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The UK Set to Make Online Marketplaces Responsible for Collecting Taxes

Kale Havervold

In an effort to crack down on foreign sellers that try to avoid paying value-added tax (VAT) by abusing loopholes, ...

UK Retailers Brace For Strongest Festive Season In Five Years As Amazon Dominates Discovery

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UK Retailers Brace For Strongest Festive Season In Five Years As Amazon Dominates Discovery

Ivana Soldat

Bain expects UK retail sales to grow by 3.5 percent in nominal terms during the critical November and December period. ...

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 ...