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Lego celebrates best growth in 5 years as website visits double

March 10, 2021

Lego saw consumer sales jump 21 per cent last year as its digital investment strategy fuelled its best growth in half a decade. The world’s largest toymaker reported a revenue…

Ebay saw revenues rise nearly 30 per cent during its final quarter as the equivalent of one in four Brits shopped on the platform over the Christmas season.

Chess sets, face masks and Animal Crossing were this year’s most popular items according to Ebay

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December 11, 2020

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Ebay says chess sets, face masks and Animal Crossing were the most popular items sold on its platform throughout 2020. The online retail marketplace has released its annual Shopping Barometer…

Lego has appointed a new chief digital and technology officer as it seeks to “accelerate our digital transformation”.

Lego appoints former Tesco CIO to head digital division and “unleash the potential of technology”

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October 22, 2020

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Lego has appointed a new chief digital and technology officer as it seeks to “accelerate our digital transformation”. The Danish toy giant has hired former Tesco chief information officer Atul…

Lego sees online traffic double to 100 million driving return to growth

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September 2, 2020

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Lego has seen sales rocket 14 per cent in the first half of the year as traffic to its online website more than doubled to 100 million. The Danish toy…

Lego has become the latest retailer to pull its advertising from Facebook while Mark Zuckerberg dismisses the boycott as a “small percentage of our revenue”.

Zuckerberg says advertisers will return “soon enough” as Lego becomes latest to join boycott

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July 2, 2020

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Lego has become the latest retailer to pull its advertising from Facebook while Mark Zuckerberg dismisses the boycott as a “small percentage of our revenue”. The #StopHateForProfit boycott has continued…

B8ta, the company responsible for bringing Toys R Us back from the grave, has furloughed its entire workforce.

Toys R Us officially returns from retail grave with new tech-focused store

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November 28, 2019

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Toys R Us will officially return from the retail graveyard this weekend as it launches a new tech-focused experiential store. In July Toys R Us’ owner Tru Kids, run by…

Lego could be next to launch a rental scheme

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October 14, 2019

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Lego could be the next retail giant to launch a rental service as it seeks to increase sustainability and reduce its heavy use of plastics. The world’s largest toymaker is…

Apple has hit a market capitalisation of $2 trillion for the first time in its history, despite the US enduring the worst recession since the great depression.

Apple set to undercut Netflix with streaming service as it launches iPhone 11

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September 11, 2019

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Apple launched its latest iPhone while announcing that its new TV streaming service will undercut key rivals Netflix and Amazon. The iPhone 11 was officially revealed yesterday during Apple’s biggest…

Lego’s CMO slams tech giants for exposing children to “damaging” content

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June 24, 2019

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Lego’s chief marketing officer (CMO) has slammed big internet companies for exposing children to content that is “actually damaging to them and their privacy is not protected”. Speaking at the…

Amazon’s UK business rates tax to turnover ratio was just 0.37 per cent last year despite it raking in nearly £20 billion.

Amazon prepares to purge thousands of small independent suppliers

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May 29, 2019

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Amazon is reportedly poised to launch a purge of thousands of smaller suppliers in an effort to cut costs and focus wholesale purchasing on major brands. According to Bloomberg, three…

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Lego celebrates best growth in 5 years as website visits double

Chess sets, face masks and Animal Crossing were this year’s most popular items according to Ebay

Lego appoints former Tesco CIO to head digital division and “unleash the potential of technology”

Lego sees online traffic double to 100 million driving return to growth

Toys R Us officially returns from retail grave with new tech-focused store

Lego could be next to launch a rental scheme

Apple set to undercut Netflix with streaming service as it launches iPhone 11

Lego’s CMO slams tech giants for exposing children to “damaging” content

Amazon prepares to purge thousands of small independent suppliers

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