All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 399
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AnalysisAnalysis: Homewares retailers move with the times
The homewares and furniture sector has faced trying times, and difficult trading conditions have hit retailers unprepared for change. Anna Richardson Taylor speaks to those who see opportunities for innovation and growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you didn’t know about Hotel Chocolat
As Hotel Chocolat prepares to launch a range of health and beauty products under its own Cocoa Juvenate label next month, Retail Week takes a look at some of the finer details of the quirky chocolatier.
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NewsDebenhams online boss Simon Forster to join Selfridges
Debenhams online boss Simon Forster is to exit the department store to join rival Selfridges.
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NewsWhich? labels PC World 'worst' online store
Skincare and cosmetics site LizEarle.com has been rated the best online shop and PC World’s deemed the worst in a poll.
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NewsRetail sales rise in September
The value of retail sales in September rose 3.2% year-on-year as volumes also rose.
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OpinionComment: Encouraging trends reported at N Brown
Andy Higginson will have been pretty pleased with his first set of figures as chairman of home shopping group N Brown.
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Opinion
Blog: Omni-channel payments and the search for Atlantis
Whether you like the term ‘omni-channel payments’ or not – indeed whether you even think of distinguishing between payments, the channels you offer to your customers and your overall retail proposition – it appears to have stuck, for now.
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NewsDiscounting will not be as rife this Christmas, says N Brown boss
Home shopping giant N Brown is confident that discounting will not shape the golden quarter like it did last Christmas.
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NewsN Brown optimistic about revenue growth despite profit fall
N Brown is positive about revenue growth driven by brands and online sales despite pre-tax profit slipping in the first half.
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NewsMorrisons finance boss Pennycook joins The Hut Group board
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook has joined the board of fast-growing etailer The Hut Group sparking further IPO speculation.
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AnalysisInfographic: Tablets versus smartphones
Shopping and browsing on a tablet device is more popular than on a smartphone, research from industry bodies eDigitalResearch and IMRG has shown.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ten problems the weather is creating for retailers
The last five years have seen global and UK weather patterns start to change. What impact is this having on the retail industry?
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OpinionBlog: Mobile apps – audience appropriate?
With their low barrier to usage and ability to reach the widest pool of consumers via their mobile phones, it’s easy to see why mobile-optimised websites have been the key investment priority for fashion retailers.
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NewsEBay unveils redesigned website
Online marketplace eBay has re-launched its website with a new contemporary look and feel.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales increase 16%
John Lewis sales surged 16.2% to £70m last week as the cooler weather drove shoppers into stores.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Debenhams put multichannel centre stage
Earlier this year Debenhams won the Oracle Retail Week Award for best multichannel retailer. We catch up with its team to hear more about its strategy for integration and innovation.
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OpinionBlog: How m-commerce can help the tills ring out this Christmas
It’s that time of year again and retailers up and down the country are filling their stores full of party dresses as Christmas looms near.
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OpinionComment: How is WHSmith still managing to make money?
Many people will be left shaking their heads in wonder today when they find out that WHSmith’s pre-tax profits for the year to the end of August have risen 10% to £102m.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: China’s online retail race brings risk and opportunity
There has been astonishing growth in the Chinese ecommerce sector over the past five years and it still has a promising future.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Kate Bostock bring to the Asos party?
Retail’s worst kept secret is out of the bag. Former Marks & Spencer fashion supremo Kate Bostock has finally been confirmed as the new executive director of product and trading at online giant Asos. What does she bring to the party?