All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 377
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OpinionBlog: Retailers may need more customer-collaboration business models
It’s no secret the internet has transformed the way retailers must run their businesses.
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OpinionComment: Multichannel success for fashion and homeware retailer Next
Next’s full-year figures showed that the fashion powerhouse remains a pastmaster in multichannel retailing.
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Casino adds grocery offer to its Cdiscount website
Casino has added a grocery offer to its Cdiscount website. Shoppers receive free home delivery in metropolitan areas on orders over E20 (£17).Cdiscount is one of the most visited websites in France, and for the launch of the grocery service the etailer offered its cardholders a refund on their first ...
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NewsEtailer Occa Home adds former Best Buy Europe boss Willett to board
Occa Home, the furniture etailer backed by Asos and The Hut investor The William Currie Group, has appointed former Best Buy Europe boss Bob Willett to its board.
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NewsWilkinson multichannel boss Simon Hathway set to exit
Wilkinson head of multichannel Simon Hathway is set to leave the value retailer in September after six years at the company.
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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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Opinion
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.