All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 520
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Retailers sign environmental pledge
Top-flight retailers have come together to launch the first industry-wide climate change commitments.
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Asos sales soar again
Sales at fashion e-tailer Asos rocketed 90 per cent in the year to March 31, reaching about 81 million.
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Amazon sales rise 37 per cent
Online retailer Amazon has reported first quarter sales up 37 per cent to US$4.1 billion ( 2.08 billion), but warned that changes in global economic conditions could affect profit margins this year.
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Tesco enters digital download battle
Tesco is to launch a music and film digital download service this month, offering 3.3 million music tracks.
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AnalysisAmazon’s Brian McBride: The king of the jungle
As it approaches 10 years in the UK, Amazon still strikes fear into rivals. Lisa Berwin meets Amazon UK chief Brian McBride and finds out about the e-tailer’s plans for further UK expansion
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AnalysisPower to the people
Everyone’s a potential critic online. So how can you harness their views for the good of your brand? Joanna Perry investigates
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Asos to expand brand portfolio
Online fashion e-tailer Asos will increase its brand portfolio by almost 70 per cent for autumn/winter 2008.
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Flying Brands misses home shopping wave as profits dive
Flying Brands has become one of the few home shopping groups to suffer poor results.
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Fashion follower
Sarah Curran was confident her fashion e-tail business My-Wardrobe could work from the word go. She tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why
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Ocado launches price war against Tesco
Ocado has declared a price war against supermarket giant Tesco, vowing to match the grocer’s prices on 3,500 branded products.
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Asos to sharpen customer focus
Asos is to split its marketing and operational functions, in an effort to better target customers as it continues to grow exponentially, writes John Ryan .
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Amazon to sell wine online in US
Amazon is to start selling wine in the US, in the latest extension of its e-tail empire.
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Amazon hires finance boss as it rethinks its offer
Amazon UK has appointed a financial director to boost its senior team as it considers new categories for 2008 including food and digital downloads.
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NewsLa Senza hits the mark with web campaign
An online ad trial by La Senza using social networking and sports web sites has been a resounding success.
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EBay bans negative feedback on buyers
EBay has banned negative comments from sellers on its site.
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AnalysisSchuh’s sure-footed approach to multichannel retail
About 3.5 million pairs of shoes are sold by Schuh each year, but its biggest store is not on the high street, it’s on the internet. In a rare interview, managing director Colin Temple tells Eric Musgrave how Schuh’s multichannel approach has helped it buck the shoe sector gloom
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Amazon Q4 profits double but margins slip
Amazon has reported its fourth quarter profits have more than doubled, but Wall Street has reacted badly to a slump in margins.
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NewsNet-a-Porter to sell Halston garments 24 hours after catwalk launch
Fashion web site Net-a-Porter will offer pieces from American fashion brand Halston to customers only 24 hours after the collection is shown next week at New York Fashion Week.
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Online, the fashion frontier
So, JD Sports has been voted the retailer with the worst customer service on the high street followed closely by another sportswear retailer, JJB.
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Asos Christmas sales soar
Asos has reported one of the best Christmas trading updates this year, as its sales soared 86 per cent in the seven weeks to January 20.