All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 125
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AnalysisProfile: Is Nick Jones the right man to keep Joules growing?
Former Marks & Spencer and Asda exec Nick Jones has been poached by fashion retailer Joules as its next chief executive. Retail Week analyses whether he’s the right man for the job
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter launches shoppable Instagram accounts
Yoox Net-a-Porter is launching a service that will allow its customers to purchase products directly through its Instagram accounts.
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NewsYours Clothing profits soar despite Brexit 'shadow'
Plus-size retailer Yours Clothing has posted soaring full-year profits despite “the cloud of Brexit casting its shadow”.
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NewsGoogle launches tool to help retailers boost customer experience
Google has launched a new online tool aimed at helping retailers improve their customer experience across channels.
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VideoTech. Cast: How to avoid retail’s ‘graveyard’
Retail Week and World Retail Congress SVP Chris Brook-Carter on how businesses can remain relevant in a multichannel world and avoid toppling into retail’s “graveyard”.
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AnalysisFive ways retailers are solving the returns problem
As retailers continue to battle with serial returners and ‘wardrobers’ – people who wear something once then send it back – Retail Week looks at five ways retailers are trying to solve the returns problem
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NewsZavvi apologises for Champions League email glitch
Zavvi has apologised to shoppers after inadvertently emailing customers telling them they had won a VIP trip to watch the Champions League final in Madrid.
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VideoTech. Cast: Eve Sleep and IBM talk AI and blockchain
Eve Sleep boss James Sturrock and IBM’s vice president of global markets Julian Burnett join the Tech. Cast to talk AI, machine learning and blockchain.
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NewsMorrisons' Potts eyes 'next-meal' delivery market
Morrisons boss David Potts has hinted that the grocer could partner with the likes of Deliveroo and JustEat as it targets the “next-meal” delivery market.
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NewsStyling service Stitch Fix launches in UK
US personal styling service Stitch Fix will launch in the UK this week, following a recruitment drive to enlist merchandising and styling teams.
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NewsAlibaba overhauls marketplace to take on Amazon
Chinese etail titan Alibaba is overhauling its business model in order to better compete with Amazon on a global scale.
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NewsTotal retail advertising spend fell in 2018
The total amount spent on advertising by UK retailers fell to £1.2bn in 2018, despite total spend across all sectors rising by 6.3% during the year.
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OpinionOpinion: Nine reasons why you are not really a digital retailer
In all the retail digital transformations I’ve been involved in over the past two decades, a simple truth has emerged.
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VideoWatch: Is Ocado boss Tim Steiner worth £100m?
After a quarter of Ocado’s shareholders revolted against boss Tim Steiner’s £100m bonus package, the team asks whether he deserves such a hefty financial reward.
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NewsUpdated: Tesco launches 'Clubcard prices' discounts
Tesco will offer its Clubcard holders discounts at the checkout on a host of products from next week to celebrate its centenary.
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NewsElectrical fault caused Ocado Andover warehouse fire
Ocado said an electrical fault with one of its battery charging units caused the February fire at its Andover customer fulfilment centre, in a circular for investors ahead of a meeting regarding its impending tie-up with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsShop Direct transfers returns centre to logistics provider
Shop Direct will be transferring its Greater Manchester returns and fulfilment centre to Clipper Logistics, ahead of plans to shut three of its sites by 2020.
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NewsBoohoo full-year profits surge as sales rocket
Boohoo has unveiled another stellar set of full-year results, as pre-tax profits grew 38% and sales soared.
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NewsRetail sales jump in March due to warm weather, ONS finds
Retail sales showed “strong growth” year on year in terms of value and volume in March, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows.
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NewsAmazon pulls plug on retail operations in China
Amazon is closing down its retail business in China after admitting defeat to its great rival in the market, Alibaba.