All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 293
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NewsTopshop and Miss Selfridge push into China with online tie-up
Topshop and Miss Selfridge are launching online in China in a tie-up with local etailer ShangPin.com.
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NewsWickes hires Fit Flop ecommerce boss as part of multichannel drive
Wickes has hired Fit Flop ecommerce boss Lee Faetz as it vies to enhance its multichannel capabilities.
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NewsCreate and Craft TV channel to launch in US at end of year
Craft Retail Group, a division of British retailer Ideal Shopping Direct, will launch its Create and Craft TV shopping channel in the US at the end of the year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Four big growth opportunities for New Look
The New Look ship has been stabilised and, as today’s stellar first-quarter results show, it is now primed for growth. Retail Week looks at its big opportunities.
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NewsIkea to downsize Reading store to reflect changing shopping habits
Furniture giant Ikea is to open a smaller store in Reading than it originally planned as it downsizes to reflect changing shopping habits.
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NewsNew Look puts Russian expansion on ice amid political concerns
Fashion retailer New Look has put its Russian expansion on ice amid concerns about the political situation in the country.
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AnalysisPeople: Philip Clarke marked the end of a turbulent half-year for retail chiefs
The departure of Philip Clarke from Tesco marked the end of a turbulent half-year in the retail jobs market with several bosses departing.
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AnalysisComment: Retail's future is virtual and social, with a dose of science fiction
Few would argue that retail has undergone significant transformation the last couple of decades.
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NewsRakuten to launch new UK website and will close Play.com
Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten is launching a UK site this year and plans to close down its Play.com website next year.
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NewsGovernment scraps need for planning permission for click-and-collect lockers
Retailers will be allowed to build click-and-collect lockers without planning permission after being given the green light by High Street minister Penny Mordaunt.
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NewsIn numbers: Nine facts about eBay on the 20th anniversary of ecommerce
On the day of the 20th anniversary of the first secure online transaction and the birth of ecommerce, Retail Week studies the big numbers from eBay’s history.
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NewsPoundworld scraps ecommerce partnership with Poundland co-founder
Poundworld has withdrawn from the Poundshop.com venture it launched with Poundland co-founder Steve Smith in February.
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OpinionComment: M&S’s Laura Wade-Gery on 20 years of online retail and what comes next
This month marks 20 years since what is believed to be the first secure internet shopping transaction took place, when on 11th August 1994 a shopper in the US purchased a Sting CD online at NetMarket.
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OpinionComment: Dixons Carphone faces challenge to convince shoppers to purchase services
One of the motivations underpinning the Dixons Carphone tie-up is that the new business will be better positioned to offer support to consumers facing ever more complex, inter-connected gadgetry.
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NewsVideo: Online retail celebrates 20th anniversary of first sale
August 11 marks the 20th anniversary of an event that altered the landscape of retailing forever – the first online purchase.
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OpinionBlog: Luxury brands must adopt online or risk becoming outdated
It appears that luxury brands are finally realising that online is a channel that cannot be ignored as Cartier has made the move to trade on Selfridges’ website.
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NewsDisney becomes latest firm to dispute contract with Amazon
Shoppers on Amazon are unable to pre-order Disney DVDs, in what appears to be the latest contract dispute involving the online giant.
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NewsAchica sells stake to hedge fund giant Lansdowne Partners
Lansdowne Partners, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, has taken a stake in Achica, the online homewares site set up by Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths.
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NewsNet-a-Porter hires Hugh Fahy as chief information officer
Net-a-Porter has hired former Betfair director of development Hugh Fahy as its chief information officer to replace Richard Lloyd-Williams.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Irish inflation and eBay
Retail news round-up on August 8, 2014:S&P cuts Tesco’s credit rating, Consumer price index inflation in Ireland up 0.3%, eBay gains top spot as most popular retailer on mobile