All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 173
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NewsBreakfast briefing: H&M loyalty and Amazon weather
Retail news round-up: H&M launches a loyalty scheme via its app and Amazon provides a weather-based shopping recommendations.
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AnalysisIs there investor appetite for a Shop Direct IPO or sale?
Shop Direct’s turnaround is a big retail success story following a transformation in recent years.
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NewsReport exposes UK firms' cyber-security training gap
Only 20% of UK businesses have had staff attend any form of cyber-security training in the last 12 months, according to the Government’s new findings.
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NewsFashion etailer Hope to crowdfund expansion finance
Hope, the fledgling fashion etailer and brand founded by former Marks & Spencer stores director Nayna McIntosh, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance expansion.
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NewsMissguided bolsters beauty offer with debut fragrance
Fast fashion retailer Missguided has expanded its beauty range with the launch of its first fragrance.
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NewsBoohoo profits double in 'momentous' full year
The acquisitive online fashion business Boohoo has doubled its earnings in what the joint chief executives have termed a “momentous year”.
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NewsShop Direct eyes £3bn sale as takeover talks begin
Shop Direct owners, the Barclay brothers, are understood to be seeking a £3bn price tag for the etail group and have lined up talks with potential suitors.
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NewsSainsbury’s Argos’s Bodson named UK’s top digital boss
Sainsbury’s Argos’s chief digital and marketing officer Bertrand Bodson has been named the UK’s chief digital officer of the year.
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OpinionOpinion: Why would fashion etailers open stores?
The changes in the retail landscape continue, in terms of brands and consumer behaviour.
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NewsBoden to open concessions in John Lewis stores
Home shopping specialist Boden is to open concessions in five John Lewis department stores.
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NewsWoolworths could make comeback under ex-boss
A former Woolworths managing director hopes to revive the famous retail name and launch it again on high streets almost 10 years after its collapse.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Boohoo, Boden and more
Retail news round-up: Boohoo set to reveal increase in profits, Boden opens concessions in John Lewis stores and Woolworths set to make high street come back
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OpinionOpinion: The M&A world of retail comes full circle
As I bow out after more than 30 years in retail, I reflect upon some of the permanent changes and trends that have come full circle within the industry.
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OpinionBlog: Deliver to me, not to my home or office
Parcels can be delivered to rail stations, universities and corner shops – so why can’t it be delivered just to me?
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AnalysisAgenda: Boohoo and N Brown update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from fashion rivals Boohoo and N Brown both on the agenda.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK online spending and Rylko
Retail news round-up: British shoppers rank first in online spending, and Rylko launches its first store in the UK
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Will Debenhams' profits suffer?
Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher says the department store group has “a successful and profitable future”, but will the redesigned business be more or less profitable?
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NewsAmazon and eBay sellers accused of £1.5bn VAT dodge
Online marketplaces including Amazon and eBay cost the UK up to £1.5bn last year due to VAT fraud or error, says government auditor.
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NewsDebenhams profits fall as it unveils new strategy
Debenhams has posted a drop in pre-tax profits as new boss Sergio Bucher unveiled a digitally focused strategy to “define clearly what Debenhams stands for.”
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AnalysisBHS one year on: Can BHS.com succeed in a tough market?
BHS may have vanished in a rather dramatic fashion from the high street, but its name lives on online with BHS.com.