More online retail – Page 170
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: North East and Yorkshire
We visit Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Doncaster, Harrogate and Leeds.
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AnalysisSites: TK Maxx Vs H&M
Mo Saha, Creative planning director at pd3, shares her view of good and bad websites.
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Opinion
How 'Facebook friendly' should a brand be?
As Facebook slowly achieves world domination, every company is facing the same $64,000 question: How do we leverage the mind-boggling scale of the platform to get our brand noticed?
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Looking ahead to the festive season
As retailers gear up to grab share of seasonal spend, Retail Week takes a look at the festive ranges on offer to excite shoppers.
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OpinionTwitter: Retailers need more control
From politics to pop culture, the power of Twitter to shape events, people and brands continues to surge.
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OpinionComment: Asos connects with success
The fortunes of online fashion group Asos were in stark contrast to those of Marks & Spencer over the same period.
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OpinionOcado hosts cooking demos on Google+
Online supermarket Ocado last month hosted a series of interactive cooking demonstrations to showcase its products to customers and drive online engagement.
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OpinionSuccessful mobile retail apps
Design an app, build it, launch it to market and tell your customers about it. Sounds easy, right? Well yes, if you apply the magic formula.
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OpinionSpecsavers launches eye test app
High street optician Specsavers has developed a health care app that allows customers to use their smartphone to test their sight.
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OpinionOlympics: Economy boost or bit of a nuisance?
Ok, I’m going to use the ‘O’ word – a dangerous undertaking if guidelines being circulated to Oxford businesses about the enigmatically named ‘torch-relay event’ are to be believed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why landlords are embracing multichannel
Meadowhall’s launch of a CollectPlus pick up service is another example of how landlords are embracing the world of online and multichannel retail
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Opinion
In-store PayPal: Your even more flexible friend
Melt my wallet down into a belt for Barbie’s boyfriend? Not quite yet! While there may well be an app for my Tesco clubcard, I still need somewhere to keep my train tickets, receipts, vouchers, coupons, loyalty cards, driving license, paper clips. Oh yes, and my cash, debit and credit cards.
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OpinionEcommerce is not borderless
Online retailers must recognise cultural differences to thrive, says Ulric Jerome.
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AnalysisOtto Group differentiates brands as part of overhaul
Germany-based Otto Group is to restructure its core business after revenue growth slowed down from 12.5% to 1.7% in 2011.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Ocado ever convince its doubters?
The online grocer has had detractors ever since launch, but boss Tim Steiner is still confident he’s seen the future of retail.
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AnalysisSites: Asos Vs HMV
Lachlan James, Head of strategy with Collective London, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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AnalysisConsumer insight: Gap in the over 60s retail market
The UK’s population is ageing, making the over-60s an increasingly important consumer market. Rebecca Thomson meets consumers from that generation to find out how they shop, what the industry needs to improve and which retailers are winning their custom.
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OpinionBeating the wet weather
The strengths of department store group Debenhams’ strategy shone through in last week’s update.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco's growing use of customer data
Tesco is taking e-commerce customisation one huge step further than anyone else, displaying higher priced items only for customers it believes can afford them.
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OpinionDelivery experience comes of age
The delivery experience is fast becoming a major differentiator for retailers.