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Asda takes on Amazon with online book launch
Asda has launched 300,000 book titles online to grab a bigger slice of the Amazon-dominated market.
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NewsTopshop drives online with Facebook tie-up
Topshop is promoting products on Facebook to drive traffic to its web site in the latest sign of the growing importance of social networking sites to retailers.
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Asos to up marketing as it posts record sales
Asos will almost double its marketing spend next year to raise its profile, as the online fashion retailer’s interim results smashed market expectations.
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Amazon still top of the online charts
Amazon has been ranked the most popular UK online retailer for the sixth quarter running, according to an IMRG/Hitwise report.
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Amazon launches digital book
Amazon has launched an electronic device that could replace the traditional printed book.
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Adili to create own label and wholesale arm
Ethical e-tailer Adili is to launch an own-label fashion range and a wholesale operation following its decision to float on AIM.
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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Hamleys ups web ante with £50m sales target
Hamleys is ramping up its online business with a sales target of 50 million in the next five years, up from the 4 million it has forecast for the year to March.
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Net-A-Porter bolsters growth with database IT
Net-A-Porter has upgraded from a free version of its database software to a paid-for one to support its continued growth.
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The Sun launches online shop
News Group Digital has launched an online price-comparison shopping portal for bestselling newspaper The Sun.
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The Sun launches online shop
News Group Digital has launched an online price-comparison shopping portal for bestselling newspaper The Sun.
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I Want One Of Those to slash IT costs with Suse Linux platform
I Want One Of Those is set to reduce its IT operational costs by 10 per cent after standardising its computing platform on Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
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Mothercare mums’ forum to tap into craze for social networking
Maternity specialist Mothercare is to launch a social networking forum to more powerfully exploit its unique retail status
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John David to launch e-tail site for Scotts arm
John David Group, which owns JD Sports, will launch a transactional web site for Scotts, its fashion arm, before the end of the year
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Online speed set to accelerate as broadband popularity rises
Communications regulator Ofcom has reported that about two-thirds of UK households now have broadband internet connections. It found that 3 million households signed up for broadband during 2006 and the average speed of internet connections has risen from 3.6Mbit per second in 2006 to 4.6Mbit per second by June 2007. ...
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Habitat closes in on e-tail as it rejigs site
Habitat has overhauled its UK web site this week in a move thought to be its first step towards creating a fully transactional site. The furniture retailer is testing an e-commerce platform in France as it considers a similar package for other markets. Habitat has refreshed its UK site with ...
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Reevoo woos retailers with relaunch
Online product review company Reevoo has relaunched its web site with a new service as it aims to double its retail customers over the next six months. Last month, Reevoo.com relaunched to drive traffic to retailer’s web sites. Customers click on the product review, choose from a list of retailers ...
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Sears underperforms in second quarter
Sales dwindle at both Kmart grocery chain and eponymous department store business