Ecommerce & Business News 17 August 2020 - The Good News

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Good News Stories This week

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Mango is moving forward in the digital transformation of its customer service by launching a chatbot.
(Fashion United)

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HelloFresh is sizzling as demand for recipe box kits send shares soaring 150% this year.
(Market Watch)

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Dr Martens delivers ‘exceptional’ profit growth.
(Drapers)

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Just Eat Takeaway first-half revenue, profit surge on lockdown boost.
(Reuters)

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Asos shares surge as FY profits, revenue to beat expectations. 
(Sharecast)

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Lidl launches Lidl Plus instant rewards app offering weekly prizes and guaranteed coupons.
(Charged Retail)

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Co-op’s rapid delivery partnership with Deliveroo has been extended to 400 stores in the UK,
(Essential Retail)

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Weetabix revenues in Q3 increased 3.1% thanks to consumers spending more time on breakfast during the Covid-19 crisis. 
(The Grocer)

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Ralph Lauren has announced a unique partnership that enables people to acquire branded apparel for use on social media platform Snap’s personalised emoji service, Bitmoji.
(Essential Retail)

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Foot Locker has reported an 18 percent increase in comparable store sales for the second quarter ending 1 August.
(Fashion United)

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Zalando Breaks Records in Q2 as Digital Surges. 
(Yahoo Finance)

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With e-retail sales expected to claim 22% of the market share by 2023, the Covid-19 pandemic could be a catalyst for airports to create or improve an e-commerce platform.
(Airport Technology)

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Uber food delivery overtakes ride sharing during lockdown.
(Retail Week)

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Morrisons appoints fashion and digital expertise.
(Essential Retail)

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A swift switch to e-commerce has saved healthy snack start-up OLLY’S
(Gov.UK)

Healthy snack start-up saves business from crashing after switching to e-commerce. 
(EliteGlobal)

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Global sales spike for UK haircare brand as lockdown sparks self-care boom.
(Business Matters)

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John Whelan: Pandemic has permanently changed the way we shop.
(Irish Examiner)

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Retail lockdown and the increased reliance on online retail has triggered a significant movement in how customers plan to shop in future.
(Retail Week)

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Retail sales inch up in July as lockdown measures ease. 
(Retail Week)

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Fabric retailer Joann.com launches curbside pickup as ecommerce booms.
(DigitalCommerce360)

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MadaLuxe Group, a luxury fashion distributor, has seen its e-commerce net sales grow by 500%.
(Fashion United)

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Luxury Watchmakers Are Stepping Up Their E-commerce Game.
(Tatler)

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Walmart joins forces with Instacart to boost same-day delivery credentials.
(Retail Week)

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How Volkwagen's ecommerce foray has elevated customer connection (Australia).
(CMO.com)

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Retail tech startup SnappBizz uses technology to connect mom-and-pop stores and FMCG companies, and has signed up over 10,000 kiranas.
(Your Story)