All Multichannel articles – Page 159
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Carrefour opens Click & Drive in Indonesia
Carrefour has opened its first drive-in service in Indonesia at the flagship Lebak Bulus hypermarket, south of Jakarta.The initiative, named Click & Drive, enables customers to shop online, choose a time slot and then pick up their goods at a dedicated parking location.Unlike its European equivalents, the drive-in service does ...
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OpinionComment: Competition hots up for Amazon
The launch of US bookseller Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader in the UK this autumn will bring a welcome increase in competition in the ebooks market.
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NewsBRC: E-crime is biggest emerging threat to retail
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the Government and the police to take e-crime more seriously as a new report suggests it is the largest emerging threat to the retail sector.
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Douglas installs multimedia terminals in its perfumeries
Shoppers at perfumery retailer Douglas can test make-up in stores and share photos with friends on Facebook, according to trade magazine Lebensmittel Zeitung.Douglas has installed multimedia terminals in 15 of its perfumeries, which it has called ‘Girlfriends Tables’. Each has a webcam allowing customers to take photos and share them ...
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AnalysisBarnes & Noble's UK e-reader: What do retailers need to know?
As Barnes & Noble prepares to launch its Nook e-reader in the UK, we look at the implications and ask whether it can compete with Amazon’s Kindle
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NewsBathstore to focus on omnichannel to grow share
Bathstore chief executive Gary Favell is aiming to transform the big ticket retailer into an omnichannel business as it aims to grow market share.
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OpinionComment: Festival fashion straight to your tent
For some festivals are as much about the fashion as they are the music. Nowhere is that more true than the glamorous (note: you can choose to insert your own adjective here) world of Essex which is why young fashion brand Very decided to set-up shop at V Festival in Chelmsford over the weekend.
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OpinionComment: How to entice the shopping family
Changes to family structures and the proliferation of online and social shopping have combined to transform the way families shop today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ikea removes US self-checkout tills for being too slow
The IKEA Group’s U.S. operations have become the latest chain opting to rip out self-checkout point of sale, concluding that the systems simply required too much oversight and staff time.
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July's online sales hit highest level this year
Online sales surged 17% year-on-year in July as the warmer weather and Olympic fever triggered online shopping, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
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Major retailers begin test-selling through eBay
Major retailers Target, Best Buy, Walgreens and Macy’s have begun test-selling through eBay in San Francisco. Shoppers can order products with the new ‘eBay Now’ app, available for Apple devices.Local stores’ inventory data is uploaded to the online marketplace Milo – acquired by eBay in late 2010 – with the ...
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AnalysisSites: Burberry Vs Bally
Allyson Tremblay, UK sales director for Fredhopper.com, shares her view of good and bad websites.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I get accurate profit projections as a multi-channel retailer?
Now that we operate across multiple channels, we find it difficult to make profit projections accurate. How can we change that?
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Southwest and Wales
We visit Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Jersey and Guernsey.
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Woolworths launches drive-through supermarket
Australian retailer Woolworths has launched the nation’s first drive-through supermarket. Customers are able to collect an order placed online without having to leave their car. The free service is being offered at the Warringah Mall in Sydney.
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NewsWiggle reports "best ever" week driven by Olympics
Summer sales at Wiggle hit a record high last week pedalled by the Olympics and success of Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins.
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NewsLovehoney eyes international growth as it plans Coco De Mer store expansion
Erotic etailer Lovehoney is looking overseas for growth as it eyes opening Coco De Mer stores worldwide.
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NewsHMV to open new multichannel store with cafe and wi-fi
HMV is to open a new format store that will include a café, wi-fi and mobile re-charging connection points in what it describes as a “marked departure”.
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OpinionComment: Will click and collect save the high street?
Short-term benefits make click and collect an attractive investment for many retailers but, ultimately, it won’t patch up the problems on the high street.
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OpinionComment: Traditional channels are still alive
Digital is at the forefront of retailers’ minds, and rightly so. But opportunities are being missed where traditional customers are concerned.