All Multichannel articles – Page 243
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NewsBoots to offer health tips with online portal
Boots is to launch a health and wellness portal online in the second half of this year in partnership with US health services provider WebMD.
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NewsWoolworths offers online Easter egg competition for customers
Woolworths has launched a virtual Easter egg hunt online for its customers who are unable to buy their traditional Easter eggs from the collapsed chain.Woolworths, which will be relaunched this summer as an online shop by Shop Direct Group, this week launched a competition on a specially launched site, Woolieswonderland.co.ukCustomers ...
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NewsArgos launches entertainment website
Argos has launched an entertainment website selling 125,000 CDs and DVDs.Argosentertainment.co.uk is separate to the retailer’s main site and will enable it to “enter a popular market and offer a large choice of CDs and DVDs to customers shopping online”.Games will not be available on the site, but can be ...
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Findel axes Cotswold Company and Letterbox
Home shopping retailer Findel has decided to shut down its Cotswold Company and Letterbox brands after the completion of its strategic review.
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Ideal Shopping Direct chief upbeat despite rocketing costs
Ideal Shopping Direct will book a higher than expected cost hit of 9.2m as the new management abandons elements of the old leadership’s strategy.
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B&Q website to take advantage of ‘world-class’ Screwfix fulfilment
B&Q and its sister brand Screwfix are sharing fulfilment capabilities as parent company Kingfisher seeks to expand its UK trade business and find synergies between the two businesses.
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Website of the week: Walmart.com
Access Walmart.com from an Apple iPhone and you will be automatically redirected to a stripped-down version of the site where tiny links are replaced by large buttons suitable for chubby fingers tapping a screen.The iPhone-optimised version of the site, launched last year, is geared towards helping customers carrying their mobile ...
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Asos creates browser tool to track products
Asos has developed an application to allow customers to track particular products on its site through their web browser, whatever website they are looking at.
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Internet Explorer adds retail-friendly features
In the past few years, web technology developments have occurred that meant consumers no longer needed a web browser – such as the ubiquitous Internet Explorer – in order to access content from the internet.Instead, RSS feed readers, widgets, and other desktop applications have sprung up to deliver fresh content ...
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NewsIdeal Shopping Direct incurs £7.5m extra costs
Ideal Shopping Direct revealed it has incurred a worse than expected hit of £9.2m to its balance sheet, £7.5m more than previously expected.
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Marks & Spencer launches web video channel to tap rising online spend
Marks & Spencer has ramped up its multichannel offer with the launch of an online TV channel.
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Undervalued retailers on Micky Jagtiani’s radar
Debenhams shareholder and boss of Dubai-based Landmark Group Micky Jagtiani has said that he sees opportunities to invest in under-valued retailers.
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Website of the week: remix.bestbuy.com
Best Buy may be delaying its UK debut, but it got a lot of attention this week when it formally launched Best Buy Remix, a long-promised service that lets third-party web developers create new ways of displaying the retailer’s product catalogue online.
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Flying Brands profits dive 53% after punishing year
Pre-tax profits at home shopping specialist Flying Brands’ ongoing operations plummeted 53 per cent to 1.5m last year.
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AnalysisOnline retail: Why there's no place like home in a downturn
Despite the gloom in the wider market, online continues to grow impressively. Charlotte Hardie surveys the state of the e-tail sector as we enter recession, and how to keep ahead of the game.
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NewsSara Weller: retailers will expect multichannel ventures to pay their way
Argos managing director Sara Weller has highlighted the opportunities and challenges retailers face as they attempt to strengthen multichannel operations.
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Dobbies to relaunch website for online sales push
Garden centre chain Dobbies will relaunch its website this summer in a major push to increase online sales and drive shoppers to its stores.
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Boden invests in systems to support growth
Boden is planning to replace the systems within its UK warehouse, following the successful adoption of the technology in its US operation. This project is currently at the planning stage, and the system should go live at Boden’s warehouse in the next six to nine months. It is the latest ...
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Republic relaunches website
Young fashion chain Republic has relaunched its website with a stronger editorial feel, a cleaner design and a simpler check out process.
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Online sales continue to defy general retail gloom
Online sales have continued to provide retailers with growth, up 13 per cent in February compared with last year.