Zalando hails strong third quarter
November 4, 2021 8:35 amZalando has posted a strong third quarter performance with its gross merchandise volume growing by 25.3% to €3.1 billion. This was slightly above the company’s mid-term... View Article
General Merchandise News
Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard to step down
November 3, 2021 8:23 amPets at Home has announced that Peter Pritchard has decided to step down as chief executive after eleven years with the business. He will remain in... View Article
One in three consumers expected to shop exclusively online this Christmas
November 3, 2021 7:36 amA new survey has revealed that almost a third of UK consumers plan to do all of their Christmas shopping online this year. The study by... View Article
Retailers lost out on over £400m in Covid sales due to inaccessible websites
November 2, 2021 6:56 pmInaccessible websites cost retailers and other UK businesses more than £411bn during the pandemic, new research suggests. Almost one in three disabled people had difficulties using... View Article
ProCook sets price range for IPO
November 1, 2021 8:42 amKitchenware retailer ProCook has set a price range for its planned IPO which gives it an estimated market capitalisation of between around £150 million and £200... View Article
The Range creates eco areas outside stores
November 1, 2021 8:00 amFollowing the opening of its 200th store, The Range has teamed up with The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and suppliers Mr Fothergill’s and Johnston & Jeff... View Article
Review: Retail HR Summit (Wellbeing)
November 1, 2021 7:43 amWellbeing and mental health has been placed firmly under the spotlight during Covid-19 and retailers’ strategies found wanting in many cases with the result that more... View Article
Ebay revenues fall short of expectations indicating pandemic boom is tapering off
October 29, 2021 4:55 pmEbay has projected holiday-quarter revenue below expectations, indicating that the pandemic-fuelled ecommerce boom may finally be tapering as consumers return to stores. The marketplace platform was... View Article
Aldi removes plastic from wooden toy range packaging
October 29, 2021 9:17 amAldi is removing all plastic packaging from its wooden toy range. The supermarket’s latest Specialbuy toy range includes 26 different items, including wooden medical carts and... View Article
