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ArticleBoohoo embroiled in another scandal on alleged working conditions
Boohoo has found itself embroiled in yet another scandal over alleged working practices after an undercover newspaper investigation. The London-based newspaper The Times placed a reporter in Boohoo’s warehouse in Burnley, north-west England, for a month, where staff described themselves as “slaves” and walked the equivalent of a half marathon ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival gears up for Shoestation.com launch as Q3 sales dip 4%
Shoe Carnival revealed that it is in the final testing phase for an e-commerce site for the recently acquired Shoe Station banner, with a launch date expected in the coming weeks or early in the group’s 2023 fiscal year at the latest. “We’re making sure the supply chain is flawless ...
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ArticleFarfetch’s operating loss widens despite higher sales
Farfetch, the online platform for luxury goods, suffered a $218.5 million operating loss in the third quarter of 2022 versus a $105.7 million loss in the year-ago period. The attributable net loss was $274.2 million against a profit of $767.2 million. Revenues increased by 1.9 percent, or 14.1 percent at ...
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Primark’s ‘click & collect’ trial crashes due to bigger-than-expected demand
Primark’s long-awaited online ordering trial has crashed after going live as it faced bigger than expected demand. Having resisted a move to internet shopping, the Irish fast fashion retailer decided to trial a “click & collect” service offering kids clothing, toys and nursery goods at 25 stores. However, shoppers are ...
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Spartoo drops its GMV growth guidance
Spartoo announced that its guidance regarding gross merchandise value (GMV) growth for 2022 and 2023 is now “obsolete.” The French online retailer had previously set a GMV growth target of more than 10 percent per year until 2024. The decision to drop the guidance ”follows the confirmation of a slowdown ...
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Russian e-commerce up by 39%
In the first eight months of 2022, Russia’s e-commerce industry experienced a 39 percent year-over-year rise in sales to 3.08 trillion rubles (€51.6 bn), the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT) reported. In 2022, Russia’s e-commerce revenues are expected to exceed 5 trillion rubles (€83.7 bn), Artem Sokolov, the ...
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Rugged outdoor footwear market rebounds in 2021
After a disappointing 2020, impacted adversely by the global pandemic, the global branded outdoor shoe market returned to growth last year. Worldwide rugged outdoor footwear sales climbed 28 percent higher to $6,756 million in 2021, based on research conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in partnership with Sporting Goods Intelligence. ...
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Amazon expands legal efforts to stop the source of fake reviews
Amazon has announced that it has filed its first criminal complaint in Italy and its first lawsuit in Spain as part of its legal efforts to shut down fake review brokers. These two unprecedented lawsuits in Europe target bad actors that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon and other ...
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THG’s sales rose 2.1% in Q3
THG, also known as the The Hut Group, posted a 2.1 percent increase in revenues to £518.6 million (€597m) in the third quarter of 2022 and an 8.8 percent rise to £1,595 million (€1,838m) in the first nine months of the year. The British online retailer said revenue growth was ...
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ArticleRussian shoe factories ramp up military production
Several Russian shoe factories have ramped up the production of military boots and other military items, such as berets, in the wake of mass mobilization in the country. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 but military setbacks prompted the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, to order a partial mobilization on Sept. ...
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Amazon faces class action for allegedly favoring some products
Amazon faces a class action in the U.K. for allegedly favouring some products on its platform. According to estimates, the lawsuit, if successful, could result in damages of £900 million (€1,034m) for the U.S. online retailer. The legal action, which is expected to be filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal ...
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ArticleAsos in talks to change its debt covenants
Asos is in the final stages of talks with lenders on changing the terms of a £350 million (€406.2m) borrowing facility amid concerns over its cash flow after a credit insurance firm cut cover for suppliers by more than half. The British online fashion retailer said the move will give ...
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Blibli’s parent aims to raise €540m in IPO
Global Digital Niaga, the parent company of the Indonesian e-commerce company Blibli, aims to raise as much as 8.17 trillion rupiahs (€540m) in its initial public offering next month, according to the company’s prospectus. The company plans to sell up to 17.77 billion shares, or 15 percent of its total ...
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Nice Footwear sets up a joint venture with Avirex
Nice Footwear is creating a joint venture with Avirex, a brand known for its leather jackets and chinos pants. Nice Footwear, which specializes in the production of sneakers, has held over the past years the license to produce footwear under the Avirex brand. Under the agreement, Nice Footwear will create ...
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ArticleSante + Wade plans to expand to physical stores
Sante + Wade, a premium British women’s footwear brand offering large sizes and fits, is planning to distribute its models in physical stores, with a focus on the U.S. and some large European markets. The company created by Shola Asante and Agnès Cushnie started operating in 2019. The brand, which ...
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ArticleFuture Fashion enters a new financing round
Future Fashion is raising about €1.3 million to finance product development and expand its sales network. The Italian company owns the namesake omnichannel platform offering fashion brands to “virtualize and customize” their collections in 3D using SaaS (Software as a Service) technology and Design Italian Shoes (DIS), which sells customized ...
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ArticleSpartoo H1 GMV falls 1.6% as demand slows
Spartoo saw its gross merchandise volume (GMV) in the first half ended June 30 decrease by 1.6 percent compared to the year earlier to €104.3 million, as consumer demand slowed in the face of accelerating inflation and uncertainty tied to the war in Ukraine. GMV from B2C services was the ...
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ArticleZalando increases its fleet of Magazino robots
Zalando has purchased 29 additional order picking robots from the German start-up Magazino, increasing its fleet to 57 units. The German online fashion retailer, which has invested in Magazino, initially bought two of the robots called Toru in 2018, before increasing the fleet by six units in 2019 and a ...
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ArticleBoohoo issues profit warning as H1 sales slump, product returns increase
Boohoo has issued a profit and sales warning after a 10 percent fall in first-half revenues driven by the cost-of-living crisis. The fast-fashion online retailer, whose brands include Pretty Little Thing and Nasty Gal, said revenues fell to £882million (€986.7m) in the six months to Aug. 31 and forecast annual ...
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Sales of Russian e-tailers surge
Russian online marketplaces are continuing to enjoy a surge in sales. Wildberries, Ozon, AliExpress Russia, SberMegaMarket and Yandex.Market jointly processed 400 million orders in the second quarter of 2022, up by 80 percent year-over-year. In value, turnover hit an all-time quarterly high of 500 billion rubles (€8.2bn), Moscow-based analytical agency ...
