More online retail – Page 58
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OpinionOpinion: Farfetch – the future of retail?
The extent of change in retail was thrown into stark relief again this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the end of the website nigh?
A website is now a retailer’s biggest – and most important – shop window, but new ways of online browsing call into question its very future.
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OpinionOpinion: How the pound store is moving online
Poundland’s original founder Steve Smith has since launched Poundshop.com and is convinced ecommerce is the future for value-hungry shoppers.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't blame Amazon for high street hardship
House of Fraser’s battle for survival has put the spotlight not just on its future but that of the wider high street.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After the iPhone, what will be next $1trn idea?
The smartphone changed the way people live but might it be the beginning of the end for the once pioneering technology and, if so, what comes next?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can create a digital culture
In this exclusive extract from his new book, 100 Practical Ways to Improve Customer Experience, Martin Newman highlights how businesses can stay relevant in the new environment.
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AnalysisFour steps to solve the online profitability problem
Growing digital sales used to be all about land-grabbing. But as online matures, retailers need to ensure that growth is profitable.
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OpinionOpinion: What the interest rate rise means for retailers
As was widely expected, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee finally decided to raise the interest rate by 0.25 basis points to 0.75% – the highest it’s been since 2009.
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OpinionGraze CEO: Staying distinctive in a sea of brands
As snack foods retailer Graze ditches its brown packaging in favour of a new vibrant rebrand, chief executive Anthony Fletcher insists it is important to keep branding moving.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Amazon needs stores to win in European grocery
Following another jump in second-quarter results and its fourth Prime Day, Amazon continues to demonstrate its retail dominance and strength.
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OpinionJohn Lewis ‘pilot’ stores symptomatic of digital shift
The fact that John Lewis will use 15 stores to pilot new ideas is symbolic of coming to terms with digital and the new terrestrial.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers – throw old traditions out the window
Online and mobile commerce is turning traditional notions of retailing upside down.
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AnalysisThe UK's top 30 growth retailers 2018 in numbers
Retail Week reveals its list of the UK’s top 30 growth retailers. Here we highlight the key statistics and some notable businesses that have made the list.
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OpinionOpinion: Has a culture of 'pop in' caused customers to opt out?
Rita Clifton explores how far a slow-changing attitude to the role of stores has damaged the sector
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AnalysisRetail Week Indicator: The UK's best digital retailer revealed
Fashion giant Asos has been crowned leader in the inaugural Retail Week Indicator, launched today to shine a light on the top retailers for digital proficiency.
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OpinionIndicator will help retailers win in the digital economy
Asos has taught the retail sector many things. From its excellent logistics and delivery operation, to its dominance on social media and leading product offer, there are many lessons to be followed. But perhaps the standout lesson is its relentless obsession with the customer.
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DataData: The UK's top 30 growth retailers 2018
A connected customer experience is key to grow your business, finds exclusive research published in Retail Week’s annual top 30 growth retailers ranking.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is retail's next big tech shift?
We ask speakers from Retail Week and World Retail Congress’s Tech. event to pick the technology that will have the biggest impact on retail over the next three years
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OpinionPrime Day is Amazon's key to long-term sales growth
Amazon promises its Prime Day 2018 will be its most “epic”, but it is also crucial to its long-term growth, writes Howard Lake.
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OpinionJohn Roberts: Complacency has killed high street jobs
The death of the high street is a much-used term, but some bricks-and-mortar retailers are starting to pay the price for not inventing their own future.