All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 387
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OpinionBlog: Gift Cards - An omnichannel Christmas Carol
Last night, at about 3am, I was awoken by a strange noise. Climbing out of bed I was approached by a ghostly figure. “Who are you?” I asked. “And what are you doing in a retail technology blog-related dream?”
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NewsRetail sales values rise 1.5% in November
The value of retail sales jumped 1.5% year-on-year last month, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can HMV heal its trading wounds?
Following HMV’s warning on covenants last week, Retail Week takes a look at seven areas the retailer needs to focus on to survive.
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AnalysisSites: Target Vs Amazon
Tim Ash, Creative partner at Movement, shares his view of good and bad apps.
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Analysis2012: The year in review - Retail winners and losers
From big administrations to political hot potatoes, retailers have seen it all. Caroline Parry charts the big moments in the year that was.
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NewsOnline sales jump 18% in November to pass £8bn mark
Online sales jumped 18% year-on-year to £8.4bn in November, according to online trade body IMRG.
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OpinionBlog: The power of data for online retailers
Data, even anonymised, creates interesting opportunities for retailers
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OpinionBlog: Tesco's Twitter giveaway campaign is a cracker
Supermarket giant Tesco has developed #pullacracker, a light-hearted Twitter game to reinforce itself as a Christmas gift retailer.
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Blog: Selling online using the three Rs of e-commerce
It doesn’t matter how good you think your product is – research shows that online shoppers trust other people’s opinions more than any marketing claims.
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NewsLandmark Christmas as tablet and mobile orders surge
Tablet and mobile orders surge as shoppers turn to web for festive purchases
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OpinionComment: Christmas deadlock as shoppers wait for Sales
There was a certain thrill to watching Cyber Monday break all online trading records in the UK last week.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Carrefour ends Brazilian ecommerce operations
For most people, the words ‘Brazil’ and ‘online’ are often synonymous with growth.
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NewsUK shoppers are biggest online spenders, OfCom reveals
UK shoppers spend more money online than any other “major” country, a report by OfCom has revealed.
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OpinionBlog: Digital windows - the sign of a Very good Christmas
With many shoppers still hitting the high street, are pure-play etailers really just losing out this Christmas?
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NewsAsos’ UK business has ‘turned a corner’ as sales rocket 24%
Asos boss Nick Robertson said the fashion etailer has “turned a corner” in the UK after a focus on price drove a sales surge in its first quarter.
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OpinionComment: Retail predictions for 2013
As the new year approaches, here are my retail predictions for 2013.
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OpinionComment: UK growth bodes well for Asos
Global fashion powerhouse Asos is really leading the etail pack.
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NewsShopping centre footfall down as customers move online
Footfall dropped 1.7% last week as customer numbers in shopping centres fell on last year.
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NewsGlasses Direct owner acquires contact lens specialist LensOn
Optical specialist Prescription Eyewear has acquired online contact lens specialist LensOn.
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Spar Austria plans online grocery shop
Spar Austria is planning an online grocery shop for its hypermarket and superstore banner Interspar in the Czech Republic.The retailer intends to make more than 40,000 products available online, it is reported.Rewe Group’s supermarket division Billa in the Czech Republic is also working on ecommerce for its full food and ...