All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 368
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OpinionComment: Primark turns to clicks but won’t abandon bricks
Value fashion giant Primark’s decision to experiment with etail on Asos’ website justifiably prompted much interest.
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NewsMoss Bros posts flat like-for-likes after "difficult" start to the year
Menswear retailer Moss Bros like-for-like sales were flat for the 18 weeks to June 1, as it experienced a “difficult” start to the year.
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NewsThe Entertainer full year profits soar as it eyes ELC share
The Entertainer revealed a jump in pre-tax profits to £5.5m from £1.3m the previous year as it looks to fill the gap created by the closure of Early Learning Centre stores.
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OpinionComment: Primark partnership is a winner for Asos
Primark’s decision to start selling online through Asos is yet another indication that chances of retail success are improved by having a good multichannel strategy.
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NewsAnalysis: How Alistair McGeorge revived New Look's fortunes
Just over two years ago Alistair McGeorge took charge of a battered and bruised New Look.
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NewsTesco plans global hackathon event
Tesco is planning to hold a hackathon event in its head offices around the world simultaneously.
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NewsIn focus: May retail sales figures from the BRC
UK retail like-for-like sales rose 1.8% in May, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KMPG Retail Sales Monitor. Retail Week drills down into how each of the individual categories performed.
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NewsMay like-for-likes up 1.8% helped by strong furniture and flooring sales
May retail like-for-like sales jumped 1.8% year on year boosted by the improved weather and strong sales in furniture and flooring.
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NewsNew Look back in the black as it plans to launch in China and Russia
Fashion retailer New Look has returned to profit, recording a £3.1m pre-tax profit in the 53 weeks to March 30 against a £54.5m loss last year.
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OpinionComment: Will Ocado’s link-up with Morrisons damage the brand?
I often find myself in a minority, thanks largely to a love of country music and Hendon FC. But a more recent minority experience is being one of few supporters of Ocado.
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NewsValue fashion giant Primark starts selling online through Asos
Value fashion giant Primark has taken its first step into online retail by launching on etailer Asos’s site.
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NewsFurniture etailer WorldStores raises £10m to fund growth
Online furniture specialist WorldStores has raised £10m to support the rapid growth of the business from private equity firms.
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OpinionComment: Ocado’s pet store - The dawn of an online empire?
Just this week, the Centre for Retail Research released new findings predicting that the share of online from overall retail sales will rise from 12.7% in 2012 to 21.5% by 2018.
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NewsStores call for tax ‘rethink’ in struggle against online retail
A working group has been set up to attempt to level the playing field between tax paid by online and store-based retailers.
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AnalysisSites: The Original Cookware Company Vs Zara
Gemma Lovelock, Founder of promotions marketing agency Lock-In Marketing, shares her view of good and bad sites.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons plays catch up with supermarket fashion retail
Morrisons has been playing catch up in many areas of supermarket retailing. It is now dealing its hand in the fast-growing area of clothing.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Appliances Online, AO, Let’s Go
Appliances Online’s first TV advertising is an off-the-wall comic campaign that should help build brand awareness for the pure-play electricals retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: EBay - from auction site to retail channel
EBay UK’s plan to transform itself from auction site to retail channel is gaining momentum with ex-Sainsbury’s online boss Tanya Lawler now at the helm.
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NewsMorrisons to take on rivals as it plots online launch into adult clothing
Under-pressure Morrisons is poised to go head-to-head with supermarket rivals in the hard-fought grocery fashion market as it plots an adult clothing range.
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NewsAmazon signs for 210,000 sq ft London base to woo the capital's talent
Online giant Amazon has signed for a 210,000 sq ft office in central London to which it plans to move 1,600 of its staff.