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Online Retail Channel To See Significant Growth In UK, Study Finds

The UK online retail channel is set to grow 30.4% over the next five years, to be worth £75 billion (€88.2 billion) by 2024, a new study by Glob...

Forget Store Traffic And Bag Count: Gauging Retail Performance In An Online World

Marshal Cohen has religiously visited the same stores every holiday season since 1999. But rather than snapping up bargains and favourite gifts for frie...

Why Lidl Is Interested In Embracing E-Commerce: Analysis

Discounter Lidl is said to be ‘actively exploring’ a launch into the UK e-commerce market. Last week, a number of trade publications reporti...

UK Grocery Sales Set To Grow £24 Billion By 2024: IGD

The UK food and grocery industry is expected to grow by 12.5%, or £24.1 billion (€27.12 billion), by 2024, according to the latest market foreca...

Spar Launches Online Store In Hungary

Spar Hungary has announced the launch of a new online store, which includes a home delivery service covering Budapest and 49 surrounding municipalities....

UK Shopper Spend Slows In February: Nielsen

Growth in the UK grocery sector slowed in February, with sales rising 2.5% for the month, compared to 3.3% in January, according to Nielsen. The researc...

Ocado Full-Year Earnings Held Back By Investment

British online supermarket and technology group Ocado has reported a 21% fall in full-year core earnings, held back by investment and adoption of new accou...