All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 323
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Majestic Wine, Waitrose, Hilco and Boohoo.com
Retail news round-up on March 7, 2014: Majestic Wine hires new CRM agency, Waitrose plans more Scottish stores, Hilco bids for Elverys, Boohoo to begin trading on March 14.
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NewsBoohoo valued at £560m as it plots to use funds for overseas growth
Fashion etailer Boohoo has been valued at £560m as its management team plans to use the proceeds to drive its international growth.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers compete in the personalisation half-pipe
With the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games due to start this Friday, over 50 UK retailers have been competing in the final event of our retail omni-lympics – the personalisation half-pipe - which judges their ability to cater to all customers in an engaging way.
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AnalysisWebsite review: Adidas.co.uk Vs Puma.com
Adrian Burton, executive creative director at Lambie-Nairn, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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OpinionComment: Some of the retail IPO valuations are beyond belief
Barracuda Search co-founder and joint managing director Jamie Zuppinger is staggered by the valuations of recent retail IPOs
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NewsJohn Lewis gunning to topple home furnishings market leader Ikea
John Lewis is gunning to become the largest home retailer as it seeks to topple market leader Ikea.
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AnalysisWebsite review: Firebox.com Vs ThePresentFinder.co.uk
Julie Dodd, head of user experience at digital marketing agency Zone, shares her views of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisVideo: Waitrose boss Mark Price and John Lewis boss Andy Street
The John Lewis Partnership has reported a rise in sales and profits. Retail Week interviews the bosses of John Lewis and Waitrose.
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NewsEbay launches customer curation tool on UK site
EBay UK has launched a curation tool allowing shoppers to create their own collection of must-have items that can be shared with others for shopping inspiration.
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NewsAo.com angers suppliers by asking them to clarify terms with rival Dixons
Online white goods retailer Ao.com is understood to have written to suppliers asking them to clarify whether Dixons gets better terms than they do.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, AO.com, House of Fraser and more
Retail news round-up on March 6, 2014: Amazon inks Mexican food deal; AO.com writes to suppliers over Dixons terms; House of Fraser to open 12 click and collect shops; and consumer confidence in Ireland up
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AnalysisAnalysis: PowaTag - why retailers are interested in the mobile app
The launch of mobile app PowaTag has made a significant ripple in retail – more so than most technology product launches, and perhaps surprisingly so.
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NewsTesco cuts delivery charges to woo online grocery shoppers
Tesco has stepped up its plans to drive delivery prices down as part of its fight-back against fierce competition.
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NewsBoohoo to be valued at £500m as Ao.com exercises over-allotment option
Boohoo shares are expected to sell at 50p, valuing it at more than £500m, as Ao.com exercises its “over-allotment” option.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Volvo's delivery service be the future of online shopping?
Volvo is piloting a service that allows online orders to be delivered to cars. Katie Deighton speaks to Volvo chief information officer Klas Bendrik about the idea.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six great retail ideas from Mobile World Congress
The Mobile World Congress showcases the most exciting developments in mobile technology, some of which could have a profound impact on retail. By Katie Deighton
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AnalysisAnalysis: A break down of MPs' retail recommendations to Government
The select committee for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the findings from the retail inquiry today. Retail Week summarises its recommendations.
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NewsMPs call for urgent overhaul of the business rates system
The Government must act in order for high streets not to “wither” and become “social deserts” said the chair of the Retail Inquiry MP Adrian Bailey.
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AnalysisAnalysis: John Lewis' JLab - why retailers should court tech start-ups
John Lewis announced over the weekend it is to launch a £100,000 technology start-up incubator, JLab, in a bid to find the next big idea in retail.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches technology incubator JLab for start-ups
John Lewis is launching a start-up incubator, JLab, in a bid to tap into innovative ideas from smaller technology companies and start-ups.