All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 511
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NewsSara Weller: retailers will expect multichannel ventures to pay their way
Argos managing director Sara Weller has highlighted the opportunities and challenges retailers face as they attempt to strengthen multichannel operations.
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Dobbies to relaunch website for online sales push
Garden centre chain Dobbies will relaunch its website this summer in a major push to increase online sales and drive shoppers to its stores.
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Boden invests in systems to support growth
Boden is planning to replace the systems within its UK warehouse, following the successful adoption of the technology in its US operation. This project is currently at the planning stage, and the system should go live at Boden’s warehouse in the next six to nine months. It is the latest ...
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Republic relaunches website
Young fashion chain Republic has relaunched its website with a stronger editorial feel, a cleaner design and a simpler check out process.
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Online sales continue to defy general retail gloom
Online sales have continued to provide retailers with growth, up 13 per cent in February compared with last year.
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AnalysisMatthew Moulding: Back of the net
Buying the Zavvi name has put e-tailer The Hut on the map. Founder and boss Matthew Moulding tells Lisa Berwin why he is focused on growth
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Flying Brands profits plummet
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has reported pre-tax profit plummeted 53 per cent in its full-year results to 1.5m.
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WHSmith launches site for entertainment offer
WHSmith has launched a dedicated entertainment website selling more than 200,000 products.
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The Hut hatches plans for unstaffed high street shops
E-tailer The Hut is in talks with shopping centre owners as it mulls the possibility of taking its online venture into bricks and mortar.
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Topman pursues euro online as spend leaps
Menswear retailer Topman has benefited from a surge in online spend from Europe as canny shoppers take advantage of the strength of the euro against the pound.
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John Lewis in fashion
John Lewis will dip its toes into the choppy waters of online fashion e-tailing with the launch of its own version of online fashion giant Asos.com.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch Asos-style fashion website
Department store chain John Lewis is to launch a dedicated fashion website in autumn to rival online giant Asos.
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Barclaycard plans to launch loyalty scheme
Barclaycard wants to launch a loyalty scheme in the next 12 months, which could attract the 90,000 retailers that use the company for card payment acceptance.
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B&Q poised to reveal revamped website this month
B&Q is preparing to relaunch its website with a major redesign this month.
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Tesco adopts packaged software for web push
Tesco is to introduce packaged software from ATG to support its e-commerce business.
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Asos appoints new finance director
Fashion e-tailer Asos has appointed Nick Beighton as finance director.
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NewsThe Hut plots route to become ‘next Amazon’
E-tailer The Hut, which this week bought the rights to the Zavvi brand and website, wants to buy more struggling brands to turn into pure-play sites as it guns to become a serious competitor to Amazon.
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Asda plans online forum to increase price transparency
Asda is gearing up for the launch of an interactive online forum to engage with customers as it continues its drive for “absolute transparency”.
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NewsMydeco.com launches discounted goods site
Furniture and homewares e-tailer Mydeco.com has launched an outlet site for clearance stock and products from defunct retailers to lure cash-strapped shoppers.
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Freemans Grattan cuts over 1,000 jobs
Home Shopping Group Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH) is understood to have announced over 1,000 job losses after a business review.