All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 512
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Net-a-Porter to launch discount site next month
Luxury e-tailer Net-a-Porter will launch its discount e-tail site theOutnet.com next month.
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Zavvi website relaunched as rights sold by administrator
Zavvi’s website has been relaunched today and is selling sportswear, lingerie and perfume alongside the entertainment items traditionally associated with the now defunct retailer.
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Online sales will continue to buck economic gloom
Online sales in the UK are expected to continue to achieve steady growth of 6 per cent a year and hit 56bn by 2014, according to research company Forrester.
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EBTM suspends shares and applies to appoint administrators
EBTM, the music inspired fashion e-tailer, has today suspended its shares and applied to appoint administrators for the business.
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Shop Direct Group gets online surge from demise of high street rivals
Shop Direct Group has said that rising online sales and the demise of high street rivals has boosted its e-tail business.
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EBTM future uncertain as administration looms for subsidiaries
EBTM, the e-tailer of music inspired fashion, has applied to appoint administrators to its subsidiaries after failing to raise funding for the businesses.
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AnalysisConsumer choice is changing multichannel retail
In just a few years consumer power has encouraged retailers to set up multiple selling platforms and offer cross-channel services. Joanna Perry examines how far multichannel has come
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EBay expects retailer sales to hit £1bn mark
Online giant eBay expects sales by retailers and other big sellers of product on its site to grow to 1bn.
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Octopus wades into e-tail arena
Quirky gift retailer Octopus is to launch its first transactional website this summer in response to customer demand.
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NewsPlay.com expects to grow share despite market woes
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com expects to continue to increase its market share for at least the next five years, despite facing tougher comparatives.
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AnalysisNew technology improving multichannel retailers’ delivery service
Poor delivery experiences are still one of customers’ biggest gripes. However, advances in technology and services are making the process run a lot smoother.
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AnalysisChoice channels: Seeing channels as complementary and not competing
For retailers to become truly multichannel they need to ensure that both customers and staff see their different sales channels as complementary and not competing, argues Liz Morrell
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Opinion
Retailers get channel hopping
More than a decade on from when the internet first began to have an impact on retailers’ businesses, the majority of the UK’s biggest and best retailers now have a multichannel presence.
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Analysis
Dotcom incorporated: Integrating the e-tail business
Most retailers launch e-tail operations as standalone departments, but some argue they need to be better integrated with the business. Liz Morrell assesses the benefits
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Wickes website tweaks propel internet sales
Wickes’ e-commerce business has increased conversion rates on its website by 10 per cent as a result of introducing a system to test its site content.
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N Brown announces board appointments
N Brown has appointed Ivan Fallon as its deputy chairman and brought former news reader Anna Ford on to the board as a non-executive director.
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Online retailers lead the way in customer service
Play.com and Amazon have topped a customer satisfaction poll to find which retailers hit the mark when it comes to customer service.
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Adili reveals management changes
Ethical fashion e-tailer Adili has disclosed that its creative director and finance director have stepped down from their executive roles.
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Asos unveils redesigned site
Asos has relaunched its fashion website with two brand new departments, Kids and Designer, in line with its strategy to become an online department store.
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Asos poised for childrenswear launch
Online fashion retailer Asos is expected to launch its childrenswear business, called Little Asos, this afternoon.