James Coker

Halfords reports a pre-tax profit rise of 116.2% in the six months to 2 October, with online sales increasing by 148%.

Naked Wines appoints Shawn Tabak as its new chief financial officer, with effect from 7 December 2020.

WHSmith records a pre-tax loss of £226 million in the year ended 31 August 2020, although its online businesses have performed well.

New research finds 93% of retailers have taken steps to enhance their eCommerce capacity ahead of holiday season.

The EU Commission has concluded that Amazon illegally abused its position to distort competition through the use of third-party data.

Kantar finds 5.9 million UK consumers brought groceries online in October, while online grocery sales reached their highest ever level in Wales.

IMRG expects online sales to surge in this year's Black Friday period, driven by the shift to eCommerce and the new Covid-19 lockdown.

BDO's High Street Sales Tracker shows online sales increased by 86%, representing a shift to this channel following a small dip in recent months.

Sainsbury's will cut 3,500 roles from its in-store meat, fish and deli counters as well as from the closure of stand-alone Argos stores.

M&S reveals a revenue drop of 15.8% in the six months to 26 September, and emphasised its digital transformation plans in the wake of Covid-19.

Post Office reveals over half of consumers will do more of their Christmas shopping online this year as it asks people to prepare early.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered non-essential shops in England to close for four weeks as part of new Covid-19 lockdown rules.

Sainsbury's is trialling a new rapid delivery service with Deliveroo, which will enable customers to receive products in as little as 20 minutes.

Amazon increases sales by 37% in Q3, and is seeing an unprecedented number of customers shopping online early ahead of the holiday season.

Shoe Zone reveals online sales grew by 100% since the reopening of its stores in June, but this has not prevented a major overall fall in revenue.