All Multichannel articles – Page 215
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NewsShop Direct hires Debenhams' creative boss
Home shopping giant Shop Direct Group has hired Debenhams’ Mark Woods as group creative director.
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NewsPark Group expands into eurozone
Christmas hampers and vouchers specialist Park Group is expanding internationally.
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NewsDebenhams launches interactive TV channel
Debenhams has launched an interactive TV channel today (Monday) to attract new customers by offering fashion and beauty advice, alongside the opportunity to buy.
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Opinion
Sale frenzy crashes Topshop and Topman sites
The weight of visitors visiting the Topshop and Topman sites after the launch of the retailer’s mid-season sale crashed them yesterday, leaving consumers frustrated.
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NewsAmazon reports 16% Q3 profit rise
Online giant Amazon reported a 16% rise in third-quarter profit, as its e-book reader Kindle bolsters sales.
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NewsQVC launches channel to capitalise on beauty sales
Shopping channel QVC is to launch a 24-hour dedicated beauty channel on October 26.
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NewsGap guns for international and online sales
Gap is gunning to increase its share of the $1.4 trillion global apparel market with the aim that by its 2013 financial year international and online sales will account for more than a quarter of its total net sales.
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NewsKiddicare starts paid-for website merchandising
Kiddicare, the online baby and nursery retailer, is introducing a paid-for merchandising system that will allow brands sold by the website to position themselves more prominently.
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NewsN Brown on the acquisition trail after strong start to year
Home Shopping group N Brown is eyeing further acquisitions to drive growth as it revealed a strong first half.
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Opinion
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Retailers should be just as proud of a well-executed copycat idea as a truly innovative one, heard the delegates at this week’s Internet Retailing conference.
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NewsAsos reports strong sales growth
Etailer Asos saw sales soar 47% year-on-year for the three months to September 30.
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NewsN Brown first half profits up 5.5%
Home shopping retailer N Brown has revealed that its adjusted pre tax profit grew 5.5% to £44.1m in the six months to August 28.
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NewsAccessorize launches standalone website
Accessorize, the accessories chain owned by Monsoon Accessorize, has launched a standalone website.
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NewsAsos launches US site as overseas drive accelerates
Fashion etailer Asos has launched a dedicated US website as it hopes to tap into what it sees as the “enormous” potential of overseas sales.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch mobile phone website
John Lewis is set to launch a mobile-optimised version of its website on Monday.
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NewsMy-wardrobe hires creative director
My-wardrobe.com has joined the trend for online fashion retailers to hire editors by appointing Grazia founder Fiona McIntosh as consultant creative director.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports 15% weekly sales rise
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 15.1% last week to £58.7m.
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OpinionIn-store strengths are online strengths too
Rivals may tire of hearing it, but when it comes to innovation in retailing today, no one is doing more than the John Lewis Partnership.
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NewsGame profits and sales slump
Game has reported a pre-tax loss of £18.8m in its first half, against a profit of £14.5m in the same period last year, while revenue also slumped.