All Multichannel articles – Page 51
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NewsEbay launches targeted advertising tool after Co-op pilot proves successful
EBay has launched a real-time targeted advertising tool for retailers after trialling the technology during The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsMissguided to launch mobile app with Tinder-style swiping functionality
Missguided is launching a shopping app next week that takes a cue from Tinder by incorporating a swiping feature for users.
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OpinionOpinion: What customers want on mobile – fast, simple and personal
Mobile shopping has been established as a mainstay in ecommerce – but are retailers’ apps and advertising making the most of the channel?
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NewsMoonpig parent PhotoBox poaches MandM Direct boss Jonathon Brown
Moonpig parent Photobox has drafted in MandM Direct boss Jonathon Brown as chief operating officer.
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VideoShort Cuts: How will Morrisons' tie-up with Amazon impact the grocery market?
The Morrisons and Amazon tie-up will force the big three to respond by developing their fulfilment services to compete with Prime.
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OpinionNeil Saunders: Great US retail names must adapt if they are to survive
Department stores launches once made national news. Now the headlines are about how retailers must match up to online stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon deal means Morrisons can play to its manufacturing strength
A latecomer to the ecommerce party, grocer Morrisons now seems determined to be its life and soul with an Amazon tie-up.
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OpinionHow can retailers turn social media engagement into revenue?
This is the central question addressed by a new interactive guide from Retail Week that details how retailers can make social commerce pay.
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OpinionOpinion: Beware, there’s a predator in the retail jungle – it’s Amazon
As the online retail giant continues its march into new categories and widens its delivery offer, how will the rest of the industry compete?
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NewsArgos partners with Google on real-time product advertising trial
Google is working with Argos on a new online advertising tool that updates shoppers with live product availability from local stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 'Boys' toys' specialist Menkind’s boss on building a 'grown-up' retailer
Menkind’s chief executive talks to Retail Week about acquiring Red5, how hoverboards ruined Christmas and reducing gifting purchase peaks.
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NewsSainsbury’s enlists food sharing app Olio for 'waste less, save more' drive
Sainsbury’s is deploying the innovative food waste reduction app Olio as part of its ‘waste less, save more’ initiative.
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NewsMobile sales exceed desktop purchases for first time ever
Online sales via mobile devices surpassed those made from computers in the fourth quarter of 2015/16, research by IMRG has revealed.
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OpinionOpinion: Argos bid interest shows the retailer still remains relevant
Steinhoff’s bid to acquire Argos demonstrates the strength of the general merchandise retailer, despite its recent trading troubles.
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NewsSainsbury’s chiefs consider options over bid for Argos
Sainsbury’s bosses led by chief executive Mike Coupe are considering how to proceed ahead of a deadline tomorrow to table an offer for Argos.
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NewsSteinhoff joins battle with Sainsbury's for control of Argos with £1.4bn offer
South African retailer Steinhoff has thrown its hat into the ring for control of Argos after making a higher offer for the business than is on the table from rival suitor Sainsbury’s.
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OpinionOpinion: Mobilising the forces of retail online and in store
Physical store growth is the corollary of ecommerce not its victim, and these two are mobilising the sector in tandem.
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OpinionOpinion: A smarter approach to retailers’ smart home sales
Sales of internet-connected smart devices are on the rise. What can retailers do to capitalise on this technology trend?
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NewsOnline sales grow in January as m-commerce purchases surge
The rate of growth in online sales more than doubled in January compared to last year, driven by consumers shopping on their mobiles.
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NewsSmiggle hits accelerator on UK expansion and click-and-collect roll-out
Australian retailer Smiggle is hitting the accelerator on its UK expansion amid plans to open one store per week during the next three years.