Good News from Ecommerce & Business - 19 October 2020

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Good News Stories This week...

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Dunelm quarterly sales jump on online demand, in-store recovery.
(Reuters)

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Dunelm hands back £14.5m in furlough money after sales soar.
(Belfast Telegraph)

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Waitrose launches first dedicated overseas ecommerce offer.
(Retail Gazette)

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Fenwick’s lockdown journey to eCommerce growth.
(Essential Retail)

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Cake Box sales bounce back after lockdown closures.
(Retail Gazette)

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Asos profits surge thanks to lockdown spending.
(Drapers Online)

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MAC is now available for same-day delivery through Postmates.
(Allure)

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AO.com set for ‘biggest ever’ Christmas as interim sales soar.
(Retail Week)

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Snapchat launches its TikTok rival, Sounds on Snapchat.
(TechCrunch)

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Just Eat Takeaway's order growth jumps as online delivery surge continues.
(Reuters)

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FrieslandCampina UK sees revenues climb by £6.2m last year.
(The Grocer)

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Ikea to launch ‘Buy Back’ initiative for customers’ old furniture.
(Retail Week)

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Almost 40% of Brits pay for a retail subscription service.
(Essential Retail)

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Asda partners with toy specialist The Entertainer.
(Asda)

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Mondelēz To Test Digital Watermarks For Recycling Packaging Materials.
(ESM Magazine)

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Irish retail firms migrate online as Covid fuels ecommerce.
(Independent.ie)

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Gousto partners with Living DNA to provide ancestry-based recipe inspiration.
(FoodBev)

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Nielsen: COVID-19 has flipped value proposition of omnichannel for consumers.
(Produce Business UK)

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Christmas shopping is expected to start earlier than usual in 2020, with international online sales predicted to increase by 120% year-on-year in October.
(Essential Retail)

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Digital rush: How the pandemic made Shopmatic a profitable business.
(Economic Times)

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It's important the delivery experience is not only stress free but engaging the end user.
(Post & Parcel)