All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 471
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NewsOcado sales up 30%, but shares fall in early trading
Ocado has revealed strong sales growth this morning in its first trading update as a quoted company, but its shares fell following the update.
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NewsEBay’s fine in LVMH court case reduced
EBay has had its fine over LVMH fakes sold on its site slashed by a French court of appeal.
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NewsGap sales flat in August
US fashion giant Gap said that total sales and like-for-like sales were flat in August with “mixed” results across its fascias.
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NewsMorrisons considers online food launch
New Morrisons boss Dalton Philips is expected to signal a move into selling food online when he unveils elements of his strategy for the grocer at next week’s interim results.
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NewsZara ready to take a slice of UK online market with site launch
Zara launched its much anticipated transactional website in the UK yesterday as the fashion giant seeks to take a share of the growing online clothing market.
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NewsIn Focus: Net-a-Porter
Surely for those affluent ladies it is largely about service in the shops in Bond Street or upmarket department stores?
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NewsSelfridges multichannel director departs
Selfridges multichannel director Peter Robinson has left the business six months after the launch of its transactional website.
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NewsEcommerce debut for Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren will launch its first transactional UK website next month.
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OpinionThe cost of convenience
Customers will weigh up the cost of delivery charges against the benefits, says Steve Robinson
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NewsPrivate sales site Cocosa refreshes to keep ahead
Online private sales site Cocosa has relaunched its website and will unveil a new dedicated menswear site later this year.
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Conversion rates jump 20% on new Blacks site
Outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure has relaunched its website to give customers a better online experience and ensure branding consistency across its stores and etail offer.
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Meijer launches product locator app
Meijer has launched a product locator app called Find-it, built upon Point Inside’s mobile destination content platform. Shoppers will be able to see the location of more than 100,000 items in a Meijer store using their smartphones, eliminating the need to ask store employees where to find particular items. The ...
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OpinionZara and H&M set to fight it out for online share
Zara’s move onto online is likely to generate a great deal of interest, which will include praise and criticism, as the world’s largest fashion group Inditex finally embraces the world of online.
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NewsZara unveils transactional website
Zara has unveiled its new transactional website allowing UK customers to buy its entire fashion collection online for the first time online.
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NewsAdvertising regulations extended to social media sites
Advertising regulations will be extended to cover retailers’ websites and non paid-for messages on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, from March 1 next year.
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NewsOcado shares fall again on analyst comment
Online grocer Ocado saw its share price fall yesterday (August 31) after a leading retail analyst predicted a decline in its market share and questioned its growth strategy.
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NewsEBay to push fashion credentials through major advertising push
EBay is preparing to launch its autumn advertising campaign, its biggest yet, to push its Fashion Outlet offer.
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NewsAndy Bond gets a Wiggle on
Former Asda CEO Andy Bond is back in the saddle as he takes a stake in fast-growing bikes etailer Wiggle
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AnalysisRetailers test online behavioural re-targeting
Targeting online advertising based on consumers’ browsing history is a contentious issue and for retailers there are both pros and cons to behavioural re-targeting
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NewsGap sites go live
Gap Sites go live Gap and Banana Republic were due to launch their long-awaited European transactional websites today.