12 Aug The Ecommerce News Roundup – 12 August 2020

Posted at 16:02h in Ecommerce News Roundup, Industry News by James Minter

What a week it has been.The V&A museum re-opened, funding was announced for major new parks in England and BP announced it will increase investment in renewables.If that wasn’t enough, we’ve also enjoyed exceptional weather.

We have seen stronger than ever results in ecommerce and it has been reported that 2.7 million more households have converted to online shopping during COVID-19. The future is exciting!

During lockdown, 2.7 million more households converted to online shopping.

(e.fundamentals)

UK’s Lick Home raises £3 million to offer ecommerce shop for DIY interior design projects.
(Tech EU)

Hobbycraft reports 200% boom in online sales since start of pandemic.
(The Guardian)

Wolverine Worldwide Q2 sales drop but online revenues grow 96 percent.
(Fashion United)

Naked Wines expects 73% sales rise as wine proves popular in lockdown.
(Retail Gazette)

Kingfisher has accelerated its eCommerce plans since the onset of Covid-19, but stores will be at the centre of this digitised strategy.
(Essential Retail)

Amazon plans on launching at least 30 physical stores across the UK.
(Independent)

Amazon’s merger with Deliveroo given final approval.
(Essential Retail)

Amazon starts preparations to launch in Sweden.
(Fashion Network)

Ecommerce grows at Joules while shop sales decline.
(Internet Retailing)

Moncler to bring its ecommerce channel in-house.
(The Paypers)