All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 300
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Analysis
My retail life: Philippe Chainieux, managing director, Made.com
Philippe Chainieux, managing director of Made.com, speaks to Retail Week about his life working in retail.
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Analysis
Store review: Sofa.com Vs Holland & Barrett
Julie Oxberry, managing director at Household shares her views on the in-store personality of Sofa.com and Holland & Barrett.
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News
Phase Eight enters a new phase as it drives forward with global ambitions
Phase Eight has posted record annual results driven by its international growth as it plans to become a global business.
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Opinion
Comment: Amazon’s Firefly sets the stage for next etail battleground
Not content with selling you everything from a Gangsta Rap colouring book to canned unicorn meat (yes, really), Amazon has revealed the latest step in its journey towards world domination.
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Analysis
Retail Week launches its first 24-hour hackathon
Retail Week is launching the first Retail Week Hackathon, affording retailers crucial insight into creating the ultimate customer experience.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can we use digital marketing to attract more shoppers?
Smartphones and tablets have become a ubiquitous part of people’s lives, with shoppers now instinctively turning to their phones throughout the day for a multitude of reasons.
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Analysis
Analysis: How multichannel retailers rank by online sales
As Dixons breaks through the £1bn online sales barrier - equivalent to a quarter of Amazon’s £4bn UK retail sales - Retail Week Knowledge Bank looks at how it compares to other multichannel players.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco must rekindle emotional connections with customers
Tesco boss Philip Clarke is likely to face a rough ride at its AGM on Friday (June 28th) as he addresses the retailer’s increasingly impatient base of shareholders at the AGM.
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News
Tesco partners with social media cookery channel to drive customer interaction
Tesco has partnered with social media cookery channel SORTEDfood to drive customer interaction with the brand.
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Analysis
Dixons' full-year results: What the analysts say
Electricals group Dixons, which intends to merge with Carphone Warehouse, issued preliminary results today. Retail Week looks at what the analysts said.
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News
Argos appoints head of IT, commercial and supply chain
Argos has appointed Henrietta Baring to the newly created position of head of IT, commercial and supply chain to help it become a “digital retail leader”.
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News
Dixons boss James: Black Friday now a firm fixture on UK retail calendar
Black Friday, the day of shopper deals imported in a big way from the US by UK retailers last year, is now a retail red letter day Dixons bosses believe.
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News
Dixons reveals surge in profits as it sees 'glimmers' of a consumer recovery
Dixons, which owns Currys and PC World, has posted a 76% surge in full-year pre-tax profits as it sees “glimmers” of a consumer recovery.
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News
Hobbycraft to target London with high street store format
Hobbycraft has developed a new high street store format so it can open more shops in Greater London.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Wiggle, plastic bags, Morrisons and Rana Plaza
Retail news round-up on June 26, 2014: Wiggle nears potential IPO, Shoppers to spend more than £110m on plastic bags, Morrisons launches its grocery delivery service in north London and more
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News
Amazon launches click-and-collect lockers in London Tube stations
Amazon is introducing its lockers in two London Underground stations to make picking up orders more convenient for shoppers on the go.
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News
House of Fraser first-quarter like-for-likes edge up as it plots revamps
House of Fraser like-for-likes rose 2% and losses remained level with its first quarter last year as the retailer plots 20 store refurbishments.
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Opinion
Comment: Sports Direct flexes its financial and retail muscles
Last week it was revealed that Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has bought a 4.8% stake in MySale, an online fashion discounter.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's, supply chain, and Highgrove retail business
Retail news round-up on June 25, 2014: Sainsbury’s Bank hires staff from Travelex; Prince Charles’ Highgrove business to focus on online sales; and Government urges BRC to establish supply chain guidelines.
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Interview
Q&A: Clarks, UK & Ireland director of channels, Richard Houlton
Richard Houlton, UK & Ireland director of channels of Clarks lets Retail Week walk a mile in his shoes as he talks about his life in retail.