Latest online retail news – Page 185
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NewsDisney becomes latest firm to dispute contract with Amazon
Shoppers on Amazon are unable to pre-order Disney DVDs, in what appears to be the latest contract dispute involving the online giant.
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NewsAchica sells stake to hedge fund giant Lansdowne Partners
Lansdowne Partners, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, has taken a stake in Achica, the online homewares site set up by Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths.
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NewsNet-a-Porter hires Hugh Fahy as chief information officer
Net-a-Porter has hired former Betfair director of development Hugh Fahy as its chief information officer to replace Richard Lloyd-Williams.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Irish inflation and eBay
Retail news round-up on August 8, 2014:S&P cuts Tesco’s credit rating, Consumer price index inflation in Ireland up 0.3%, eBay gains top spot as most popular retailer on mobile
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NewsDixons Carphone unveils combined stores on day one of merger
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse made their merger retail reality overnight by opening Carphone shop-in-shops in Currys and PC World stores on the first formal day of the tie-up.
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NewsMultichannel retailers deliver stronger mobile sales than pureplays
Multichannel retailers are delivering stronger mobile sales growth than their pureplay counterparts, new research has revealed.
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NewsIn pictures: Plus-size brand Simply Be unveils collaboration with Kelly Brook
Plus-size brand Simply Be has unveiled a collaboration with model Kelly Brook which will see it stock size 10 clothing for the first time.
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NewsSainsbury's to shut non-food site and sell through single grocery platform
Sainsbury’s is to close its standalone general merchandise website and merge its non-food offer with its core online grocery proposition.
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NewsTesco convenience franchise One Stop launches mobile voucher scheme
Tesco’s c-store business One Stop is launching a mobile voucher scheme that allows customers to redeem coupons in-store using their phone.
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NewsTesco Direct to launch non-food social commerce platform
Tesco has rolled out social commerce functionality to its non-food ecommerce site through a partnership with co-buying platform Buyapowa.
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NewsFormer Co-op CIO Andy Haywood joins N Brown
Former Co-op chief information officer Andy Haywood has joined home shopping retailer N Brown in the same role as it plans a major systems overhaul.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Walmart, Ted Baker, JD Sports and The Co-op
Retail news round-up on August 5, 2014: Walmart updates website for mobile users, Ted Baker unveils US site, JD outsources website content and The Co-op voted most ethical firm.
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NewsNick Bubb’s verdict: Waitrose - wake up and smell the coffee?
The mighty Waitrose PR machine suffered a couple of jolts last week with some unhelpful headlines, but is anything really amiss?
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NewsHMV and Game steal entertainment market share from grocers
HMV and Game are beginning to win share of the entertainment market back from the grocers, according to Kantar data.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Homebase, Office and Industrie
Retail news round-up on August 1, 2014: Turnaround firms circle Homebase, Sir Terry Leahy invests in tech start-up, Office eyes flotation and more.
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NewsInfographic: Furniture boosts John Lewis as sales jump 9.4% in first half
A strong performance in furniture helped boost John Lewis’ sales 8.5% to £69.4m last week taking its growth for its first half to 9.4%.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hobbs, Argos and New Look
Retail news round-up on August 1, 2014: Hobbs restructures, Argos uses augmented reality in catalogue and New Look awards customer experience account.
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NewsHackett London loses retail, ecommerce and wholesale bosses
Three senior executives have left menswear brand Hackett London over the past few weeks, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from July 31, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top womenswear retailers.
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NewsDutch value retailer Hema to launch UK ecommerce site in September
Dutch value retailer Hema will launch its UK online shop in September after debuting its first store in London in June.