All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 148
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Report StoreExporting Ecommerce – How to Thrive Online in Germany
Germany’s ecommerce market is one of the most attractive in the world. This interactive guide by Retail Week, in association with Exporting is Great, looks at the online opportunities Germany can offer online.
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter full-year profits and sales rise
Yoox Net-a-Porter has posted a boost in its full-year profits and sales bolstered by increased customer numbers and strong demand across all product lines.
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OpinionToys R Us didn’t need to fail, failure to change killed it
Hard as it may be to imagine today, Toys R Us was once a revolutionary company.
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OpinionDirect to consumer is back, and this time it’s personal
Former PepsiCo general manager John Maltman explores what is driving today’s shopping behaviour.
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NewsSales surge to £8.4bn at the UK's top etailers
Britain’s leading pure-play retailers registered a 23% spike in sales last year, a new study shows.
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IntervieweBay’s UK boss on the tech that will kill smartphones
eBay’s UK vice-president Rob Hattrell talks to Retail Week about visual search, fidget spinners and how content is driving sales.
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NewsAsos finance boss Helen Ashton to step down
Asos chief financial officer Helen Ashton is to leave the online fashion giant later this year.
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AnalysisPodcast: Why supply chain tech investment is crucial
Experience is going to be the key battleground in supply chain and significant investment is required to compete, retailers Kingfisher and Mountain Warehouse have warned.
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Retail VoiceUnified retail and the future of shopping
Salesforce director of UK retail Chris Wood discusses the importance of technology and data in creating a seamless shopping experience across channels.
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NewsJD.com launches blockchain accelerator scheme
Chinese etail giant JD.com has launched a Beijing-based accelerator initiative, AI Catapult, to drive its development of blockchain technology.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Tesco-Booker can hit the ground running
Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale titan Booker overcame its final hurdle today when shareholders of both businesses approved the deal.
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NewsOpinion: Don't underestimate the power of the platform
Times they are a changin’, so Bob Dylan professed. And never has that been more the case than in UK’s retail industry currently.
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NewsMissguided set to cut jobs in redundancy round
Missguided has launched a redundancies programme, with a view to cutting 50 of its 800 staff.
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OpinionOpinion: Not all stores are members of the living dead
Does more retail technology mean fewer physical shops and perhaps, ultimately, almost none?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Are malls adapting to digital shift?
As property landlord Intu reports “robust” results and big-name retailers join Yorkshire’s Axiom scheme, the team debate whether malls are moving fast enough in the digital age.
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DataData: Top 50 UK retailers’ online performance
Following another bumper month of online sales, we look at how the top retailers’ transactional websites compare.
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AnalysisHow-to guide: Thriving online in the United States
As the world’s largest single recipient of foreign direct investment for more than a decade, the US is an important market for overseas investment.
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OpinionOpinion: Is digital curation the way forward?
Retailers need to be careful what they wish for when it comes to appearing on online platforms. They run the risk of disappearing in the morass.
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NewsN Brown names Tesco boss Matt Davies as chairman
N Brown has drafted in Tesco UK chief executive Matt Davies as chairman, succeeding Andy Higginson.
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Retail VoiceNot every economic downturn need impact your business
Andy Longhorn at Barclays Partner Finance discusses how retailers and consumers can reap the benefits of point-of-sale finance.