All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 484
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NewsOcado to up geographical reach and range as it considers IPO
Home shopping group Ocado is to focus on increasing its range, geographical reach and services for customers this year as it mulls a post-election IPO.
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Coles offers online groceries to Northern Territory
Coles has become the first major grocery retailer in Australia to introduce an online shopping service to the Northern Territory with the launch of Coles.com.au to residents in Darwin and the Top End, Retail World reported. Separately, rival Woolworths will introduce its online shopping service into Western Australia for the ...
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NewsNew Look vows to become top multichannel fashion retailer
New Look has thrown down the gauntlet to Asos and Next and said it wants to topple its rivals to become the number one multichannel fashion retailer within three years.
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NewsNaked Wines to offer advance order savings
Online wine specialist Naked Wines will next week launch a deal for customers to order wine up to a year in advance and save up to 50% on their orders.
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NewsTurnaround guru Ian Gray parachuted in to Abel & Cole
Upmarket food specialist Abel & Cole has parachuted in turnaround specialist Ian Gray as chairman and its founder has returned to run the business after the recession hit growth.
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OpinionE-learning from the public sector
Retailers can learn much from how the push to deliver far more public services online plays out.
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Molton Brown replaces ecommerce platform
Molton Brown is to replace its website platform with a system from ATG as a step towards its international e-commerce expansion.
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NewsLouis Vuitton loses Google battle
Google has won its long-running legal battle with Louis Vuitton over the use of the online giants Adwords service.
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NewsOcado narrows operating losses as sales rise
Ocado has narrowed its operating losses and increased its gross sales by a quarter to £427.3m in the year to November 29.
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NewsOnline retail sales grow 13% in February
Strong Valentine’s Day sales helped retailers achieve growth of 13% online in February, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Index.
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NewsOne-hour slots boost Kiddicare delivery rates
Kiddicare has achieved a 98.75% successful delivery rate since introducing a one-hour delivery slot service last month.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe pursues funds to back growth
Fashion etailer My-Wardrobe is seeking another round of investment to accelerate growth as it targets sales of £100m by 2015.
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AnalysisOnline retail demographics: the law of averages
The average age of internet buyers in Europe is 40. Does this mean multichannel has become truly mass market, and are there still distinctions in the way different groups shop? Joanna Perry investigates
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NewsSuperGroup to expand overseas via global ecommerce assault
SuperGroup is to push the button on a global ecommerce offer a week ahead of its scheduled IPO.
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NewsFlying Brands’ focus on core areas paying off
Home shopping group Flying Brands’ strategy to focus on its core gardening and gift divisions is bearing fruit, the retailer said as it posted improved full-year results.
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NewsFigleaves trials move from pure play with concession in Allders
Lingerie etailer Figleaves is trialling its first physical retail offer with a concession in Allders in Croydon.
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NewsBrand Alley launches ad campaign to educate consumers
Private sales site Brand Alley has launched an ad campaign to try to educate consumers about how private sales operate, as it guns to double its customer base from 100,000 to 200,000 this year.
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NewsAsos aims for £1bn sales in five overseas markets
Asos founder Nick Robertson has set a goal to reach £1bn in sales in five years across five markets.
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OpinionCould Richemont net a winner?
No wonder Richemont is targeting a larger slice of Net-a-Porter — it has been one of the best etail growth stories in a market where its founder Natalie Massenet once faced naysayers who believed luxury fashion would never work online.