All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 459
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NewsArcadia plans for new software to up multichannel offer by 2012
Arcadia Group is to roll out a new EPoS system to stores to improve its multichannel offer.
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OpinionWalmart: Welcome to Silicon Valley
The world’s largest retailer is dipping its toe into the California dotcom innovation hotbed with the acquisition of a social media company that has created a platform to connect people with relevant real-time information.
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NewsTesco acquires online video streaming service
Grocery giant Tesco is hoping to take a slice of the “internet-driven revolution in home entertainment” by acquiring a majority stake in an online movie streaming service.
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BT Retail Week Technology Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for Retail Week’s technology awards includes all of the big four supermarkets as well as retailers from across the spectrum of speciality retail.
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NewsAsos faces legal threat over its German expansion
Asos is facing a legal challenge from a similarly-named rival retailer in Germany.
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AnalysisCan you crack America?
It is the world’s largest retail market, but UK store chains struggle in the US. With international expansion a boardroom priority, Charlotte Hardie considers the traps retailers should avoid to succeed in America.
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Opinion
Trafford Centre's A-list app
The Trafford Centre in Manchester is the latest in long line of shopping centres to release an app to provide information to visitors, but this one is the first to try something a little bit different.
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AnalysisHow to drive growth in a tough market
They say tough times breed innovation and opportunity, and a look at the UK high street and online offer shows how retailers are driving growth in a difficult market.
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NewsAsos eyes new markets as international sales beat UK
Asos’s overseas sales overtook UK revenues for the first time in the fourth quarter and the online fashion giant is now considering where else to launch country-specific sites.
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OpinionAsos typifies online success
It’s a hard life on the high street but online sales are still growing strongly.
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LoveHoney.com acquires BeCheeky.com
Sex toy and lingerie etailer LoveHoney.com is gunning for a more mainstream audience after acquiring liquidated underwear etailer BeCheeky.com.
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Opinion
Oasis launches group buying deal
Oasis has become one of the first high street retailers to provide an offer on a group buying site, following in the footsteps of Asos which offered a £20 voucher for £9.
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NewsIdeal Shopping Direct posts profits rise as sale decision nears
TV shopping and online retailer Ideal Shopping Direct’s pre-tax profits soared to £6.7m in the year to January 2, up from £1.1m the previous year.
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OpinionPanda is not black and white
Google’s latest site update – named Panda – is reported to be having a significant impact on the visibility of certain websites in natural search results.
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NewsAsos sales up 70% in Q4 driven by soaring international sales
Asos’ group sales soared by 70% in its fourth quarter driven by its growing international arm which overtook the UK for the first time.
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OpinionRetail surgery: If customer data is lost by another company can we make an insurance claim?
Another company processes all our credit card transactions. If customer data is lost or stolen, can we make a claim against their, or our, insurance policy?
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AnalysisConsumer Rights Directive changes
The European Parliament has recently approved an amended Consumer Rights Directive that means online retailers will face extra costs for returns
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NewsLakeland bolsters etail as sales move online
Homewares retailer Lakeland is ramping up its online offer with targeted merchandising on its website, as its non-store sales migrate from mail order to online.
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NewsShop Direct says sorry for Mother’s Day blunder
Online retail giant Shop Direct suffered the wrath of irate customers at the weekend when a computer glitch prevented flowers being delivered on Mother’s Day.
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NewsPlay.com seeks investors as it looks to expand
Online retailer Play.com is hunting for investment to fund its European-wide expansion.