All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 197
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NewsGame’s profits slump after tough trading period
Computer games specialist Game has posted a slump in interim earnings after a difficult trading period.
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OpinionOpinion: The five disruptors of m-commerce for retailers
Disruption is a buzzword in the retail sector and beyond, but often not much extra thought is given to the ‘how’, ‘why’ or ‘what’ it will affect.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos is blazing a post-Brexit trail
If the defeatists and doom-mongers are to be believed, the triggering of Article 50 will be a proverbial bullet to the brain of many retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: What the world thinks of UK stores
Research commissioned by Intu and Revo, the retail property trade body, into international retailers’ views on the UK market chimes exactly with what they have been telling us for several years about its attractiveness.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco, Brantano and more
Retail news round-up: Tesco shareholders oppose Booker deal, Brantano stops online trading and Sports Direct agency drafts advisers to raise capital
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NewsAmazon eyes physical furniture and electricals stores
Online giant Amazon is toying with the idea of creating bricks-and-mortar furniture stores so shoppers can try before they buy.
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OpinionOpinion: Have stores reached peak digital?
Shoppers’ contradictory desires are making things tricky for the operators of physical stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Time to trade in the ‘Great Mall of China’
Brexit, the fear of a declining domestic market and Amazon’s impending move into Australia are just some of the factors driving China market entry to the top of retailers’ wishlists.
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OpinionBlog: Why Next’s Amazon Prime-style pass is a smart move
Next revealed this week that it had quietly launched an unlimited next-day delivery subscription.
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OpinionOpinion: New stores are building brands, not sales
No matter who you talk to, everyone in the retail industry has a view on the online/offline debate.
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NewsInstagram expands shopping capabilities
Instagram has expanded its shopping capabilities, extending its in-app platform to more brands in the US.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Headwind versus tailwind at Next
Today’s questions: how cautious would Next be about the economic headwinds for the sector? And how optimistic is it about any tailwinds for the business?
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NewsA five-year picture of online sales growth
Despite registering a growth of more than 22% last year, online sales growth slowed for retailers in 2016.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Shoe Zone, online sales and more
Retail news round-up: Shoe Zone in a bid to buy Brantano, online retail sales in the UK increase and lingerie brand Love Stories launches first store in the UK
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OpinionOpinion: House of Fraser needs to change faster
No wonder British department store chiefs are sprucing up their businesses.
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NewsScS posts rise in sales and earnings in first half
ScS, the sofas and floorings specialist, has reported a rise in interim profits and expects to meet full-year expectations.
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OpinionOpinion: Insular retailers must open their doors to new ideas
We’ve all read stories about how young entrepreneurs who started off small and through hard work and perseverance, became household names.
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NewsParliamentary inquiry to dig deeper on business rates
A parliamentary inquiry aimed at levelling the playing field between bricks-and-mortar retailers and their offline rivals is being taken up a gear.
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OpinionOpinion: Food retail has been hit by lack of strategy
It has become a meaningless cliché to talk about the increasing speed of change in retail, yet the recent dramatic news from the grocery trade is hard to keep up with.
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NewsMissguided chief customer officer exits after two months
Missguided’s chief customer officer has left the business after just two months, Retail Week can reveal.