All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 175
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Opinion
Opinion: Food retail has been hit by lack of strategy
It has become a meaningless cliché to talk about the increasing speed of change in retail, yet the recent dramatic news from the grocery trade is hard to keep up with.
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News
Missguided chief customer officer exits after two months
Missguided’s chief customer officer has left the business after just two months, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
What issues dominate retailers' digital vision?
Systems, skills and simplification are hot topics for retailers when it comes to their digital outlook for the year ahead.
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News
Argos outshines parent Sainsbury’s in fourth quarter
Grocery and general merchandise giant Sainsbury’s generated a like-for-like sales rise of 0.3% in the fourth quarter, including the contribution from Argos.
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Analysis
Analysis: Who are the disruptors in the UK furniture market?
Pureplay furniture retailer Made.com was dubbed a game-changer when it launched in 2010.
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Opinion
Opinion: Asda may have shown the way on pay
Asda has come up with a novel answer to the issue of pay, which has become a pressing cost concern for the industry.
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News
Ocado CFO: We could get away with being more expensive
Ocado’s finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown has shrugged off the prospect of food price inflation and insisted the etailer “could get away with being more expensive”.
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News
Ocado sales jump driven by increased order frequency
Ocado reported a leap in its first-quarter sales despite a dip in its average order value as customers chose to spend less more often.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Amazon dominate the fashion world?
Amazon has thrived in categories from entertainment to electricals, but can it become a leader in fashion?
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Data
Data: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.
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Opinion
Blog: McDonald’s can do online, so why can’t Primark?
Fast-food giant McDonald’s revealed last week that it is plotting a delivery service in the UK.
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News
Amazon exec Kavan on the etailer's 'customer obsession'
Amazon executive Ajay Kavan believes more retailers need to “start with the customer and work backwards” when driving innovation.
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Retail Voice
How AO.com is bringing product to life through video
As AO.com pushes the boundaries of ecommerce, thanks to its innovative use of multimedia, Brightcove reveals the secrets to the retailer’s online success
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News
Breakfast briefing: Lego, Blue Inc and more
Retail news round-up: Lego reports boost in revenue, Blue Inc plans shop closures, and sales on UK high street decreases.
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Analysis
Growing fast: International focus puts Farfetch on top
The Aptos Growth Retailer of the Year was awarded to Farfetch because of the fashion hub’s exponential rise to become a challenger to the likes of Net-a-Porter.
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Analysis
Shop Direct: Blazing a trail in pureplay etail
The OC&C Pureplay Etailer of the Year winner has moved with the times to become a case study in ecommerce excellence.
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News
AI is 'force to be reckoned with' says Shop Direct
Retailers not yet paying attention to artificial intelligence (AI) should reconsider the technology’s power, according to the online retailer.
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News
NOTHS boss says catalogue shoppers are 'worth more'
Notonthehighstreet.com’s chief financial officer David Phillips says that “the old-fashioned way can be the most profitable” for pureplay retailers.
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News
Centralising data critical to success, says Finery
Andrew Shakespeare, head of ecommerce at womens etailer Finery, extols the virtues of “effective use of data”.
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News
Alibaba exec says retailers can't go it alone in China
Alibaba’s European general manager Terry Von Bibra said China was “the greatest opportunity in the world”, but retailers should not underestimate its challenges.