All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 458
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Opinion
Why Tesco is spending millions on its architecture
Tesco chief information officer Mike McNamara announced at last week’s National Retail Federation in New York that Tesco is spending around $100m on its store architecture.
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OpinionThe mobile multiplier
Joanna Perry has been a journalist for more than a decade, specialising in technology, ecommerce and the retail sector.
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News
Home Depot and eBay to extend PayPal trial
Home improvement retailer The Home Depot and eBay will extend their PayPal in-store payment trial service from five stores to 51 in the San Francisco area. Pilot customers can pay for items via their PayPal account at The Home Depot’s point-of-sale systems using either a PIN via their mobile phone ...
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NewsKaren Millen to expand online offer across Europe
Fashion retailer to launch local language websites in the hope of repeating German sales success.
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NewsAmazon eyes chilled food offensive
Etail giant Amazon is gearing up to sell chilled foods in a move that would shake up the supermarket industry, sources have told Retail Week.
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OpinionOcado blow as FD departs
News editor Nicola is has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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NewsChristmas updates boost store stocks
As the Christmas trading season drew to an end, retailers of all sorts were in fashion.
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NewsDebenhams digital boss exits for Gucci
Debenhams’ digital head Harriet Williams has left the retailer to lead Gucci’s global ecommerce charge.
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AnalysisNRF: Why technology matters to retail
2012 will be a key year for retailers, with spending constrained and structural changes hitting hard. Retailers at this year’s NRF conference showed they’re tackling the hurdles head on, finds Rebecca Thomson.
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NewsRetail sales suffer steepest fall in three years, says CBI
Retail sales suffered their biggest fall in three years in January, according to the CBI Distributives Trades Survey.
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News
Amazon considering entering India
Amazon may enter India via the launch of its market place platform in a bid to overcome foreign direct investment restrictions on multi-brand retail, it has been reported. Industry sources said the etail giant had already struck deals with other online retailers in preparation for the launch, which would initially ...
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NewsHawkins Bazaar back in the game
The owner of Hawkins Bazaar, Primary Capital – which bought back the business out of administration last week – plans to revive the toy retailer by focusing on concessions and online as it appoints a new chief executive.
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NewsFeelunique.com ramps up overseas
Health and beauty retailer Feelunique.com is to ramp up its overseas presence by increasing its marketing activity as it strives to become the “Asos of the health and beauty market”, according to chief executive Aaron Chatterley.
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OpinionRetail rent regime still outdated
Simon Burke is an experienced senior retailer. He is currently chairman of HobbyCraft and Eagle Eye Solutions.
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AnalysisRight technology, right time
Technology is no longer a back-office service – it’s driving sales and changing how people shop. Rebecca Thomson discovers what’s next for retailers at the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsFlying Brands sales fall
Flying Brands suffered a fall in sales over Christmas from £4.47m to £3.29m.
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NewsMore shoppers head for mobiles to do Christmas shopping
Mobiles searches accounted for one in five online retail searches in the fourth quarter, with the number of searches on smartphones and ipads 169% up on last year.
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NewsOcado makes boardroom changes as finance boss departs
Ocado chief financial officer Andrew Bracey is to make a surprise departure from the online grocer to join recruitment company Michael Page.
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OpinionThe future of bricks and mortar stores
Robert Gregory is the co-Global Research Director at Planet Retail. He has over a decade’s experience in analysing research trends with a particular focus on Asia.
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OpinionBT backs Retail Week Technology Awards
I’m proud to announce that, for the third year running, BT is the headline sponsor of the prestigious Retail Week Technology Awards.