All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 446
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NewsMobile sales jump as confidence in the channel grows
Mobile sales have jumped over the past year as retailers push the channel more aggressively in response to new consumer buying habits.
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NewsShop Direct to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses
Shop Direct is to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses to £7.8m over the past year.
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NewsOnline sales climbed 15% year-on-year in September
Online sales climbed 15% year-on-year in September as customers spent £5.5bn.
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NewsOnline grocery market to double in five years says IGD
The online grocery market will almost double in value to £11.2bn by 2016, according to industry analysts IGD.
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Opinion
Lipsy invests in Facebook app
Fashion retailer Lipsy has launched a ‘Golden Ticket’ Facebook app to promote their latest Pixie Lott collaboration.
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NewsOnline retail searches rise 35% in the third quarter
Total retail searches rose at the fastest rate this year during the quarter to September at 35% as thrify Brits scoured the web for a bargain.
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Opinion
eBay signs up to use Facebook data
Facebook is keen for retailers to link up their customer data with its own social data on users, and eBay has become one of the first to step up.
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Opinion
Game goes on loyalty drive as it develops customer insight
Entertainment retailer Game is on a drive to get more from its loyalty card after it signed up an extra 1 million members over the last year.
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NewsUK sales growth slows at Asos
Online fashion specialist Asos has posted a sharp slowdown in UK sales but overseas revenues continue to soar.
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NewsMatalan hires dedicated head to drive web sales
Value retailer Matalan has hired its first dedicated head of online and has appointed a former Sainsbury’s executive as part of plans to drive web sales and focus on its value offering.
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NewsWatches of Switzerland launches transactional website
Jewellery group Aurum has launched a transactional website for its Watches of Switzerland brand.
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News40% of online shoppers make at least one purchase per week
40% of online shoppers in the UK made at least one online purchase per week over the last quarter.
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NewsFigleaves in profit but N Brown warns confidence is waning
N Brown’s etail lingerie business Figleaves has made a half-year profit for the first time in its history, but the home shopping fashion group faces an uphill battle until the end of the year as consumer confidence deteriorates.
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AnalysisToys R Us focuses on key trends as Christmas looms
Toys R Us has revealed the four top trends that it expects to influence toy sales in the months leading up to Christmas.
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OpinionHow can we win back customers’ trust?
One of the most striking findings of this year’s Retail Proposition Strength Index, launched by OC&C at the World Retail Congress two weeks ago, was that customers’ trust in retail brands is in sharp decline.
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AnalysisEmerging retailers: Still flying high?
Two years ago, 10 of the top emerging retailers gathered for a Retail Week photo shoot at the top of London’s Gherkin. Today, Charlotte Hardie revisits them to find out how they have fared amid the trials and tribulations of the continued downturn.
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NewsAurora launches first multi-brand international website
Clothing retailer Aurora Fashions, the company behind womenswear chains Oasis, Warehouse and Coast, has launched the first of its dedicated international websites in Germany today.
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Opinion
B&Q goes mobile
Not having a mobile optimised website is the equivalent of not opening your store on Tuesdays.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches French website
Marks & Spencer has returned to France with the launch of its new website in the country.
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NewsSainsbury's buys online entertainment business
Sainsbury’s has bought online digital entertainment business Global Media Vault, which supplies the supermarket’s entertainment ecommerce platform.