All Multichannel articles – Page 242
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OpinionIT spending for success
Despite the recession and general budget belt-tightening, the results announcements from several retailers this week show just how busy IT departments are being kept.Buried in Tesco’s results is the nugget that the grocer is beavering away on migrating the systems used by Tesco Personal Finance to its own computing platforms. ...
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NewsAnnual growth of online sales slows
Year-on-year growth for online retailers is beginning to slow as sales for March grew just 19 per cent, lower than the year before.Month-on-month sales continued to grow up 9 per cent as online shopping continues to grow in popularity, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-retail Sales Index.Capgemini UK head ...
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NewsNew Look to launch second generation e-commerce site
New Look is to replace its website platform with a system from ATG.
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Play.com spurred by sales in home entertainment
E-tailer Play.com has stormed ahead of its sales expectations in the year to date, led by demand for home entertainment products such as DVDs.Chief operating officer Stuart Rowe said: “We are ahead of budget with customers spending in all areas with lower price points. We are not selling as many ...
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Debenhams launches outlet site to tap into shift in shopper habits
Debenhams will launch an outlet store online on Monday, allowing customers all-year-round access to products at prices up to 70 per cent cheaper than in its stores.
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AnalysisOcado ups ante as online food battle hots up
With soaring sales and a price campaign taking on Waitrose and Tesco, Ocado’s confidence is growing. Jennifer Creevy meets co-founder Jason Gissing
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NewsFashion Retail Academy students’ idea to represent UK
An e-tail idea created by students from the Fashion Retail Academy, Updatemywardrobe.com, will represent the UK in the Retail Futures Challenge at the World Retail Congress.The students were asked to come up with a business idea they believe represents the future of the sector and ...
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NewsAmazon opts out of Phorm advertising system
Amazon has requested to opt out of the Webwise behavioural targeting advertising system that has been created by Phorm.
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NewsIdeal Shopping Direct makes full-year loss
The directors of home shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct have pledged to restore the retailer to profitability after a turbulent year.Ideal posted a loss of £4m before exceptional charges of £9.2m in the year to December 28, 2008, when sales fell 2 per cent to £94.7m. The previous year the ...
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NewsNet-a-Porter launches its outlet site
Net-a-Porter has launched its designer outlet site, Theoutnet.com.
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OpinionEU investigates tracking of UK internet users
The EU has begun legal proceedings against the British Government, arguing that it has failed to properly implement European laws designed to protect internet users. What does this mean for e-commerce and online marketing?
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AnalysisWhat are you doing on Twitter?
The micro-blogging website is this year’s internet phenomenon, so can Twitter form part of a serious marketing and customer insight strategy for retailers? Joanna Perry investigates
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NewsMothercare to pave way for global e-tailing as sales soar
Mothercare plans to open up its e-tail business globally by enabling customers in all of the 51 countries it operates in to buy online.
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NewsThe Entertainer ups multichannel fulfilment options
Toy retailer The Entertainer is to expand its multichannel offer by introducing collect in-store and home delivery services.
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City supports Findel’s closure of two brands
Home shopping group Findel’s decision to close its loss-making Cotswold Company and Letterbox brands has been welcomed by the City.The decision, which followed a strategic review announced in February, will eliminate losses and costs of £8m in 2008/09.Findel will also close central administration functions associated with its group of cash-with-order ...
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OpinionThe good, the bad and the ugly
Have the past 10 years’ big changes been good for the industry? Simon Burke gives his view
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OpinionTwittering on about retail
Twitter has once again hit the headlines this week with the news that even the Government is getting in on the act of updating internet audiences with messages of 140 characters or less.But it is retailers that are leading the way in proactively engaging consumers in conversation using sites such ...
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Downloads and downturn hit independent music stores
A quarter of the UK’s independent music stores have shut over the past year, a study has found.The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) reported that there are now only about 300 such shops left, compared with 408 in 2007 and more than 1,000 a decade ago.Indie music shops have fallen victim ...
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NewsStock improvements for Long Tall Sally with head office system
Long Tall Sally has introduced a retail system from Eurostop to better manage the stock across its different channels.