales” to EU as inventory transfers will stop after Brexit

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Amazon Brexit EU Molzi UK

July 17, 2020

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Amazon will no longer transfer UK sellers’ goods to the EU after Brexit in a move set to have major implications for merchants both sides of the border. Amazon informed…

Zalando could see profits climb to a record €300 million (£272 million) after it emerged as one of the few winners of the major shift online during lockdown.

Zalando could see record profits of €300 million this year amid dramatic turnaround

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July 16, 2020

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Zalando could see profits climb to a record €300 million (£272 million) after it emerged as one of the few winners of the major shift online during lockdown. Europe’s largest…

PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has been widely panned on social media for selling a fishnet diamante face mask which was branded as “useless”.

PrettyLittleThing panned on social media for selling “useless” Diamante Fishnet Mask

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July 16, 2020

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PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has been widely panned on social media for selling a fishnet diamante face mask which was branded as “useless”. The online fast fashion giant listed its ‘Diamante Fishnet…

Amazon has warned US sellers that it will be re-imposing restrictions on the quantity of goods they can sell via its Fulfilled By Amazon (FBA) service.

Amazon to reimpose limits on sellers as coronavirus cases surge throughout “most of the US”

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Amazon Coronavirus fulfilled by Amazon US

July 15, 2020

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Amazon has warned US sellers that it will be re-imposing restrictions on the quantity of goods they can sell via its Fulfilled By Amazon (FBA) service. From August until the…

Negative online reviews are costing British retailers an average of £125,000 every year to rectify as consumers become increasingly sensitive to user reviews.

Bad reviews costing online retailers £125k a year to rectify

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Brightpearl Reviews Trustpilot

July 15, 2020

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Negative online reviews are costing British retailers an average of £125,000 every year to rectify as consumers become increasingly sensitive to user reviews. According to new research from Brightpearl, more…

Aldi is developing its own cashierless Amazon Go rival and is on the hunt for automatic product recognition technologies.

Aldi more than doubles stores offering home delivery

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Aldi Deliveroo Delivery

July 14, 2020

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Aldi is doubling the size of its partnership with Deliveroo expanding its rapid home delivery capabilities to thousands more shoppers. Aldi allowed shoppers to purchase food online in the UK…

Klarna has launched a new campaign encouraging users to “think thrice” before making a purchase as it aims to quash criticism that it encourages customers to buy goods they can’t afford.

Klarna encourages customers to “shop smart” amid criticism shoppers use it to buy things they can’t afford

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buy now pay later Go Fund Me Klarna

July 14, 2020

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Klarna has launched a new campaign encouraging users to “think thrice” before making a purchase as it aims to quash criticism that it encourages customers to buy goods they can’t…

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