Green light for Tesco/Booker merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared supermarket Tesco’s purchase of the grocer retailer Booker.
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Consumers abandon a purchase if they don’t like delivery choices
Half of all shoppers will abandon online shopping baskets if the delivery choices on offer are unsatisfactory and 60% will buy their goods from one online retailer over another if they offer more convenient delivery options – those were among the key findings from the MetaPack 2017 State of eCommerce Delivery Consumer Research Report.
Read MoreMorrisons launches Alexa-ordering
Customers can now order online from UK supermarket Morrisons using Amazon’s Alexa.
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DHL Express expanding Central Asia Hub
DHL Express has announced a €335m expansion plan for its Central Asia Hub (CAH).
Read MoreWalmart exploring online/in-store price differentials
US retailer Walmart has reportedly been exploring the possibilities of making some items more expensive to buy online for home delivery than they would be if they are picked up in store.
Read MoreUSPS reports $1.8bn revenue drop
The US Postal Service (USPS) has reported a revenue of $69.6bn for fiscal year 2017, which was down around $1.8bn on last year.
Read MoreProfits and revenue up at JD.com
Chinese online retailer JD.com has reported net revenues of RMB83.7bn (US$12.6bn), for the third quarter (Q3) of 2017, which was 39.2% up on last year.
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Clarks opts for JDA
Shoe manufacturer and retailer Clarks has selected JDA Retail Planning and Intelligent Fulfillment solutions as part of its global business transformation initiative.
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