All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 406
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NewsOcado insists it will not breach banking covenants
Ocado has defended itself against speculation it could breach its banking covenants and has emphasised it is able to fund its second distribution centre.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse launches mobile payments app
Carphone Warehouse has introduced a new mobile payments app powered by Simply Tap.
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Opinion
British business targets international gold
While the main event took place at Stratford, Her Majesty’s Government was hard at work at Lancaster House selling the UK to the world during The British Business Embassy’s Global Investment Conference.
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OpinionComment: Cyber thieves are smarter than you think
There are two opposite views on the best way to protect sensitive retail data from cyber thieves, including payment card, CRM, inventory, pricing and payroll data.
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OpinionComment: Will click and collect save the high street?
Short-term benefits make click and collect an attractive investment for many retailers but, ultimately, it won’t patch up the problems on the high street.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rocket 22% as Olympic feel-good factor kicks in
John Lewis sales growth has rebounded as the Olympic feel-good factor, milder weather and new ranges boosted takings.
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NewsDixons increases its stake in Pixmania
Dixons has acquired a 22% stake in ecommerce business Pixmania, taking its share holding in the company to 99%.
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OpinionComment: Traditional channels are still alive
Digital is at the forefront of retailers’ minds, and rightly so. But opportunities are being missed where traditional customers are concerned.
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AnalysisSites: The Outnet Vs House of Fraser
Ellie Edwards, Managing director of QUISMA, shares her view of good and bad websites.
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GalleryIn pictures: Wilkinson unveils radical new store format
Wilkinson is leading the multichannel charge in the value retail sector as it prepares to unveil a new-format store offering free Wi-Fi and an out-of-hours, click-and-collect service.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can we understand who are our most valuable customers?
How can we understand who are our most valuable customers?
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NewsWi-Fi on London Underground a boost for online retailers
A roll-out of Wi-Fi on the London Underground could provide a fillip for online retailers, Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner believes.
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NewsAnalysis: Majestic Wine prospers in the economic downturn
The specialist wine retailer Majestic Wine is thriving despite the depressed economy.
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OpinionComment: HMV - Hope May Vanish?
It is often said that hope springs eternal and that is certainly the way HMV’s management seem to feel, as they still confidently expect profits of over £10m this year, despite their dependence on Christmas trading and despite dismal trading over the last year. But HMV might stand for “Hope May Vanish”.
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OpinionComment: Ikea’s augmented reality catalogue is a step in the right direction
Ikea has taken steps to improve its widely distributed homewares catalogue by including augmented reality.
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GalleryIn pictures: Coleen Rooney recreates famous Littlewoods catalogue covers
Online giant Littlewoods turns 80 this year and to help celebrate the milestone current face of the brand Coleen Rooney has recreated some of the most famous catalogues in its history.
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OpinionComment: Retailers hold the key to more meaningful marketing
In the traditional days of big marketing, billboards and television, information was a one-way street: messages were broadcast from brands to consumers.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco launches virtual shopping wall at Gatwick Airport
Tesco has laid down a marker in online grocery innovation with a new interactive virtual shopping wall in Gatwick Airport.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Amazon really overtake Walmart?
It has certainly been a good decade for Amazon. But will it really become big enough to topple Walmart from its spot as the world’s biggest retailer by 2020, as former Asda chief executive Andy Bond claimed today?
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OpinionComment: Next shows the way with multichannel model
Raising profit forecasts is pretty rare in retail at the moment but that’s what fashion group Next did on Wednesday when it unveiled first-half sales.