Ecommerce News #4: positive news from the world of e-commerce

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Welcome to the fourth in this series of Ecommerce Good News.  As always, please do contact us or share any insight you have.  We'd love to know how you're doing!

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Ecommerce & Business News

There are still lots of great things happening in the world of e-commerce.  Here is a sample of the best stories from the past week;

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Nike stock price increases 1.75 percent amid Covid-19 crisis
(Fashion United)

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Peloton has 'exceeded even the most bullish expectations' with total subscribers to the company’s connected digital platform growing 94%.
(PYMNTS)

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The Card Factory's online sales rocketed by 267.5 per cent since the beginning of the UK lockdown on March 23.
(Retail Gazette)

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Halfords results have been boosted by 'better than expected sales' during the Coronavirus lockdown.
(Retail Week)

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Online sales boost for The Works during lockdown
(Express and Star)

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Buoyed by the digital shift that has moved most shopping online, Etsy has been well-positioned for the lockdown and seen strong Q1 results.
(PYMNTS)

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MercadoLibre to invest over $700 million in Brazil as coronavirus boosts e-commerce.
(Reuters)

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New Shoppers Drive Massive Alcohol eCommerce Growth
(Wine Industry Advisor)

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Budweiser to invest more in e-commerce as coronavirus hits offline demand.
(Deccan Herald)

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Zalando: ‘double-digit growth in 2020’
(Ecommerce News)

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The value of goods sold through Shopify's ecommerce and store point-of-sale systems increased 46% in Q1.
(Digital Commerce 360)

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Demand for Digital Gifting Reaches All-Time High.
(I Love Limerick)

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‘Shop Limerick’ online platform helps retailers through Covid-19 crisis.
(PR News Wire)

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Ecommerce post Covid-19 
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There is a 'need to bridge digital divide as tech has played key role during COVID-19 crisis'.
(WTO report from Outlook India)

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The luxury world’s response to C-19 is in overdrive.
(Robb Report)

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Rise in e-commerce leads to 'an absolute tsunami of parcels'.
(Independent)

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E-commerce city planned near Dubai Airport.
(KHL)

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How Covid-19 has changed shopper behaviour.
(Marketing Week)