All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 186
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NewsShop Direct uses AI and social media to find new customers
Shop Direct’s retail and technology director Jon Rudoe says that the etailer has has “tremendous success” mining its data and social media to target new customers.
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VideoWatch: How Shop Direct chats with high-value customers
Shop Direct’s retail and technology director Jon Rudoe explains how the pureplay keeps in touch with its highest value customers.
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NewsHabitat ramps up digital offer with click-and-collect
Habitat has launched its first click-and-collect service, enabling customers to pick up small homeware products ordered online from over 2,300 locations.
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AnalysisThe retailer's passport to global ecommerce success
Consumer willingness to cross-border shop is being curtailed by persisting global ecommerce complications. Honesty and transparency will help negate the impact of these obstacles.
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NewsFacebook’s Harbech: Mobile discovery will transform retail
Facebook’s head of retail and ecommerce Martin Harbech says lots of retailers are “underestimating the opportunity” of mobile in product discovery.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five key themes from day one at Tech.
As day one of Tech. powered by Retail Week draws to a close, we analyse five of the key themes to emerge from the inaugural event today.
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VideoWatch: Facebook's retail director on driving discovery
Facebook’s retail and ecommerce director Martin Harbech discusses how mobile will drive product discovery and the future of shopping on social media
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NewsMissguided hires ex-Shop Direct exec Jones as online boss
Missguided has appointed Shop Direct’s former second-in-command Gareth Jones as chief executive of its online division.
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VideoWatch: Teams compete in the 24-hour Tech. Sprint
Contestants have 24 hours to build the connected shopping experience of the future and pitch their ideas to a panel of judges.
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VideoWatch: How Here East became a hotbed for tech innovation
Chief executive of Here East Gavin Poole discusses how the development of its technology campus in east London has encouraged innovation for retailers.
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AnalysisDigital Leaders 2017: Who are the ones to watch?
Retail Week unveils its Digital Leaders 2017 list this afternoon. We take a look at those with the potential to make an impression over the next 12 months.
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Retail VoiceAre retailers empowering store associates?
As retail evolves to support a complex omnichannel experience, the store associate’s role is changing. But what can retailers do to maximise their value?
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VideoWatch: Inside Superdrug owner's content and etail lab
Superdrug owner AS Watson’s chief digital officer Dan Jarvis gave Retail Week a tour around the group’s London e-Lab and spoke about the group’s online ambitions.
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OpinionOpinion: Stores need individual personality and a USP
A friend of mine popped out to Lidl the other day to buy some milk and returned delighted with their purchase of a foot pump and a two-metre-long, inflatable pink flamingo.
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NewsJohn Lewis to shutter Edinburgh distribution centre
John Lewis will close its Edinburgh distribution hub next month, resulting in 78 job losses.
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NewsJD Sports profits and sales climb in ‘record’ half-year
JD Sports has posted a jump in profits and sales for its interim results, bolstered by international store expansion and online growth.
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Retail VoiceMarketing myth #1 – should marketers use urgency?
With an identified range of 15 marketing emotions, Persado shows brands how to take their relationships with online shoppers to the next level.
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AnalysisJon Rudoe: Gut feeling isn't dead in big-data retail
Data analytics are revolutionising retail – and most other industries too.
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NewsMove of the week: Multiple departures as summer ends
No sooner had the August Bank Holiday signalled the end of the summer break than a number of retail leaders were searching for new employment.
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NewsLipsy to shut down website and drive sales through Next
Lipsy is shutting down its website as the business focuses on selling through its own stores and via partnerships with Next and Asos.