All Multichannel articles – Page 227
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NewsAsos confident rising sales can continue
Online fashion retailer Asos is confident that added investment in marketing and increased delivery options will help the continued growth of its UK business.
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OpinionBuild bridges with Chinese suppliers
Despite economic growth signalling the end of recession, UK retail sales have frequently been flat against the same periods last year, indicating that a proper recovery will take more time.
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Opinion
Bundlebox.com
In theory, the internet should enable a global retail market. In practice, of course, the cost and complexity of international payments and fulfilment logistics have limited cross-border retailing.
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NewsJohn Lewis to unite online with stores
John Lewis Direct managing director Robin Terrell will leave in the new year ahead of an integration of the department store operator’s online arm into the main business.
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OpinionSocial commerce in practice
Retail Week yesterday hosted a webinar on social commerce that highlighted both how much retailers have to gain from engaging with their customers, but also the many questions they have concerning how they should go about it.
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NewsMydeco promotes virtual products through PlayStation gaming platform
Homewares shopping aggregation site Mydeco has opened a virtual store in Sony’s social gaming platform PlayStation Home.
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NewsNet-a-porter does not intend to float
Luxury fashion etailer Net-a-porter.com said it is trading strongly and does not intent to float on the stock exchange.
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NewsAsos reports strong growth in sales and profits
Online fashion retailer Asos continues to defy the downturn with growth in sales and profits in the six months to September 30.
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NewsNordstrom woos UK shoppers with web access
US luxury department store operator Nordstrom has opened up its website to UK shoppers.
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OpinionIfoapplestore.com cements Apple's cult following
Few retailers command the sort of brand loyalty that leads customers to create online communities around their products - let alone their stores. Apple, of course, has a cult following, with specialist sites pouring over every vague patent application and rumours from the suppliers in Asia of the latest products ...
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Online secret Sales take off as Christmas battle hots up
Retailers are staging a host of “secret Sales” as the Christmas selling season kicks off in an attempt to win spend during the all important golden quarter.
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OpinionFewer, better shops are the future of retail
There was a rich irony in the retailer speaker at this year’s British Council of Shopping Centres conference in Manchester being employed by a company that has no shops.
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NewsPlay.com investigated for customer data leak
Entertainment etailer Play.com is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a possible breach of the Data Protection Act.
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NewsOnline shops to transform future of retail property
Retailers need as few as 100 shops to achieve national coverage, compared with up to 300 three years ago, ex-Selfridges chief Peter Williams said.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches video guides
The department store chain has created a series of video buying guides for technology products featuring partners from its stores for its website.
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NewsArgos launches financial services price comparison site
Argos has today launched a financial services price comparison website called Argos Compare.
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NewsMarks & Spencer offers online shoppers 1p delivery
Marks & Spencer has kick-started its Christmas online sales campaign by offering shoppers delivery for a penny.
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NewsPeter Williams: Retail locations need reinvention to meet web challenge
Today’s retailers need as few as 100 stores to achieve national coverage compared with up to 300 three years ago, meaning a “seismic change” is needed in many high streets and shopping centres, former Selfridges chief Peter Williams told the BCSC conference in Manchester today.
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NewsBurberry social network to celebrate trench coat
Burberry, the upscale retailer and brand, has launched a social networking site celebrating its famous trench coat.
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NewsPostal strikes called off
Etailers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning as the postal strikes have been called off until at least the New Year.