UK & International Ecommerce News Roundup - 5 July 2021

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England secured their place in the the semi-finals of the Euro's for the first time since 1996 on Saturday and return to Wembley tomorrow to face Denmark for another historic showdown. 

Mark Cavendish made an astonishing comeback in the Tour de France earlier this week silencing any doubters he may have had and it looks like we have a future women's tennis star in Emma Raducanu.

If that's not enough, you'll be able to get your dancing shoes back on as BoJo announced last night that all coronavirus restrictions are expected to be lifted in England on July 19 with further announcements to be made later today by Health Secretary Sajid Javid. We're on the edge of our seats! 

Aside from that, ecommerce is still reigning supreme so here's your weekly update - as always.

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UK ECOMMERCE NEWS

Tesco introduces autonomous store system to compete with Amazon Fresh.
(Charged Retail)

Ralph Lauren has transformed its digital customer experience.
(AdAge)

AO.com back in the black as Covid drives soaring sales and profits.
(Retail Week)

Studio profits rise 513% in “transformational year”.
(Retail Gazette)

Brave Kid launches own e-commerce platform and extends brand portfolio.
(Fashion United)

Decathlon UK shifts to online marketplace model.
(Charged Retail)

Dixons Carphone sees annual sales hit £10.3 billion, as online shopping boom boosts business.
(Standard.co.uk)

Rapyd, a London-based ‘fintech-as-a-service’ platform, has entered into a definitive agreement with Arion Banki (Arion Bank) to acquire e-commerce payment solutions company, Valitor, for $100M (approx €84.5M). 
(Silicon Canals)

Gap to close its UK stores and sell online-only as part of digital-first strategic shift.
(Internet Retailing)

 

INTERNATIONAL ECOMMERCE NEWS

Drone delivery company Zipline doubles in valuation to $2.75bn.
(Charged Retail)

Paul Smith opens Tmall store as it targets mainland China.
(Fashion Network)

Zoom to acquire German startup to bring real-time translation to meetingsShopify lowers app developers fees on first $1m in revenue.
(TechCrunch)

Etsy has completed purchase of Brazilian online marketplace, Elo7 in a $217 million deal in its first move into Latin America.
(Charged Retail)

 

TECHNICAL ECOMMERCE NEWS

Shopify announced significant changes to its ecommerce platform aimed at performance, ease of use, and empowering developers.
(Practical Ecommerce)

Secret Sales secures €10m funding in bid to become largest non-full price marketplace for fashion and beauty worldwide.
(Internet Retailing)

Shopify opens up more third-party payment methods.
(Ecommerce News)

Shopify lowers app developers fees on first $1m in revenue.
(Charged Retail)

BigBuy expands catalogue with supermarket products.
(Ecommerce News)