Martin Stabe
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John Lewis launches mobile site
John Lewis has launched the mobile-optimised version of its website.
- Opinion
Welcome to Retail Bytes
Introducing Retail Bytes, the new e-commerce and technology blog from Retail Week.
OpinionSelfridges' online debut
Selfridges’ much-anticipated transactional website finally went live last week.
NewsRWC2010: Ebay to launch specialist fashion channel
Ebay is to launch a specialist fashion section within the next two months, the online giant’s UK managing director has revealed at the Retail Week Conference.
NewsPaperchase stung by Twitter design furore
Paperchase has admitted errors in its handling of design plagiarism allegations, which provoked an online outcry.
NewsPaperchase ‘chastened’ by Twitter uproar over copied artwork
Paperchase has withdrawn four products and apologised to an artist whose work was copied in their design after a week of intense online criticism of the retailer.
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Bundlebox.com
In theory, the internet should enable a global retail market. In practice, of course, the cost and complexity of international payments and fulfilment logistics have limited cross-border retailing.
OpinionIfoapplestore.com cements Apple's cult following
Few retailers command the sort of brand loyalty that leads customers to create online communities around their products - let alone their stores. Apple, of course, has a cult following, with specialist sites pouring over every vague patent application and rumours from the suppliers in Asia of the latest products ...
OpinionTwitter.com/Twelpforce
Best Buy has a reputation for excellent customer service and online savvy that has its UK rivals worried even before its debut here next year. Some of its efforts in social media are examples of both.
NewsAmazon launches standalone footwear site Javari
Amazon UK has launched its standalone footwear and handbag site, Javari.co.uk.
NewsBlacks to seek exits on store leases
Blacks Leisure is to contact landlords over the coming weeks to seek exits from the leases on the stores it intends to close, and could agree a company voluntary arrangement by November.
NewsFlying Brands moves fulfilment functions to UK
Flying Brands has moved some of the fulfillment functions of its flower business to the UK from Jersey and as appointed a new sales and marketing director.
News‘Son of Woolworths’ Alworths set for November launch
Updated: A chain of Woolworths-like stores is set to open next month under the name Alworths, but could face legal hurdles.
OpinionRugby.com/iphone allows users to create their own shirt designs
Several cutting-edge technologies – mass customisation, QR barcodes and oversized touchscreen store displays – are cleverly combined in the latest campaign by Ralph Lauren sub-brand Rugby.
NewsWoolies Watch: What happened to your local Woolworths?
Updated: New research shows that 60% of former Woolworths stores have been let. Retail Week is monitoring local reports of the impact these new store openings are having in communities across Britain.