Alibaba invests in tech for fruit handling

Alibaba invests in tech for fruit handling
Alibaba has announced that it will add several new fruits, including Dekopon tangerines, to its online and offline ranges, thanks to the firm’s five new digital agricultural processing centres set […]
Mon 25/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson

Discounters and online channels make headway in UK retail

Discounters and online channels make headway in UK retail
The UK retail grocery sector was valued at US$232.3 billion in September 2019, up 1.7% on 2018, according to the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), which estimates that the market […]
Thu 20/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Russian retail sector consolidates and goes online

Russian retail sector consolidates and goes online
The turnover of the Russian food retail industry grew by 1.4% in 2019 to reach US$223.9 billion. The sector continues to consolidate, with the share of the top ten fast-moving […]
Tue 18/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

JD.com teams up with neighbourhood stores

JD.com teams up with neighbourhood stores
Chinese e-commerce leader JD.com is to offer franchised fresh fruit sections to the country’s small retailers.  The “JD’s Good Fruits” initiative allows small independent shop owners access to JD’s fresh […]
Tue 21/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Spinneys enters world of e-commerce

Spinneys Dubai has launched an online grocery delivery service in response to strong demand from customers. CEO Sunil Kumar said: “Demand for home grocery deliveries has never been higher. Launched […]
Tue 16/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

X5 Group reports five-fold increase in online sales

X5 Group reports five-fold increase in online sales
Russian retail giant X5 reports a 470% increase in online sales in the space of one year. Total revenue in the year up to April 2020 amounted to €21.3 million, […]
Mon 11/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Online retail sales jump 20% due to impact of coronavirus

Online retail sales jump 20% due to impact of coronavirus
The Coronavirus is changing the way people shop, with the restrictions on movement and health fears driving an increase in spending online. Analytics platform Contentsquare published a report based on […]
Mon 16/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

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