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Retail

Instagram launches its own e-commerce account

Dale Arden ChongMay 11, 2019

Hot off of the announcement that influencers can sell directly to their followers on Instagram, the photo-sharing platform is expanding with their own e-comme

Retail

In-store shoppers would rather consult their phones than ask for assistance

Marjorie van ElvenMay 2, 2019

As companies like Amazon experiment with unmanned stores, a new survey conducted by Kelton Global on behalf of discount platform RetailMeNot reveals the major

Retail

Indonesia is the fastest rising e-commerce country

Danielle Wightman-StoneApril 8, 2019

Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines are the most in-demand markets as the fastest rising e-commerce countries, according to new research by card and account

Retail

Fraud attacks on fashion e-commerce increased 47 percent in 2018

Marjorie van ElvenMarch 14, 2019

As online retail grows, so does online fraud. Criminals are getting more and more sophisticated, requiring e-commerce companies to stay up to date about their

Retail

RetailMeNot SVP Kim Read on the past, present and future of affiliate marketing

Marjorie van ElvenMarch 13, 2019

INTERVIEWSome don’t even notice it, but savvy shoppers can’t help but open another tab in their browser when they go checkout an online purchase and see a

Retail

Fashion careers: Fashion buying and e-commerce with Club Designer's Hsin Chen

Aileen YuMarch 1, 2019

Club Designer is a family owned luxury concept boutique with locations in downtown Taipei that carries numerous brands from designers Alaia to The Row as well

Fashion

'Inclusive and inspiring': Zalando’s future womenswear plans

Weixin ZhaFebruary 27, 2019

INTERVIEW Zalando, one of Europe’s biggest online fashion retailers, wants to offer more inspiration and become more inclusive to women, Sara Diez,

Retail

Harrods partners up with Farfetch on new e-commerce platform

Marjorie van ElvenFebruary 26, 2019

Harrods and Farfetch are working together on a global e-commerce platform for the centenary London department store. Farfetch subsidiary Farfetch Black & Whit

Retail

Luxury brands are seeing returns as e-commerce grows

Don-Alvin Adegeest January 31, 2019

It seems like only yesterday when luxury companies including Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Prada were hesitant to embrace digital commerce. Where once they lagg

Retail

Consumers crave retail evolution, not another pop-up experience

Robyn TurkJanuary 21, 2019

INTERVIEW 2019 will be the year that retail changes, if you ask TheCurrent Global. “The customer is just craving for evolution of retail, And they’re reall

Business

Miinto wants to become the Airbnb of fashion

Weixin ZhaJanuary 3, 2019

CEO INTERVIEW Much is discussed about the competition between brick and mortar stores and ecommerce, and the need for retailers to be “omnichannel”.

News

German retailers complain about lack of apprentices

Simone PreussDecember 13, 2018

German retailers are particularly proud of the role they play when it comes to training the next generation. And they have all reason to be, offering a good

News

Why to consider a career in fashion e-commerce?

Aileen YuDecember 12, 2018

Fashion e-commerce is a booming industry and projected to have an expansive growth into the next decade. Just starting your career or looking to switch profes

Retail

Fashion brands must improve digital marketing as online shopping grows

Marjorie van ElvenDecember 11, 2018

Consumers are growing more and more accustomed to buying clothes online, so much so that the share of e-commerce sales is set to grow from 20 percent today to

News

5 fashion e-commerce and digital jobs in the US

Aileen YuDecember 6, 2018

Technology has completely changed the fashion industry, once a predominantly analog business. Social media allows retailers to engage with their consumers in

Retail

5 facts about e-commerce in Brazil international online retailers should know

Marjorie van ElvenNovember 29, 2018

Brazil may be in the middle of a major economic crisis, but that doesn’t meant foreign e-commerce companies should ignore the country. A new report by the E

News

From bedroom to boardroom: How Adam Frisby grew In The Style into a fast fashion powerhouse

Isabella GriffithsNovember 29, 2018

*LEAD SHOT PHOTO HERE * INTERVIEW London - Adam Frisby founded Manchester based fast fashion e-tailer In The Style in 2013 with just 1000 Pounds investmen

Retail

American workwear brand Carhartt launches European e-commerce

Marjorie van ElvenNovember 28, 2018

Carhartt, the American workwear brand founded in 1889, is launching an online shop for consumers based in the European Union. The website is available in Engl

Business

Kering to take back control of its e-commerce by 2020

Marjorie van ElvenNovember 26, 2018

Luxury conglomerate Kering has announced it will fully internalize its e-commerce websites by the first half of 2020, putting an end to a seven-year joint ven

Retail

'Ababis' and 'Star Wnrs': Knockoffs thrive in China e-commerce

AFPNovember 12, 2018

'Ababis' and 'Star Wnrs': Knockoffs thrive in China e-commerce

Retail

Amazon’s private labels: is anyone winning?

