All Multichannel articles – Page 73
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NewsPaperchase rolls out nationwide loyalty card and prepares app
Paperchase has launched a loyalty card and is about to start work on developing an app to support the scheme.
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NewsDixons Carphone developing Uber-style 'home emergency services' platform
Dixons Carphone is taking inspiration from Uber as it builds software to support its ambition to become a “home emergency service”.
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VideoWatch: M&S opens its largest railway station store in Waterloo
Marks & Spencer has revamped its Waterloo store, which is the first station branch to offer the ‘Shop Your Way’ service.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Online retail security software Namogoo
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Namogoo is in the spotlight.
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NewsMade.com bids to rival Ikea with expansion into Germany
Online furniture retailer Made.com has launched a bid to rival Ikea across Europe after revealing plans to break into Germany.
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NewsGap swings axe on North American stores and headquarters staff
Fashion giant Gap is to shut 175 stores in its core North American market and axe 250 head office jobs in a bid to improve performance.
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NewsWilko suffers profits slide as it loses out to value rivals
Variety store group Wilko has become the latest to feel the heat from the rise of rival value specialists and has posted a plunge in profits.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK, 2015
Multichannel retailers performed well in IMRG’s top 50 online retailers ranking, with a number of high street brands rising in the rankings in April.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Kroger's American adventure in click-and-collect
US supermarket giant Kroger has ramped up its efforts in online grocery with the launch of a click-and-collect trial in Cincinnati.
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NewsNet-a-Porter swings to £11m profit following record sales figures
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has reported its first profit for five years, months after merging with Italian etailer Yoox.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hamleys, Tesco, business rates and more
Retail news round-up on June 15, 2015: Sanpower targets Hamleys takeover, Tesco ‘needs £5bn’ to shed junk rating, 800,000 stores could close over business rates and Net-a-Porter swings to profit.
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NewsBonmarché ‘weatherproofs’ ranges as it learns from last year’s warm autumn
Bonmarché is making changes to its fashion collections designed to maintain sales momentum during unseasonable weather.
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NewsRetail jury out ahead of Apple Pay launch in UK next month
A raft of top retailers have signed up to the contactless payment system Apple Pay, but some of the industry’s biggest names remain to be convinced.
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NewsStrong start to year for Ted Baker as sales surge 18.9%
Fashion retailer and brand Ted Baker has reported a “strong” sales rise across the business as it expands internationally.
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NewsAmazon faces anti-trust investigation over ebook business
The European Commission (EC) has launched an anti-trust investigation into online retail giant Amazon’s ebook business.
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NewsOcado developing robots that will look, move and think like humans
Robots being developed by online grocer Ocado will look, move and think like humans in a “ground-breaking” venture by the retailer.
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NewsHome Retail boss bullish as fulfilment and tech expected to boost sales
Home Retail boss John Walden has shrugged off Argos’s poor first-quarter as he aims to focus on fulfilment and pushing 4K TVs.
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GalleryIn pictures: BT Retail Week Tech & Ecomm Awards Winners 2015
Congratulations to all the BT Retail Week Tech & Ecomm Awards winners whose excellence was celebrated last night in London.
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OpinionSir Ian Cheshire: Five opportunities for retail from digital innovation
Retail is playing catch-up to changes wrought by digital mobile technology and big data. It’s time to harness the potential of new technology.
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OpinionApple Pay can break the barriers to contactless acceptance in the UK
Some retailers are sceptical, but Apple Pay has the potential to drive popular acceptance of contactless payment in this country.