All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 493
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NewsAsos confident rising sales can continue
Online fashion retailer Asos is confident that added investment in marketing and increased delivery options will help the continued growth of its UK business.
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NewsAdili finance director leaves
The finance director of ethical etailer Adili has left the business as part of a restructure.
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OpinionSocial commerce in practice
Retail Week yesterday hosted a webinar on social commerce that highlighted both how much retailers have to gain from engaging with their customers, but also the many questions they have concerning how they should go about it.
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NewsMydeco promotes virtual products through PlayStation gaming platform
Homewares shopping aggregation site Mydeco has opened a virtual store in Sony’s social gaming platform PlayStation Home.
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NewsNet-a-porter does not intend to float
Luxury fashion etailer Net-a-porter.com said it is trading strongly and does not intent to float on the stock exchange.
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NewsCasino owned CDiscount up for sale
Casino owned discount etailer CDiscount has collapsed less than a year after it was launched in the UK.
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NewsAsos reports strong growth in sales and profits
Online fashion retailer Asos continues to defy the downturn with growth in sales and profits in the six months to September 30.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches video guides
The department store chain has created a series of video buying guides for technology products featuring partners from its stores for its website.
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NewsOnline shops to transform future of retail property
Retailers need as few as 100 shops to achieve national coverage, compared with up to 300 three years ago, ex-Selfridges chief Peter Williams said.
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NewsPlay.com investigated for customer data leak
Entertainment etailer Play.com is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a possible breach of the Data Protection Act.
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OpinionFewer, better shops are the future of retail
There was a rich irony in the retailer speaker at this year’s British Council of Shopping Centres conference in Manchester being employed by a company that has no shops.
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Online secret Sales take off as Christmas battle hots up
Retailers are staging a host of “secret Sales” as the Christmas selling season kicks off in an attempt to win spend during the all important golden quarter.
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OpinionIfoapplestore.com cements Apple's cult following
Few retailers command the sort of brand loyalty that leads customers to create online communities around their products - let alone their stores. Apple, of course, has a cult following, with specialist sites pouring over every vague patent application and rumours from the suppliers in Asia of the latest products ...
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NewsNordstrom woos UK shoppers with web access
US luxury department store operator Nordstrom has opened up its website to UK shoppers.
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NewsArgos launches financial services price comparison site
Argos has today launched a financial services price comparison website called Argos Compare.
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NewsMarks & Spencer offers online shoppers 1p delivery
Marks & Spencer has kick-started its Christmas online sales campaign by offering shoppers delivery for a penny.
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NewsPeter Williams: Retail locations need reinvention to meet web challenge
Today’s retailers need as few as 100 stores to achieve national coverage compared with up to 300 three years ago, meaning a “seismic change” is needed in many high streets and shopping centres, former Selfridges chief Peter Williams told the BCSC conference in Manchester today.
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NewsBurberry social network to celebrate trench coat
Burberry, the upscale retailer and brand, has launched a social networking site celebrating its famous trench coat.
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NewsVictoria’s Secret unveils plans for launch in UK and Europe
US fashion and beauty giant Limited Brands has outlined plans to open Victoria’s Secret stores in strategic markets including the UK as part of an international expansion drive.
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NewsNew online start-up to mimic eBay
A new website set up by a former clothing manufacturer and retailer claims to have ambitions to be the “biggest rival” to eBay.