All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 505
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NewsAsda drives non-food shopper ratings online
Asda intends to ramp up its use of customer ratings and reviews for its non-food ranges sold online.
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AnalysisMark Newton-Jones applies his talents to Woolworths relaunch online
The Shop Direct Group chief has proved himself to be an enthusiastic moderniser, so can he work his magic with this week’s Woolworths relaunch online? By Lisa Berwin
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NewsShop Direct Group unveils Woolworths.co.uk
Shop Direct Group has today launched the much-anticipated Woolworths as an online retailer.
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OpinionHabitat and the Twitter backlash
Habitat has provided a perfect case study in how not to use social media with its clumsy attempts to insert popular internet keywords into its promotional Twitter posts.
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NewsHabitat says misuse of Twitter keywords was a mistake
Habitat has been accused of trying to hijack interest in the Iranian election to drive users of the blogging site Twitter to posts about its special offer and Sale.
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IDC says European retailers still desire full IT integration despite cost-cutting
One in four Western European retailers is willing to invest in a single information model for their entire enterprise, despite the high priority of reducing IT costs, according to a report from IDC Retail Insights.
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NewsAmazon UK readies footwear site
Amazon UK is primed to go live with a standalone shoes and accessories offer this autumn.
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NewsHarvey Nichols to bolster stores appeal by adding fashion online
Luxury department store retailer Harvey Nichols is to sell a selection of its fashion offer online for winter.
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NewsSupermarkets to intensify online non-food push
Supermarkets look likely to steal a further slice of general retailers’ sales as both Tesco and Sainsbury’s revealed plans to extend their non-food operations in their first-quarter trading updates this week.
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NewsMatalan web transaction prices higher than in stores
Matalan has revealed that the average transaction price on its fledgling website is almost a third higher than in its bricks-and-mortar stores after the site’s successful launch.
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NewsMajestic Wine to stay expansion course despite profits plunge
Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis will press ahead with expanding to 250 branches from 150 over the next five to 10 years, despite a profits plunge.
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NewsOcado changes advertising tack after ASA ruling
Ocado has adapted its Tesco Price Match strategy after a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority that ads highlighting the online retailer’s campaign were misleading and its claims could not be substantiated in a number of instances.
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NewsEBay concerned over supplier 'bullying'
EBay has expressed concern that its online traders have been prevented by manufacturers from selling goods at a discount to high street shops.
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OpinionDigital Britain: Government report trails e-commerce
The Digital Britain white paper published yesterday didn’t come up with much new, but it did highlight how far behind the e-commerce industry the Government is in its thinking.
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NewsRetail Week Technology Awards 2009 winners announced
The winners of Retail Week’s Technology Awards for 2009 were announced last night at the ceremony in London.
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NewsOcado could float in 2010
Online grocery retailer Ocado could bag an estimated £600m next year if a float that is being considered were to go ahead, according to The Times.
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NewsHouse of Fraser to trial product videos
House of Fraser intends to begin trialling product videos on its website in the Autumn to measure the impact on sales.
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NewsPoundland on ebay
Products from Poundland’s sell-out wedding range are being sold on eBay at “considerably” inflated prices.
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NewsScandinavia next in M and M Euro drive
Discount e-tailer M and M Direct intends to open up its new euro currency website to countries in Scandinavia as it takes advantage of the weak pound.