More online retail – Page 109
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OpinionComment: Why data security breaches in the US should matter to UK retailers
Another month, another two data security breaches – this time for Sears Kmart and now possibly Staples. But that’s just the USA’s concern, right?
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AnalysisAnalysis: The future of retailers' returns in a multichannel world
Retail Week’s white paper, in partnership with Clipper, explores how retailers’ existing returns handling capabilities are under mounting pressure as the popularity of ecommerce grows.
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AnalysisEtail Power List 2014: The year in ecommerce news and innovation
The Etail Power List of this year’s most influential retailers in ecommerce has been announced. Here is a round-up of the biggest etail news events and projects of 2014.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Estée Lauder is developing its direct retail offer
Estée Lauder is expanding online and in-store. Retail Week speaks to its UK president to find out how it is keeping up with customers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How should we approach global ecommerce?
Many retailers stand on the threshold of global digital commerce but are unsure of how to embrace it and where to begin.
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OpinionComment: How WHSmith and Game are entertaining the high street
With Amazon offering same-day pick-up service for books and games, do high street entertainment retailers WH Smith and Game have a future?
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OpinionComment: Amazon will lead a charge of pure plays onto the UK high street
Amazon launching same-day delivery at UK newsagents and a bricks-and-mortar store in New York has forced a reassessment of the retail landscape.
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OpinionComment: Mobile payments are retail’s next multichannel necessity
House of Fraser and Asda have integrated mobile payments in their retail channels as m-commerce becomes increasingly popular.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Amazon to trial physical store in NYC this Christmas
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon trialling its first bricks-and-mortar store in New York over Christmas.
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OpinionAnalysis: Never mind the carpets, WHSmith's results show it is doing well
WHSmith may be the butt of sarky humour but there is little doubting the retailer’s prowess after it reported a 9% surge in profits.
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OpinionComment: Retail multichannel offers should be continually innovated
EBay research shows multichannel technology is where UK retailers both see the future of retail and feel they are under-investing.
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OpinionComment: Only traditional marketing can communicate Argos's digital shift
Argos’s decision to communicate its digital transformation with a cinema ad and billboard activity shows the weaknesses of digital marketing.
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OpinionComment: How will Amazon’s Christmas store enhance its retail offer?
Amazon trial with a physical store this Christmas raises questions about how a store will enhance the etailer’s current offer.
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OpinionComment: How Amazon and Argos have set the pace for multichannel retail
Argos’ new marketing campaign and Amazon’s first physical store set the standard for retailers in the digital age to follow.
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AnalysisPeople: Retail job moves - who went where in September
With summer drawing to a close, the business and political worlds sprung back into action in September making it the perfect month for fresh slates and new starts.
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OpinionComment: Boohoo for investors as etailer trades below IPO price?
Shares in fashion etailer Boohoo have frequently traded below the 50p placing price since listing, despite it being a growth story.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Personalised shopping app Gentset
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best.This week, personalised shopping app Gentset is in the spotlight.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I reduce online basket abandonment?
Forrester Research reports that 87% of consumers abandon online shopping baskets, translating to £11bn of lost revenue a year.
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OpinionComment: Pipeline uptick on the cards for industrial warehouse sector
The industrial warehousing industry’s long-awaited pipeline pickup has brought growth and a sense of excitement back to the sector.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is supply chain speed a worthy retail investment?
Amazon, Google and eBay believe ultra-fast fulfilment is the Holy Grail of retail, while others doubt it is worth the investment.