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Quick Commerce Opening Up New Opportunities For Retail: Barclays

'Quick commerce' or 'rapid delivery' grocery firms have been on the rise in retail over the past year, with operators such as Getir, Gopuff, Gorillas, Flin...

Alibaba Should Align Operations With Consumer Preferences, Says Analyst

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group should seek to align its operations better with constantly changing consumer preferences in order to maintain its do...

South Korean E-commerce Market To Surpass $242bn In 2025: GlobalData

South Korea’s e-commerce market is projected to be valued at KRW263.5 trillion ($242.2bn) in 2025, building on sustained growth supported by the coun...

How COVID-19 Is Facilitating An Increasingly Digital Future For Retail

The COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally altered how many retailers and consumer goods firms approach digital. This article first appeared in ESM Issue 1 2021...

Ocado Full-Year Results: What The Analysts Said

Online grocer and technology provider Ocado has posted full-year revenue growth of 32.7%, boosted by a 35.3% increase in revenue in its retail division....

Most Online Purchases 'Still Reliant On Physical Stores', Study Finds

The growth in e-commerce during the COVID-19 lockdown period owes a lot to the physical retail channel, which saw click-and-collect orders soar, a new stud...

Ocado Q1 Sales Figures – What The Analysts Said

Online retailer Ocado has posted a 10.3% increase in retail revenue in the first quarter of its financial year, to £441.2 million (€470.5 millio...

Ocado's Full-Year Results – What The Analysts Said

Retailer and technology provider Ocado has reported a 10.3% increase in retail revenue in its full year to 1 December 2019, however group EBITDA was down 2...