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    DoorDash, Deliveroo, Delivery Hero and Just Eat Takeaway put new focus on profits, despite slower growth following the pandemic

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  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
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  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
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    The ecommerce platform for millions of merchants has ambitious plans to expand at the high end

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  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
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    Prada and Burberry among Matchesfashion creditors owed £36mn

    Hundreds of suppliers to luxury ecommerce group likely to receive ‘less than a penny in the pound’

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    Low operational costs and lower spending on warehousing and inventory give PDD-owned group an edge

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  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
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    One can see where the ecommerce group’s priorities lie by looking at the space it uses

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  • Tuesday, 2 April, 2024
    Online retailer Mytheresa among suitors for Yoox Net-a-Porter

    Private equity firms Bain Capital and Permira also interested in lossmaking ecommerce business owned by Richemont

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  • Sunday, 31 March, 2024
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    Fast-fashion group is seeking Chinese approval for IPO in New York or London

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  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
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    The implosion in luxury ecommerce

    The pandemic created a boom in retailers selling designer brands. But Matches is now in administration and Farfetch was sold to avoid insolvency

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  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2024
    Ecommerce tariffs will kick in from 2026, says WTO chief

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala claims move to end exemption ‘sends signal’ for governments and businesses to prepare for new regime

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  • Tuesday, 26 March, 2024
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    Ecommerce giant says it stands to generate ‘a lot of revenue’ from Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and similar treatments

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  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
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    Tech sector’s ambitions and AI cheer investors

    Backers are optimistic, but say founders must demonstrate resilience

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