John Lewis, Amazon & Lush: UK shoppers’ favourite retailers revealed as Black Friday 2015 draws near November 23, 2015 Amazon, John Lewis and Lush are UK shoppers’ favourite retailers, according to a new ranking showing that customer service has beat out price to become our top priority when shopping. Amazon held the top spot in the hearts of the 10,000 shoppers surveyed by OC&C for its annual Retail Propositions Index, with an approval rating [...]
Wireless broadband provider Relish launches same-day broadband service September 21, 2016 Rising demand for same day delivery services has spread to the broadband market. London wireless broadband provider Relish has announced it will deliver its 4G router by same day delivery, if orders are placed before 12pm. The announcement comes amid rising criticism of how long it takes some of the UK's biggest internet service providers to get [...]
Amazon posts jump in profits as cloud sales grow 70 per cent October 22, 2015 Profits at online retailer Amazon jumped in the three months to September, the company has announced today. Amazon posted net income of $79m (£51m), or $0.17 per share in the three months September, compared to a net loss of $437m, or 0.95 cents a share, in the same period last year. Net sales were reported to be [...]
Walmart reckons profit will be pretty flat next year – but that’s because it’s investing in digital October 6, 2016 It's not only in the UK that supermarkets are struggling: Walmart, which owns Asda, has released updated profit guidance suggesting profits will be largely flat next year. Ahead of an investor day today the supermarket, the world's third-largest employer, said it expects earnings per share to lie between $4.29 and $4.49 in 2017 – then [...]
Whole Foods teams up with startup Quiqup to deliver groceries on demand across London June 3, 2016 US import Whole Foods Market has entered the online grocery game – and stepped it up a notch, promising to start delivering to Londoners within a two-hour timeframe. The upmarket grocer has partnered with startup delivery firm Quiqup to provide an online shopping service from its Kensington, Piccadilly, Fulham, Clapham Junction and Camden stores. The Stoke Newington and [...]
Tesco’s Drastic Dave must keep delivering to revive fortunes of the supermarket giant October 5, 2016 Tesco's slogan “every little helps” was aimed at cost-conscious shoppers in the financial crisis, but the same could also be said of the grocer’s gradual recovery under CEO Dave Lewis. Two years into his tenure, the retailer can perhaps add a new catchline to its roster: buy everything here. Lewis is steering the Tesco juggernaut [...]
Online retailer Amazon files lawsuit in battle against fake review sellers October 18, 2015 Online retail giant Amazon is suing over 1,000 unidentified people it is accusing of selling fake reviews. The company said the 1,114 "John Doe" defendants used a website Fiverr.com – where a variety of people offer jobs called "gigs" starting at a price of $5 (hence the name) – to sell reviews. It claims each of the John Doe defendants has [...]
Absolute rubbish: Waste entrepreneur Bruce Bratley on building his recyling empire March 6, 2017 Did you know that it takes 10 days to recycle a cardboard box, and for it to become a new cardboard box? When the material is too old to re-use in the same guise, it’ll become an egg box. Another recycling factoid: coffee grounds are recycled all over London and turned into biofuel. It’s easy [...]
Amazon and Argos deals are winning UK Black Friday 2015 and Christmas online shopping race November 3, 2015 It looks like Father Christmas is planning to do most of his shopping at Amazon and Argos this year after an analysis of Google’s most popular Christmas search terms showed that the two retail giants have taken the greatest share of visits over the last three months. Linkdex has crunched data on 7,000 Christmas-related keyword [...]
Oca-done deal: Morrisons expected to unveil new home delivery tie-up this week August 8, 2016 Supermarket chain Morrisons is expected to announce a refreshed tie-up with online grocer Ocado this week. The deal will enable Wm Morrison to compete more aggressively in the home delivery space by giving it nationwide coverage. Read more: Morrisons sales nudge up as Potts marks first year at helm The company is likely to announce the [...]