All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 159
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AnalysisVideo: 75% of retailers only planning three years ahead
The five-year plan is dead, with three quarters of retailers planning their digital transformation strategy three years ahead or less, exclusive Retail Week research shows.
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NewsThe Hut snaps up beauty specialist Acheson & Acheson
The Hut Group has bolstered its core beauty business with the acquisition of Acheson & Acheson, a contract manufacturer and product developer.
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AnalysisJD.com: Inside retail's global giants
In the first of Retail Week’s series looking at the new forces in global retail, we look inside JD.com, the Chinese online giant that has 292 million customers, turns over £42.4bn a year and has the UK in its sights.
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Retail VoiceHow Amazon has created the future shopper
It may have just been pipped to the first trillion-dollar company post by Apple, but there is no doubting Amazon’s position as one of the most successful and innovative companies doing business right now.
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AnalysisThe new tech shaping retail customer experience
Retail Week uncovers the cutting-edge technologies UK retailers should be aware of if they want to meet ever-increasing consumer demands.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the warehouse is becoming the new shop
Retail in the old days used to be so much simpler. Location, location, location was a guiding mantra and chains raced to grab the best sites on the best high streets and top malls and parks.
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NewsRobin Phillips snares CEO role at Watch Shop
Robin Phillips has been appointed chief executive of jewellery giant Aurum’s online watch businesses Watch Shop and The Watch Hut.
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NewsThe Hut Group to open MediaCityUK tech base
The Hut, owner of etail sites including MyProtein and Glossybox, is taking space in Salford’s MediaCityUK to house its growing technology team.
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OpinionOpinion: How to avoid 'volcanic' online reviews
Customer feedback is essential for retailers – but how can they ensure the loudest voices are not the only ones potential new customers hear?
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OpinionOpinion: Farfetch – the future of retail?
The extent of change in retail was thrown into stark relief again this week.
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NewsFarfetch unveils plans for IPO in New York
Farfetch, the luxury fashion specialist, is to float on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NewsAmazon eyes Homebase stores to bolster delivery business
Amazon is interested in snapping up Homebase stores to bulk up its delivery operations.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the end of the website nigh?
A website is now a retailer’s biggest – and most important – shop window, but new ways of online browsing call into question its very future.
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NewsHoF website shut down amid warehouse dispute
House of Fraser has shut down its website following a dispute with XPO, which operates its warehouse on its behalf.
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OpinionOpinion: How the pound store is moving online
Poundland’s original founder Steve Smith has since launched Poundshop.com and is convinced ecommerce is the future for value-hungry shoppers.
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NewsAmazon faces crackdown over ‘misleading’ delivery claims
Amazon is set to be told by the UK’s advertising regulator to stop claiming that it guarantees next-day deliveries through its Prime subscription service.
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NewsPhilip Hammond considering 'Amazon tax' for etailers
Chancellor Philip Hammond has said he is considering a tax on online retailers but steered clear of any pronouncement on business rates.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't blame Amazon for high street hardship
House of Fraser’s battle for survival has put the spotlight not just on its future but that of the wider high street.
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Retail VoiceCombat online generalists with services and specialism
In order to meet the increasing expectations of consumers, retailers must embrace the services revolution.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After the iPhone, what will be next $1trn idea?
The smartphone changed the way people live but might it be the beginning of the end for the once pioneering technology and, if so, what comes next?