More online retail – Page 138
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can mobile point-of-sale technology reduce basket abandonment in store?
How can mobile point-of-sale technology reduce basket abandonment in store?
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AnalysisRetail Week Ecommerce Summit: Best practice in etailing
The Retail Week Ecommerce Summit will explore the latest developments in etailing and feature businesses that are thriving. Rebecca Thomson outlines some of the highlights.
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OpinionComment: Putting customer service first? Some retailers are having a laugh
Having been to the US on holiday I was reminded of my father, who always said Americans smile from the teeth outwards.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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OpinionBlog: The Co-op's uphill battle with its online food launch
The Co-operative is to finally join the online food sector, as revealed by Retail Week’s Alex Lawson today.
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AnalysisInfographic: Online grocery market share as The Co-op plots entry
As The Co-operative unveils plans to venture into the online grocery market, Retail Week takes a look at the hard fought category.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will The Co-op approach online grocery?
The Co-operative today unveiled plans for its long-awaited online grocery launch. Retail Week takes a look at what the move means for the mutual and the market.
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OpinionBlog: Can the Co-op log into online profitably?
The Co-operative is to end years of deliberation by finally launching trials of online grocery retailing.
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OpinionComment: Amazon - Sales are vanity, profit is sanity and cash is reality
I’m often reminded of the saying “sales are vanity, profit is sanity and cash is reality” when reading reports on retailers’ financial performance.
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OpinionBlog: Harris + Hoole's new app steps up loyalty offer
Harris + Hoole’s app is an engaging mix of natty design and intuitive functionality.
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Blog: Wait for the good times or take on the velociraptors: what’s your strategy?
OK the economy is coming right… but the real problem is the pack of velociraptors in your back garden. If you don’t fix them…forget the economy!
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OpinionBlog: Bank Holiday clouds could bring a silver lining for etail
In stark contrast to fashion retailers on the high street that are heralding sizzling sales, the heat wave has poured ice on online sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Planning for unforeseen problems this Christmas
Christmas is a time when retailers need to dazzle, but problems can arise unexpectedly. Laura Heywood reports on
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AnalysisInfographic: The UK's top 20 mobile shopping hotspots
Birmingham is the UK’s top location for mobile shopping, according to eBay.
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OpinionBlog: Are 3D printed shoes the start of a retail transformation?
Don’t write off 3D printing as expensive and niche just yet – it could yet change the way people shop.
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AnalysisIn numbers: The tablet market as Tesco enters the fray
As Tesco reveals plans to enter the tablet market, with its own device set to launch before Christmas, Retail Week looks at the market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Walmart has developed its mobile Scan and Go service
One of the many advantages of mobile payment is significantly expanding CRM reach, getting to know about a far greater percentage of all of a shopper’s purchases. Nowhere is this more attractive than with Walmart, which has never had (and still doesn’t) a traditional CRM.
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AnalysisMobile site review: Ikea Vs Heals
Matthew Maxwell, creative director at Sponge, shares his view of good and bad mobile sites.
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OpinionComment: New Look enjoys a new lease of life
New Look was in the headlines this week after revealing plans to introduce concessions such as nail bars into its stores in order to increase shoppers’ dwell time.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is the next phase of the ecommerce revolution?
It’s not just pure-plays leading the way in ecommerce evolution, bricks-and-mortar retailers are fast becoming bona fide etail experts. Matthew Valentine outlines the key trends emerging.