All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 204
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OpinionOpinion: Ocado's need for an international deal is critical
Ocado’s business model means it has had to invest massively to build scale – and this has continued to weigh on the profitability of the etailer.
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NewsOcado boss Steiner defends 'strong' Christmas performance
Ocado boss Tim Steiner has lashed out at the “stupid, incorrect” reports over Christmas that slammed the etailer’s festive deliveries.
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NewsOcado full-year profits spike as customer base widens
Ocado has registered a jump in full-year profits and sales as its customer base continued to demonstrate strong growth.
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OpinionOpinion: Making sense of retail’s Christmas updates
What are we to make of the Christmas trading statements? And what are we to make of the latest Office for National Statistics numbers for December?
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OpinionBlog: Adapting to the next day delivery norm
Next day delivery is now becoming the new norm for online shoppers, recent data from IMRG and Metapack found.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The battle over deliveries gets personal
Personalisation is key in the delivery war as multichannel retailers take a more personal approach. Lindsay Clarke investigates.
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NewsNew Look hires head of digital from Burberry
New Look has hired Burberry’s former head of user experience as head of digital.
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OpinionOpinion: Why did Twitter bow out of its buy button?
Twitter has discontinued its Buy Now button – what went wrong and what does this mean for the future of social commerce?
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NewsSofa.com Christmas sales jump amid store expansion
Sofa.com unveiled a 28% increase in sales over the golden quarter, as first-time customers visited its new London showrooms.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Agent Provocateur and more
Retail news round-up: Agent Provocateur’s chief to step down, French Connection declines to engage with investors, Sofa.com posts boost in sales, and MySale reports online increase
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NewsThis week in retail: Dixons Carphone charged for growth
Dixons Carphone, one of the last of the big retailers to report on Christmas trading, will reveal its numbers tomorrow.
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NewsFashion and media heavyweights back Student High Street
A group of fashion and media entrepreneurs have thrown their weight behind a new etail business that is aiming to be “Asos for students”.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: FoodCloud, Amazon and more
Retail news round-up: FoodCloud expands with UK retailers, Amazon is number one for customer satisfaction, and Finsbury warns of further price rises
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NewsAlibaba launches big data anti-counterfeiting initiative
Alibaba has launched an alliance with international brands including Louis Vuitton and Samsung that will leverage big data to stamp out fake goods.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Pep & Co, UK online retail sales and more
Retail news round-up: Pep & Co set to increase prices, UK online retail sales boost in 2016, and Greggs reports surge in sales
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NewsToday in Retail: Hotel Chocolat’s Christmas success
Upmarket chocolate retailer Hotel Chocolat’s Christmas success will have tasted sweet for investors.
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NewsThe risk of brand dilution in etail marketplaces
For some retailers, it is accepted that commerce will eventually be dominated by a few global marketplaces.
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NewsZalando sales hit €1bn over golden quarter
German fashion etailer Zalando broke through the €1bn sales barrier in its fourth quarter as revenue jumped 25%-26%.
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NewsThe top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK
Growth is the holy grail for retailers, particularly in a shifting trading landscape in which technology is transforming shopping habits.
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NewsToday in Retail: Shop Direct’s glimpse of Christmas future
Shop Direct didn’t just paint a portrait of its Christmas trading performance today, but a shape of things to come in the wider retail landscape.