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Boom or Bust: Charged’s definitive guide to Black Friday 2019

November 26, 2019

Adobe, Centre for Retail Research, GlobalData, Gumtree, IMRG, Kantar, New West End Company, NWEC, Springboard

Black Friday (BF) fatigue is officially starting to set in, both for shoppers trying to keep track of all the deals and for journalists like us trying to keep track…

Online retail sales performance in 2019 was the worst ever recorded despite an unexpected boost in December.

Ebay and Amazon accounted for 90% of online marketplace spend in 2019

October 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Ebay, Emily Salter, GlobalData, Online Marketplace

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Online marketplaces are set to see spending rise £13.1 billion by 2024 as they become an increasing threat to multichannel retailers. Amazon, Ebay and Asos will continue to dominate the…

“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.

42% of UK shoppers refuse to pay for delivery

September 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain

Delivery, GlobalData, New Look

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Free delivery is becoming an essential service for fashion retailers as new data reveals nearly half of UK shoppers refuse to pay for delivery. Forty-two per cent of UK online…

Boohoo’s Karen Millen and Coast purchase “risks devaluing” both

August 7, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Boohoo, Coast, Emily Salter, GlobalData, Karen Millen

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Boohoo’s acquisition of Karen Millen and Coast’s online operations will prove “hard” for the ecommerce fashion giant, according to GlobalData. Karen Millen and Coast’s online operations and intellectual property were…

Amazon’s UK corporation tax payment is “the square root of diddly-squat” according to critics, as the retailer fights legal battles across the globe.

Amazon misses profit predictions for first time in 2 years

July 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Amazon, Amazon Web Services, GlobalData, second quarter

No Comments

Amazon has seen its share price drop over 1.3 per cent after its profits came below analyst expectations for the first time in two years. For the three months to…

Deliveroo’s future is becoming increasingly uncertain thanks to hundreds of millions in cash from Amazon being held by authorities and increasing pressure form rivals.

Sainsbury’s Deliveroo partnership could be “problematic” thanks to Amazon

July 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Deliveroo, GlobalData, Sainsbury's

No Comments

Sainsbury’s recently announced tie-up with Deliveroo could cause problems for the grocer thanks to Amazon’s recent investment, according to analysts. Earlier this week Sainsbury’s launched a two-month trial with the…

Amazon to overtake Sainsbury’s as UK’s biggest cooking & baking retailer

June 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Argos, Asda, GlobalData, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Wilko

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Amazon is set to become the largest seller of cooking and baking goods this year, overtaking rivals for the first time. According the data and analytics company GlobalData’s latest report…

Amazon’s UK arm to be worth £15.7bn by 2024

June 7, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Amazon, GlobalData, James Yacoub, UK

No Comments

Amazon is set to see its UK arm continue to grow exponentially over the next five years, seeing national retail revenue hit £15.7 billion by 2024. According to data and…

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Boom or Bust: Charged’s definitive guide to Black Friday 2019

Ebay and Amazon accounted for 90% of online marketplace spend in 2019

42% of UK shoppers refuse to pay for delivery

Boohoo’s Karen Millen and Coast purchase “risks devaluing” both

Amazon misses profit predictions for first time in 2 years

Sainsbury’s Deliveroo partnership could be “problematic” thanks to Amazon

Amazon to overtake Sainsbury’s as UK’s biggest cooking & baking retailer

Amazon’s UK arm to be worth £15.7bn by 2024

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