All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 375
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OpinionBlog: How to make blogs work for your brand
Every single week retailers and brands blow between £20,000 to £40,000 on social media which give little, if any, return.
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Blog: With great brands come great design challenges
Jigsaw24 is the largest supplier of Apple products to the UK’s creative industry. With such tech savvy customers, the company’s site needed to hit the mark in terms of user experience.
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News4G to boost retail spend by £1.8bn a year, says eBay
The arrival of universal 4G in Britain could boost the retail economy by around £1.8bn a year, according to new research by online giant eBay.
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OpinionBlog: River Island uses augmented reality for Rihanna collection
UK fashion retailer River Island is using augmented reality technology to offer interactive content around the launch of the Rihanna for River Island collection.
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NewsDepartment store Debenhams hires Argos multichannel director
Debenhams has poached Argos ecommerce boss Ross Clemmow to replace Simon Forster who exited late last year.
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AnalysisSites: Direct-golf Vs Golfonline
Jim Brigden, chief commercial officer at iProspect, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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NewsWaitrose poaches Ocado executive to become omnichannel boss
Waitrose has poached a senior Ocado executive to become its first head of omnichannel delivery as the grocer aims to offer a seamless customer experience across all of its channels.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Inditex wise to focus on existing markets
Inditex president Pablo Isla revealed last week that it will not be expanding internationally at the same pace as in recent years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is etailer Ocado the answer to Morrisons’ prayers?
Morrisons is the laggard of the big four grocers. Can a tie-up with etailer Ocado give it a much-needed fillip?
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NewsOnline, not stores, key to overseas growth, says Next boss
Next has shunned opening stores overseas in favour of pushing its online operation as it prepares to launch its Chinese website this year.
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NewsArcadia online order value rockets after personalisation improvements
Arcadia has increased its average online order value by 67% and the average number of products per order by 66% after it introduced personalisation software.
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NewsNext full-year profits soar 9% as new year gets off to slow start
Next pre-tax underlying profit jumped 9% to £622m over the year against a 3.1% sales jump, however, the new year has got off to a slow start.
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NewsBluewater strikes O2 deal to enhance customer experience
Bluewater has struck a deal with mobile phone operator O2 aimed at digitally enhancing consumers’ physical shopping experience in Kent shopping centre.
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NewsAsos womenswear "on fire" as sales soar in second quarter
A revitalisted womenswear offer has stimulated a sales jump at online fashion giant Asos.
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OpinionBlog: Last chance to enter BT Retail Week Technology Awards
There’s just a few days left to get your entries in for the BT Retail Week Technology Awards.
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NewsOnline fashion giant Asos' retail sales surge 37% in second quarter
Online fashion giant Asos delivered surging retail sales up 37% to £186m in its second quarter as its gross margin dipped.
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NewsFindel disposes of healthcare division as group sales soar
Findel is to dispose of its healthcare division to LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Bank as group sales jump 8.3% in its year to date.
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OpinionBlog: The two unlikely keys to omnichannel success
Collaboration in retail supply chains, both the sharing of infrastructure, like shared trucks and warehouses, or the sharing of data, would give great benefits to retailers and their customers.
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OpinionBlog: Ted Baker comes top of the social networking class
Retailers unsure of how to use Twitter and Facebook should take a leaf out of Ted Baker’s book, which is a star pupil when it comes to using social networks.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: How John Lewis led the way and outperformed its rivals
John Lewis won both Oracle Retailer of the Year and Brandbank Multichannel Retailer of the Year. Managing director Andy Street talks about its success.