All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 289
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News
Bathrooms.com shows it has a suite tooth with recent partnership
Bathroom specialist etailer Bathrooms.com has teamed up with Choccywoccydoodah for their campaign poking fun at online searches for ‘bathroom sweets’.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Shop Direct, Harris + Hoole and inflation
Retail news round-up on August 20, 2014: Shop Direct to release transactional apps; British inflation down and Harris + Hoole close coffee shops.
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Analysis
Analysis: eBay's 15th birthday – where does the site go next?
15 years ago this week, the first UK purchase was made on eBay – a CD from German rock group The Scorpions for £2.89.
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Analysis
In the news: Tesco's new customer fulfilment director profiled
Tesco’s new customer fulfilment director Allan Lyall is charged with taking the grocer to the cutting edge of online customer service using tactics polished while at global online giant Amazon.
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John Lewis rolls out CollectPlus click-and-collect nationwide
John Lewis has rolled out the convenience store click-and-collect through CollectPlus nationwide following a successful trial last year.
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Groupon overhauls UK site as it vies to become online marketplace
Groupon has overhauled its UK website as it vies to take on Amazon and eBay and become an online marketplace.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Ted Baker, Phones4u, consumer confidence
Retail news round-up on August 19, 2014: Ted Baker looks to ramp up blogging, Phones 4u to close 160 Currys concessions and consumer confidence soars.
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Former Asos director Jon Kamaluddin joins board of payments firm Klarna
Former Asos international boss Jon Kamaluddin has joined payments firm Klarna as he starts to develop a portfolio career.
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Opinion
Comment: What should Toys R Us do to avoid further profit drops?
Another fall in profits at the UK outpost of the global toy retailer could be reversed, but it requires in-store change.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on footfall, Morrisons and business rates
Retail news round-up on August 18, 2014: Footfall drops 0.6% in July, Morrisons extends opening hours across half its estate, Business rates appeals to cost £4.2bn.
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Opinion
Comment: Amazon's commercial conflict could hinder its payments play
Despite hefty investment by some retailers, near field communication (NFC) – what some thought would become the payment norm – has not taken off.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales jump 6.1% in face of hurricane Bertha
John Lewis sales increased 6.1% to £69m for the week to August 9 as consumers battled hurricane Bertha to go shopping or turned to online.
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Toys R Us records fourth consecutive fall in UK profits
Toys R Us has recorded a fourth consecutive profit drop in the UK as pre-tax profits for the year ending February 1, 2014 fell 24% to £4.55m.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Toys R Us, Asda and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on August 15, 2014:Toys R Us profits fall for fourth consecutive year, Asda boss Andy Clarke predicts Christmas growth and John Lewis Partnership beats Bertha and capitalises on Bake Off return.
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Analysis
Website review: Nixon.com Vs Gant.co.uk
Christopher Lockwood, editorial and publishing director of Adjust Your Set compares the content and usability of Nixon.com and Gant.co.uk.
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Interview
Q&A: Craft Retail Group, managing director, Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan, managing director of Craft Retail Group speaks to Retail Week about the retailer launching in the US and his proudest achievement.
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Analysis
Analysis: Dixons Carphone plugs in to the connected consumer
Electricals group Dixons and mobile specialist Carphone Warehouse have officially flicked the switch on their retail merger.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Online retailing hits 20 years
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the retailers and etailers who have profited from online retail in the last 20 years.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How do I ensure my website can cope with unexpected traffic booms?
Over the last year retailers have been noticing the ‘George effect’, with certain childrenswear brands seeing items in high demand, driven by Prince George’s endorsement.
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News
Analysis: Game's battle to be fighting-fit for the digital-only revolution
Game has landed an exclusive deal with Microsoft to sell its digital-only Xbox games. But is it adapting fast enough to cope with the digital revolution?