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Asos is expanding its charity shop offering on the Asos Marketplace following a successful launch over the summer.

Asos Marketplace expands its charity shop boutiques in sustainability push

October 15, 2019

Asos, Banardo's, British Red Cross, marketplace, Oxfam, Save the Children, Traid

Asos is expanding its charity shop offering on the Asos Marketplace following a successful launch over the summer. Save the Children and the British Red Cross charity boutiques are set…

Ocado Solutions chief executive Luke Jensen is set to join Asos as the online fashion retailer seeks to shake up its board room.

Ocado Solutions’ CEO Luke Jensen joins Asos’ board

October 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Asos, Luke Jensen, Ocado, Sky

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Ocado Solutions chief executive Luke Jensen is set to join Asos as the online fashion retailer seeks to shake up its board room. Asos announced today that in a “significant…

Social media is posing a significant threat to retailers as increasing numbers of manufacturers use online platforms to bypass them and sell directly to the consumer.

European retail growth will remain “sluggish” thanks to ecommerce

October 1, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry

Asos, Boohoo, European retail sales, Moody's, Online retail

Online retail growth is set to dampen overall retail growth across Europe over the next year, according to a new report from financial giant Moody’s. Moody’s annual European retail sector…

“House of Klarna” pop up to open in Manchester featuring raft of top brands

September 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News, Payment

Asos, House of Klarna, Klarna, Missguided, Oliver Bonas, Schuh, Topman, TopShop

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Klarna is set to open a three-storey pop-up store in the heart of Manchester featuring items from some of the UK’s biggest brands. The “House of Klarna” will host a…

Asos expands Klarna service to US

August 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Payment

Asos, finance, Klarna, payments, UK, US

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Asos’ partnership with Klarna has been expanded to the US, allowing users to “buy now and pay later” on thousands of items. The ecommerce retailer has announced the expansion of…

ALEXACHUNG teams up with Laybuy for ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme

July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

Alexa Chung, ALEXACHUNG, Asos, buy now, buy now pay later, credit, credit card, Klarna, Laybuy, Pay Later, store credit cards, TopShop

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Payments platform Laybuy on Wednesday announced a new partnership with fashion brand ALEXACHUNG, allowing customers to spread the cost of their purchases over weekly payments. As fashion retailers including Topshop,…

Global retail technology spend to surpass $200bn this year

June 17, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

Argos, Asos, Boohoo, Ebay, M&S, Retail Technology Spend, tech

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Global retail technology spending is set to reach $200 billion this year as physical retailers scramble to compete with their online counterparts. According to new research from Tech, technology spend…

Asos launches AR “Virtual Catwalk” feature to its app

June 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Augmented Reality, News

AR, Asos, Augmented Reality, Virtual Catwalk

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Asos has launched a new “Virtual Catwalk” features to its app, marking its first foray into augmented reality (AR). Developed in partnership with AR firm HoloMe, the online giant’s new…

Amazon has introduced its AI-powered visual search feature to the UK, nearly six months after launching in the US.

Amazon launches AI-powered image search feature “StyleSnap” for fashion shoppers

June 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, News

AI, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Asos, fashion, Image Search, StyleSnap

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Amazon has introduced a new AI-powered visual search feature to its app, allowing fashion shoppers to search for items by uploading photos of looks they like. During its Re:MARS conference…

“Wardrobing” is costing UK retailers £1.5 billion a year in lost sales as a growing number of Brits order clothes with no intention of keeping them.

Asos alters returns policy to crack down on “serial returners”

April 4, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, News, Security

Asos, Facebook, Instagram, returns

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Asos has made some major changes to its returns policy in an effort to crack down on “serial returners” dogging the online fashion retail market. Yesterday Asos sent an email…

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Asos Marketplace expands its charity shop boutiques in sustainability push

Ocado Solutions’ CEO Luke Jensen joins Asos’ board

European retail growth will remain “sluggish” thanks to ecommerce

“House of Klarna” pop up to open in Manchester featuring raft of top brands

Asos expands Klarna service to US

ALEXACHUNG teams up with Laybuy for ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme

Global retail technology spend to surpass $200bn this year

Asos launches AR “Virtual Catwalk” feature to its app

Amazon launches AI-powered image search feature “StyleSnap” for fashion shoppers

Asos alters returns policy to crack down on “serial returners”

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