Latest online retail news – Page 305
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NewsTed Baker to launch new casualwear brand
Ted Baker is to launch a new casualwear brand, Born by Ted Baker, which will have its own identity and website. The brand will launch in separately merchandised store areas in mid-August and will have a lower price point than the rest of its range.
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NewsAmazon snaps up shoe e-tailer Zappos
Amazon has struck a deal to buy US shoe e-tailer Zappos for $927.9m (£561.1m)
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NewsTesco opens website to developers of applications
Tesco.com is providing third-party programmers with access to some of its data to ensure the site becomes available on the growing number of devices that consumers use for internet access.
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NewsAsos improves customer email response times
Fashion e-tailer Asos has improved the time taken to respond to customer emails after implementing eGain Communications software.
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NewsBarnes & Noble launches e-book store
US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble has launched what it says is the largest online shop of electronic books.
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NewsJohn Lewis offers first glimpse of Asos-style fashion website launch
John Lewis has unveiled a glimpse of its fashion website set to launch in the autumn.
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NewsRecession takes toll on online sales growth
The recession has started to hit online sales growth as the exponential increases once experienced by the e-tail market have begun to slow, according to new figures.
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NewsNet-a-Porter launches iPhone application
Luxury e-tailer Net-a-Porter has become the latest to take advantage of new mobile phone technology, with an application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch that enables users to shop on the go from their mobile devices.
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NewsAbel & Cole to cast net wider with site revamp
Online organic grocer Abel & Cole has overhauled its website to attract more customers.
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Rakuten chases overseas sales
Rakuten, Japan’s largest e-tail site, is chasing overseas sales as revenue from international shoppers grows at 19.7 per cent a month.Rakuten president Hiroshi Mikitani expects international sales to hit $1m (£621,300) a day by the end of the year. The e-tailer was founded in 1997 and has 47 million members ...
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NewsChimpogo.com combines social media and e-commerce
Showing perfectly how social media and e-commerce can be merged, Chimpogo allows visitors to its site to create a design or illustration for a t-shirt. Shoppers submit their design alongside some information on the story behind it, and other visitors to the site can then blog about it and rate ...
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NewsPrimark becomes more open as Arthur Ryan prepares to step down
Change is afoot at value fashion giant Primark as it emerged that retail veteran Arthur Ryan is to step down from the running of the business.
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NewsWiggle.co.uk adds customer reviews
Online sports retailer Wiggle.co.uk has introduced customer ratings and reviews on its website.
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NewsExplosion of fake designer shoes websites
The number of websites selling fake designer shoes has exploded, resulting in shoppers being increasingly conned by the counterfeit sites.
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NewsRetail sales grow 1.4 per cent in June
Retail sales in June grew 1.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis helped by the heatwave across the country and clearance Sales.
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NewsNext refines online search to lift Sale site
Next is working with its website search provider on the latest version of its Sale website, which will go live on July 18.
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NewsCelebrities signed to mark rebrand of Littlewoods Direct as Very.
A raft of fashion faces and celebrities have been signed to celebrate the rebranding of Littlewoods Direct as Very.
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NewsN Brown thrives as online sales jump 25%
Home shopping specialist N Brown has enjoyed a strong start to its financial year with continued growth across its brands.
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NewsSocial site teams with aggregators to push products
Website iVillage.co.uk, an information network that targets women, has partnered with shopping aggregator sites Mydeco.com and ShopStyle.co.uk to integrate products within its content pages.
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Amazon could face £73.8m tax bill in Japan
E-tail giant Amazon could face a $119m (£73.8m) tax bill in Japan for unreported income over a three-year period.Local reports said that Japan’s tax bureau judged that because part of Amazon’s operations are Japan-based, an income report of tens of billions of yen should have been submitted and therefore would ...