All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 188
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OpinionOpinion: Marks & Spencer bites the bullet in changed times
The recent strategic update from Marks & Spencer perhaps marks a watershed moment for a business that has been a retail beacon for decades.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why etailers are moving from clicks to bricks
More and more pureplay retailers are betting on bricks-and-mortar to develop their business. But is traditional retail worth the trouble?
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NewsToday in Retail: Singles Day and seismic retail change
The big event that UK retailers should clock today occurred not across our sceptred isle but 4,000 miles away in China.
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Retail VoiceEmbracing mobile this Black Friday
There’s now just two weeks to go until the biggest event in the retail calendar.
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AnalysisWhat are the new innovations in ecomm fulfilment?
From one-button orders to next-gen lockers, retailers are upping their game when it comes to fast, efficient and convenient fulfilment.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
Retail surgery: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
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NewsNew Look launches AR-enabled photobooths in-store
New Look is rolling out augmented reality photobooths to a selection of its flagship stores to drive its appeal to millennial shoppers.
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OpinionBlog: Refining the supply chain for Black Friday
Hermes’ Carole Woodhead shares retailer insights into coping with added pressure on delivery services over the Black Friday weekend.
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NewsShop Direct launches chatbot technology on Very app
Shop Direct has integrated conversational technology on Very’s mobile app to answer customer queries in real time.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS and Amazon
Retail news round-up: Pensions Regulator seeks millions of pounds from Chappell and Amazon extends Black Friday sales across 12 days
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OpinionOpinion: How Instagram could drive contextual commerce
Instagram has recently launched ecommerce capabilities on its platform, but will it change how shoppers and retailers use social media?
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AnalysisIn, out, shake it all about – M&S’s overseas Hokey Cokey
Marks & Spencer is closing company-owned businesses in 10 foreign markets, but boss Steve Rowe says it is not turning its back on international opportunity.
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OpinionOpinion: Rowe’s roadmap for M&S puts focus on better stores
Having trodden the time-honoured path from shopfloor to boardroom, M&S chief executive Steve Rowe won’t have taken the decision to close stores lightly.
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DataData: The top 30 retailers by the proportion of online sales
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 30 retailers by the proportion of online sales they generate sees Matchesfashion.com take top position.
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AnalysisEtail Evolution: Argos’s website through the years
Argos was an early adopter of online retail, first entering the etail fray in 1995. How has it adapted its online offer since then?
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NewsWatch: Argos launches giant yeti Christmas advert
Argos launched its Christmas advert today which features 8ft multicoloured yetis skating through a city doling out gifts.
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AnalysisWhittard brews plan to take English tea to the world
Specialist tea retailer Whittard aims to win a bigger share of a global market worth £90bn in sales.
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OpinionBlog: How to survive Black Friday – are you prepared?
As the retail calendar rolls into November, retailers are once again bracing themselves for Black Friday.
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OpinionOpinion: Shoppers want the story behind the product
It’s the question on the minds of many retailers right now – what will the bestselling gifts be this Christmas?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, UK retail sales and more
Retail news round-up: Pensions Regulator rejects Green's proposal, increase in UK retail sales, M&S set to shut international stores and spending on Black Friday expected to rise 40%.