Heidi LawNovember 2, 2018

Amazon has been pouring money into developing its own private labels. Its massive distribution and shipping channels has serviced third-party brands well for

Business

Boutique platform Atterley gearing up for own-label launch

Isabella GriffithsOctober 25, 2018

INTERVIEW London - British boutique e-commerce platform Atterley is one of the world’s fastest growing fashion sites, currently hosting 100 independent sto

Retail

Quiz announces collaboration with TV show Towie

Heidi LawOctober 24, 2018

The omni-channel fast fashion womanswear brand Quiz announced their latest collaboration with Towie, a British reality television series. The show’s stars c

Retail

Pinterest unveils new 'Product Pins' shopping feature

Huw HughesOctober 22, 2018

Pinterest has become the latest social media platform to focus on e-commerce with its newest Product Pins feature. The social discovery platform has lon

Retail

JD. com launches new e-commerce platform in Thailand

Marjorie van ElvenOctober 1, 2018

China’s e-commerce giant JD. com has expanded to Thailand by partnering up with local retailer Central Group. The duo launched e-commerce platform JD Centra

Schools

New digital retail occupation: first e-commerce business people commence training

Simone PreussSeptember 10, 2018

E-commerce is becoming increasingly important for retailers; reason enough to act accordingly and ensure that there is enough qualified new blood in the field

Retail

YNAP launches permanent partnership with Cartier

Don-Alvin Adegeest August 30, 2018

French luxury watchmaker and jeweller Cartier has launched an ongoing partnership with YNAP’s e-commerce platforms Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter. The additio

Retail

Online shopping fuels demand for warehousing

Don-Alvin Adegeest August 27, 2018

Shopping from the comfort of home or our mobile phones is a convenience we can no longer live without. But where do all the clothes come from that don’t o

Management

Amazon launches its fashion and athletic apparel marketplace in Brazil

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezAugust 23, 2018

Amazon has started selling fashion and athletic apparel in Brazil after five years trading in the Latin American country. The e-commerce giant started diversi

Retail

H&M's online shopping makeover

Kelly PressAugust 16, 2018

Swedish fast-fashion giant, H&M is stepping up its online shopping experience for its US customers. The online makeover comes just weeks after H&M was ranked

Retail

Many retailers are closing the wrong stores, says McKinsey

Marjorie van ElvenAugust 6, 2018

More than 7000 stores closed in the US in 2017, and the trend continues into 2018. As traffic in US shopping malls decreases, investment bank Credit Suisse f

Management

LittleBlackDress.co.uk closes fourth round of funding

Danielle Wightman-StoneAugust 6, 2018

The occasionwear e-tailer, LittleBlackDress.co.uk, backed by TV personality and singer Alesha Dixon, has closed its fourth funding round, taking its total inv

Retail

Zara to start ship-from-store service to speed up delivery times

Marjorie van ElvenAugust 2, 2018

Several recent studies have pointed out the importance of speed in online retailing. Online fashion shops that constantly add new items to their catalogue an

Retail

E-commerce is changing: What can fashion do to keep up?

Weixin ZhaJuly 30, 2018

The business of selling fashion online is becoming more complex as social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook introduce independent shopping functio

Report

Deloitte predicts 11 percent decreased online shoppers during back-to-school season

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJuly 27, 2018

In the U.S. college students prefer to do their back-to-school the old fashion way, that’s it in person. As a result, Deloitte predicts an 11 percent decrea

Retail

eBay launches visual search

Don-Alvin Adegeest July 26, 2018

Visual search, while hardly a novel concept, is quickly becoming a tool for e-commerce platforms to allow users and customers to search for what they want

Video

Video: Developing E-Commerce Talent in Africa

FashionUnitedJuly 23, 2018

A new class of African eFounders drew inspiration from Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma and UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisi Kituyi during an immersio

Retail

US shoppers trust the authenticity of UK retailers

Danielle Wightman-StoneJuly 16, 2018

The average US shopper spends 86 dollars (66 pounds) per month on UK websites, according to a study commissioned by the Royal Mail, as they are significantly

Retail

Facebook plans to offer payment feature in its messaging app

Marjorie van ElvenJuly 13, 2018

Facebook has filed a patent application for a service which would allow users to purchase items and complete payments via its Messenger chat app, according t

Business

Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com U.S. e-commerce sites hacked

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJuly 9, 2018

Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com U.S. e-commerce sites hacked

