All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 495
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NewsKindle helps boost Amazon sales and profits
Amazon has reported international sales, including the UK, grew 33% in the three months to September 30 reaching $2.61bn (£1.56bn).
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NewsWilkinson improves conversions on website
Wilkinson has increased customer conversion rates and average order values on its Wilkinson Plus ecommerce site.
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NewsNick Wheeler joins My-Wardrobe board
Online fashion retailer My-Wardrobe has appointed Nick Wheeler, founder and managing director of shirt specialist Charles Tyrwhitt, to its board of directors.
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OpinionIs multichannel worth the money?
Investment in ecommerce and creating a multichannel customer experience is no longer optional according to the many retailers I’ve seen present at various ecommerce events in the past couple of weeks.
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NewsOnline spending growth hits record low
Online spending growth hit a record low in September as etailers were hit by heavy discounting on the high street and postal strikes.
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NewsDebenhams sets up online stores with Amazon and eBay
Debenhams has become the first department store to open dedicated online stores on both Amazon and eBay’s UK sites.
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NewsZavvi.co.uk becomes Zavvi.com to push European sales
Zavvi has switched its web domain from Zavvi.co.uk to Zavvi.com in an attempt to capture a share of the European market
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NewsOnline retailers investigated by OFT
Online retailers are being investigated for the practice of targeted pricing and advertising while supermarkets’ Bogof offers are also being scrutinised.
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NewsHalfords to increase its online-only range
Halfords is to ramp up its online operations and revealed a 2.2% uplift in second-quarter sales.
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AnalysisLike-for-like sales: time for a different measure?
Like-for-like sales figures are the measure the retail industry has traditionally judged itself on. But how relevant are they in the multichannel world and what can replace them?
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NewsGeorge collaboration portal cuts overseas costs
George is using an online collaboration portal to deliver “George in a box” to Wal-mart’s businesses around the world.
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NewsLuxury retailers lambast EU plans to reduce brands’ control
Retailers could gain the right to sell any brand in stores or online, after the European Commission launched a review of selective distribution laws.
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AnalysisAs e-readers launch, is it the last chapter for bookshops?
As Amazon launches its Kindle e-reader in the UK, George MacDonald asks if it will bring about bookshops’ demise, or if the world of print will prove resilient
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NewsM&S to review store estate for digital age
Marks & Spencer is to review its 668-store portfolio as online threatens squeeze on store sales
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NewsPostal strike to go ahead next week
A national postal strike will go ahead next week as the Royal Mail has rejected the Communication Workers Union offer to avoid action.
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NewsPostal strike could start on October 22
A national post strike could start as early as next Thursday (October 22) if a last minute deal between the Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) cannot be agreed.
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NewsAmazon UK to offer free delivery on all products for Christmas
Amazon UK will offer free delivery on all of its products in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsPostal strike could cost retailers £840 a week
A national postal strike could cost retailers £840 a week as they are forced to seek alternative, often more expensive, delivery companies.
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NewsM&S unveils details of website relaunch
Marks & Spencer is to unveil a revamped website tomorrow, as the retailer holds its first investor day in nearly a decade.