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TikTok Shop Is Opening Cross-Border Sales Between the UK and EU. Here's How It Works for Sellers in Both Regions.

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TikTok Shop Will Soon Allow Cross-Border Sales Between the UK and the EU 

Kale Havervold

TikTok sellers in both the EU and the UK will soon be able to offer their products to shoppers in ...

Amazon's Second-Hand Sales Hit £1.7 Billion in Europe Last Year. Now It Is Moving Into Luxury Resale.

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Amazon’s Second-Hand Sales Hit £1.7 Billion in Europe Last Year. Now It Is Moving Into Luxury Resale.

Ivana Soldat

Amazon has been selling used and refurbished products since 2002, when third-party sellers first joined the platform. It added returned ...

British Shoppers Are Less Loyal Than Three Years Ago. The Loyalty Programmes Are to Blame.

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British Shoppers Are Less Loyal Than Three Years Ago. The Loyalty Programmes Are to Blame.

Ivana Soldat

52% of British shoppers are less loyal to retailers than three years ago. And that’s because the programmes are not ...

UK Online Sales Were Up 14% in June. They Just Turned Negative in the Final Week of July.

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UK Online Sales Were Up 14% in June. They Just Turned Negative in the Final Week of July.

Ivana Soldat

The UK retail data for July arrives with an almost perfect narrative arc. In June, online sales grew 14.4% year ...

UK Online Grocery Is Consolidating Around One Technology Provider

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UK Online Grocery Is Consolidating Around One Technology Provider

Ivana Soldat

In 2027, a British shopper will be able to order groceries from Asda, Morrisons, or M&S online. All three will ...

UK Shoppers Want Personalized Experiences and They Are Not Going to Help You Build Them

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UK Shoppers Want Personalized Experiences and They Are Not Going to Help You Build Them

Kale Havervold

While everyone wants personalized recommendations and experiences when shopping online, many people aren’t willing to let companies have access to ...

HMRC Wants Amazon and eBay to Collect VAT From UK Sellers.

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HMRC Wants Amazon and eBay to Collect VAT From UK Sellers.

Ivana Soldat

There are tens of thousands of UK-based businesses selling on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy who are not meeting their VAT ...

The UK is Struggling to Slow Down Chinese Ecommerce Imports

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The UK is Struggling to Slow Down Chinese Ecommerce Imports

Ivana Soldat

Thanks to the incredibly cheap prices offered on platforms like Temu and Shein, cheap ecommerce products from China find their ...

Got a Dead TikTok Shop UK Store? You Have 365 Days Before It's Gone for Good

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Got a Dead TikTok Shop UK Store? You Have 365 Days Before It’s Gone for Good

Ivana Soldat

TikTok Shop UK has a formal policy for inactive and dormant stores, and the penalties are tiered, escalating, and permanent ...

A drone flying through the sky, carrying a shopping cart.

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Amazon Launches Drone Delivery Service in the UK

Kale Havervold

Following plenty of testing, Amazon has officially launched drone deliveries in the UK, making it only the second country in ...