Mobile retail and m-commerce
News about m-commerce and mobile marketing in retail, including SMS text-and-reserve and iPhone apps
Mobile retail news
Mothercare appoints Lovefilm's Simon Calver as chief executive
Mothercare has appointed Lovefilm International boss Simon Calver as its new chief executive.
Heathrow Terminal 2 retail tender takes off
Bosses of retailers including Harrods, Hamleys and Hugo Boss attended the launch of the tender process for the revamped retail offer at Heathrow Terminal 2 last week.
Former M and M Direct boss joins B&Q board
B&Q has appointed former M and M Direct boss Steve Robinson to its board as it strengthens its multichannel offer.
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Debenhams digital boss exits for Gucci
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Online sales soar 16.5% over Christmas
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Indian government approves single-brand FDI change
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Irisa online and marketing boss Delafeld exits
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Retail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
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Moss Bros like-for-likes soar
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10% of online sales made through click and collect
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Video: EBay launches app to tempt TV fans to shop while they watch
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HMV launches film on-demand service
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Bonmarché bolsters multichannel offer with TV and iPad initiatives
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Signet UK reports flat third quarter like-for-likes
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Amazon set to launch smartphone
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Ebay to open high street store
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Mothercare chairman launches review after first-half losses
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Sir Stuart Rose backs Blue Inc
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M-commerce sales to reach £2.5bn by 2016
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Topshop to launch mobile site as mobile sales climb
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Profits plunge at JJB
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Mobile sales jump as confidence in the channel grows
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Marks & Spencer launches French website
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Ebay director moves to senior adviser role
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Facebook to develop personalisation on retailers' websites
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Alexon bought by Sun European in prepack deal
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Retailers to press Scottish Government on supermarket levy
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Play.com to be bought by Japanese investor for £25m
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Debenhams extends m-commerce offer
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Debenhams claims retail world-first with smartphone innovation
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Asda launches mobile groceries site
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American Apparel narrows losses in Q2
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Waterstone's new boss plans "complete overhaul" of infrastructure
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Topshop and Topman to open in Las Vegas
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Retailers urged to prepare for Olympics
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Asos to open Marketplace to international sellers
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Debenhams beats high street blues with like-for-likes rise
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New Look profits hit by "significant internal disruption"
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Smaller etailers’ group raps directive proposals
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The Outnet launches iPhone app
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Nick Wilkinson returns to UK as new boss of Evans Cycles
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Mobile retail searches surge 181%
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Marks & Spencer unveils bricks and clicks launch in France
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Brand Alley launches iPhone app and marketing campaign
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Tesco.com R&D head says contactless payments are not ready for retail
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Up to 90% of purchases influenced by online research, says report
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French Connection launches transactional iPhone app
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Pets at Home launches iPhone app
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B&Q to invest £35m in multichannel operations
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Ebay strikes O2 app deal
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Boots primes its multichannel offer
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‘Mobile is the future’, says Shop Direct boss
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Shop Direct reveals Christmas sales leap
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HMV vows to turn around its fortunes
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Carpetright IT and e-commerce director Ian Woosey made redundant
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Indian retail investment talks suspended
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John Lewis unveils virtual store
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M&S aims to make most of online customer data
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Arcadia profits fall as Sir Philip Green confirms mass store closures
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Jaeger launches transactional mobile site
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EBay acquires data firm to improve recommendations
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Collins appointed retail director at Waitrose
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Asda launches new mobile app
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Ocado launches Blackberry app
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UK’s mobile economy needs support, says eBay
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Rose mobile commerce venture goes live
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Scottish Government urged to conduct impact assessment on supermarket levy
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Ebay predicts surge in m-commerce sales
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Watches of Switzerland launches transactional website
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M&S launches click and collect dining
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Marks & Spencer to recruit 200 graduates
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New Look boosts mobile with new app
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Former HMV director sets up 'revolutionary' co-buying shopping site BuyaPowa
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Moss Bros returns to profit
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New Look m-commerce sales rocket
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Laura Ashley half year profits soar 28%
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Analysts confident the only way is up for retail shares
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Harrods to launch online magazine and new mobile site
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Jessops posts first-half sales rise
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Mobile retail searches soar 216% in the second quarter
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White Company EBITDA rockets as boss prepares to step down
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Jigsaw launches m-commerce site
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Yoox.com expands mobile app portfolio
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Solid year for Dixons, but balance sheet takes a hit
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India to welcome foreign supermarkets within months
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EBay calls for better broadband coverage to boost m-commerce
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Harrods launches iPhone app to guide shoppers around store
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The Hut gears up for float with adviser beauty parade
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BT Retail Week Technology Awards shortlist announced
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Etail delivery costs to soar under EU proposals
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Apple sues Amazon over ‘app store’ name
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French Connection UK retail arm slips in to the red
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Carphone Warehouse to push android sales through TV campaign
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Morrisons profits up and takes 10% stake in US online grocer
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Links of London to push mobile presence
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Supermarket price comparison iPhone app launches
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Morrisons buys Kiddicare for £70m
Mobile in depth
NRF: Why technology matters to retail
2012 will be a key year for retailers, with spending constrained and structural changes hitting hard. Retailers at this year’s NRF conference showed they’re tackling the hurdles head on, finds Rebecca Thomson.
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Right technology, right time
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The secrets of a successful store
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Build-a-Bear Workshop: The bear necessities
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2011: The year in retail
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Multichannel Now: Executive Summary
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Push the button
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Slower but not steady
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Do pure-play etailers need stores?
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Making sense of unstructured data
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A single customer view
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How to best use the data you’ve got
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World Retail Congress: The view from the top
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Why Steve Jobs changed retail
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10 ways to counter the gloom
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Top five technology innovations for retailers
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Which retailers are capitalising on m-commerce?
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Can cloud computing help save money?
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Simon Thompson
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How to cope as budgets shrink
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Dunstone’s dream comes of age
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Turn on the Google box
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Talking about their generation
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Middle march
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What lies in store for Argos?
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The future of payments
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Optimising the mobile transaction process
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What does mobile mean for retail?
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The rise of personalised offers
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The Sainsbury's plan for growth
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Kiddicare’s growth spurt
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Running up the down escalator
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The future of EPoS
Comment
Customers want convenience
Martin Newman has extensive e-commerce experience, having been involved in multichannel retailing for over 25 years. He is the founder and chief executive of Practicology.
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The mobile multiplier
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M&A climate poised for improvement
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Competing with price comparisons
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A future for fashion retail
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Do QR codes have a future?
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New skills will cause a shift in power
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Google enters the store
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Great expectations
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Magic moments
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Time to mobilise
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The new age of own-brand
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Let me show you the way
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Social by design
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Walmart: Welcome to Silicon Valley
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Self-help is the key to success
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Editorial voice key to ecommerce
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Kiddicare crib notes







