Latest online retail news – Page 235
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NewsThe Hut Group lines up deal to take over footwear etailer Cloggs
Online retailer The Hut Group is in “advanced talks” over acquiring branded footwear etailer Cloggs to boost its presence in the online footwear market, it is understood.
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NewsThe Hut Group buys cycling accessories etailer Probikekit.com
The Hut Group, which is set to launch an IPO this year, has snapped up online cycling accessories business Probikekit.com from private equity firm Encore Capital for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsFormer Aquascutum boss Kim Winser to set up womenswear etail business
Former Aquascutum chief executive Kim Winser is to launch a new online womenswear retailer selling direct and through fashion etailer Net-a-Porter.
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NewsTablet retail search volumes surge 238% during fourth quarter
Retail search volumes rose 14% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the British Retail Consortium (BRC)–Google Online Retail Monitor splits out the growth rates of both tablet and smartphone retail searches for the first time.
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NewsFashion retailers sign up for virtual changing rooms
Retailers Superdry, LK Bennett, Adidas, Hugo Boss and Nicole Farhi are to install virtual changing rooms online.
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NewsAsda relaunches dedicated flower website to take on M&S and Waitrose
Asda has relaunched its dedicated flower website to compete with Marks & Spencer, Next and Waitrose in the fight for online spend.
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NewsCocosa chief executive David Llamas exits the etailer after less than a year
Cocosa chief executive David Llamas has left the designer etailer after less than a year with the business.
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NewsAmazon posts record entertainment market share as rivals eye HMV spend
Amazon outmuscled HMV in the run up to Christmas as it achieved a record market share, however the fight for the collapsed entertainment retailer’s share remains an “open ball game”, according to Kantar Worldpanel data.
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NewsThe Hut Group holds talks with Hearst Magazines to launch retail sites
The Hut Group is in talks with the publisher behind magazines Cosmopolitan, Elle and Esquire to create retail websites for its portfolio of brands.
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NewsFormer M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose appointed Ocado chairman
Sir Stuart Rose has been appointed chairman of online grocer Ocado, in a stock market comeback, replacing Lord Grade, who is standing down after seven years.
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NewsSpar installs Amazon lockers as it ramps up multichannel
Spar has become the latest retailer to introduce Amazon collection lockers in-store.
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NewsMorrisons teams up with Lakeland to launch kitchenware website
Morrisons is to take a further step into etail with the launch of an online kitchenware business in a tie up with Lakeland as it advances its multichannel strategy.
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Marinopoulos teams up with online grocer CareMarket
French retailer Carrefour’s Greek franchisee Marinopoulos has teamed with online grocer CareMarket in Greece.Carrefour’s private-label ranges will now be available through the website.Meanwhile, Carrefour Marinopoulos has launched an app for Apple and Android smartphones called Carrefour Greece, which enables customers to access discount vouchers and promotional leaflets.
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News'Phenomenal' tablet demand drives Christmas sales surge at Dixons
Electricals retailer Dixons reported strong Christmas trading as UK like-for-likes rose 8%, driven by “phenomenal” sales of tablets and the collapse of rival Comet.
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NewsHome Retail raises profit forecast after strong Christmas at Argos
General merchandise giant Argos generated a like-for-like sales rise of 2.7% over Christmas, and parent Home Retail Group has raised its full-year profit expectations.
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NewsKiddicare inks ITV sponsorship deal as it poaches Tesco director
Kiddicare has poached Tesco buying director Alex Fisher as its new commercial director as the baby specialist broadens its business and launches its first major marketing campaign.
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NewsNRF: Shoppers want global retail experience tailored for local needs
Shoppers demand a global retail experience, yet they want it localised for their needs and expectations, according to research which shows that Amazon is consumers’ top choice.
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NewsN Brown sales like-for-likes jump 7.9% over golden quarter
Outsize fashion group N Brown like-for-likes climbed 7.9% over the 19 weeks to January 12 as it invested an extra £2m in customer recruitment.
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NewsNRF: Amazon's success down to luck and timing, says founder Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said the company’s phenomenal success over the past two decades is partly down to “a tremendous amount of luck and a lot of great timing”.
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NewsNRF: Retail in midst of 'seismic change', says Starbucks chief
Retail is in the midst of a “seismic change” caused by technology that is making mobile “mission critical”, Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said at the NRF conference on Monday.