Business

E-commerce platform Trouva’s global ambitions

Isabella GriffithsJuly 3, 2018

Mandeep Singh is a busy man. FashionUnited catches the CEO and co-founder of e-commerce platform Trouva on the phone in between meetings and a heavy schedule

Report

Asos partners with Israeli innovation hub Re:Tech to scout local e-commerce and fintech startups

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezJune 12, 2018

UK-based Asos has just announced a partnership with Re:Tech, an Israeli innovation hub, to scout local e-commerce, adtech, and fintech technologies. Re:Te

Management

10 Most important trends in online fashion retail

Regina HenkelJune 1, 2018

What makes a good online fashion store? What features does it need to have and what trendsetters are there? FashionUnited has asked an expert. New (fashion

Report

Alibaba says annual net profit up 47 percent in 2017/2018

AFPMay 7, 2018

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Friday announced a massive 47 percent leap in net profit for the fiscal year 2017/2018, helped by a rise in smartphone and

Retail

Five smart new ways to avoid online cart abandonment

Guy ChiswickApril 10, 2018

Recent research from ContentSquare has revealed that the most frequently abandoned online shopping cart item is clothing, with 40 per cent of purchases being

Business

Alibaba doubles investment in SE Asia e-commerce firm

AFPMarch 19, 2018

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Monday it will appoint one of its founders as head of Lazada and inject another $2 billion into Southeast Asia's leading

Business

Southeast Asia online economy reaches 50 billion dollars

Kristopher FraserDecember 12, 2017

The online economy is growing, and not just here in the United States. South Asia is all about the e-commerce train, and the proof is in the pudding. Busine

Business

UK “more important to continental Europe than vice versa”

Danielle Wightman-StoneDecember 5, 2017

A new report from European payments company Trustly has revealed that shoppers across Europe are helping to turn the UK into the “world’s third largest ma

Retail

China's tech giants reach global elite with gamers, shoppers

AFPNovember 27, 2017

Powered by Chinese smartphone users splurging billions on mobile games and online shopping, China's tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are racing up the elite

Business

In China's e-commerce boom, it takes a village

AFPNovember 9, 2017

Workers wielding screeching hand-held wood sanders toil overtime in Cheng Huaibao's bunk bed factory, rushing to prepare for the wave of orders about to b

Retail

"Everywhere Commerce is the next step for E-Commerce"

FashionUnitedSeptember 8, 2017

INTERVIEW "Everywhere Commerce" is currently seen as the next step after multi-channel commerce. It means no more distinction in e-commerce, m-commerce, ca

Retail

LVMH to start new e-commerce site '24 Sevres'

Simone PreussMay 11, 2017

After weeks of speculation about LVMH's top secret project, the veil of silence has finally been lifted and the French luxury conglomerate confirmed yesterday

Fashion

Prada focuses on its bags to offer shoppers their money's worth

Vivian HendrikszAugust 22, 2016

Although Miuccia Prada may be headstrong when it comes to her view of Prada, the fashion house has began to change its ways as part of its turnaround plan af

Business

Learning from China's approach to mobile shopping

Don-Alvin Adegeest May 9, 2016

Most Westerners may prefer the comfort of their laptops and computers when it comes to online shopping, but in China, e-commerce via mobile devices has far

Report

China e-commerce giant Alibaba's quarterly revenue leaps 39 percent

AFPMay 6, 2016

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's revenue surged 39 percent year-on-year in the first three months of 2016, it said Thursday, its fastest growth in the las

Business

China e-commerce giant Alibaba's quarterly revenue leaps 39 percent

AFPMay 6, 2016

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's revenue surged 39 percent year-on-year in the first three months of 2016, it said Thursday, its fastest growth in the las

Report

56 percent of small online retailers in the UK look to launch in new markets this year

Angela Gonzalez-RodriguezFebruary 29, 2016

British small online retailers are setting their sights on foreign markets, with a whopping 56 percent of them looking to open in new markets this year. T

Retail

Pakistan's untapped resources empowered by e-commerce boom

AFPFebruary 29, 2016

In the Hindu Kush mountains craftswomen painstakingly stitch flowing scarves, skilled artisans who were unable to sell their products beyond the remote regi

Fashion

The Italian driving fashion's mobile revolution

AFPFebruary 28, 2016

With his high-waisted jeans and sneakers, nobody could have accused Steve Jobs of being a style leader. Posthumously however the Apple founder is becoming

Business

China's online population nears 700 million

AFPJanuary 22, 2016

China's Internet users -- already by far the world's most numerous -- rose to nearly 700 million last year, authorities said Friday, more than twice the popul