All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 182
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NewsNotonthehighstreet.com boss Simon Belsham exits
Notonthehighstreet boss Simon Belsham has departed the retailer for personal reasons, Retail Week can reveal.
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InterviewInterview: Amazon’s innovation boss Paul Misener
Asked to pick his favourite innovation at the retail giant to date, Amazon’s Paul Misener replies: “I really can’t choose just one.”
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NewsApax swoops for luxury retailer Matchesfashion.com
Private equity firm Apax is set to acquire a majority stake in luxury fashion retailer Matchesfashion.com following a bidding war.
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NewsMatchesfashion nears £800m sale to Apax Partners
Matchesfashion.com is fast approaching an £800m sale to Apax Partners as the bidding war for the luxury retailer heats up.
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Report StoreKeeping Up With the Ever-Changing Consumer
How to build long-lasting relationships with disengaged shoppers
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AnalysisGDPR: Ticking time bomb or blessing in disguise?
The EU-wide implementation of the stringent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect next May. Why should retailers care and what are the silver linings?
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NewsOcado launches Amazon Alexa ordering app
Ocado has launched an app for Amazon’s Alexa voice service system today, allowing consumers to add to and track existing orders.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon-Whole Foods deal will make waves in UK
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will complete next week – a deal that will upgrade the niche grocer to a genuine disruptor in the UK market.
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AnalysisAsda's sales growth return, Amazon's new warehouse
Words and numbers, August 25, 2017: Asda’s first quarterly sales rise in three years, Amazon to create 1,000 jobs in Bristol, B&Q and Bunnings’ results, and Co-op Food boss on gender diversity.
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AnalysisWhat can retailers learn from the Edinburgh Fringe?
As the world’s largest arts festival, The Edinburgh Fringe, heads into its closing weekend, organisers and performers will be lauding another hugely successful event.
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GalleryIn pictures: H&M’s new brand Arket lands in London
H&M’s newest brand Arket is to open its doors on Regent Street this Friday. Here’s a sneak peak at its online and in-store offer.
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NewsGoogle and Walmart team up on voice-enabled shopping
American grocery titan Walmart has joined forces with Google to allow shoppers to order hundreds of its products through voice, both online and in-store.
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NewsGame’s full-year sales edge up despite UK slump
Game has reported a nominal rise in its full-year sales, driven by an improved performance in its second half.
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NewsMissguided founder to launch menswear site
Missguided’s founder Nitin Passi is launching a standalone menswear website, Mennace, next month following the release of a capsule collection.
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OpinionEvery retailer needs a strategy for going up against Amazon
I’m a ‘practicologist’, and while not a soothsayer, I do have a reasonably good idea of what’s coming down the track.
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NewsAlibaba profits soar as retail and tech drive sales
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has posted a surge in profits and sales in its second quarter as its commerce and cloud technology division bolstered growth.
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OpinionWhy is retail hitting 'subscribe' on beauty boxes?
As The Hut Group acquires Glossybox and rumours circulate of Walmart’s interest in Birchbox, personalised monthly subscriptions look to be a treasure chest of opportunities.
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NewsAmazon grows UK fulfilment network creating 1,000 jobs
Amazon has unveiled plans to expand its UK fulfilment network with a new centre in Bristol, which will lead to the creation of 1,000 new full-time jobs.
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NewsAmazon to roll out Instant Pickup points in the US
Amazon is rolling out pick-up points in the US that allow customers to collect their orders within minutes of ordering online.
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NewsRetail cybercrime doubles as hackers target shopper data
The number of data breaches at UK retailers has doubled year on year as pressure mounts for the sector to plough investment into cyber security.