All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 226
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NewsWalmart eyes bid for Jet.com as it accelerates online ambitions
Walmart is mulling a move to acquire online retailer Jet.com as the US titan seeks to bolster its ecommerce proposition.
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NewsGoogle to follow Amazon after getting go ahead for drone delivery pilot
Google has been given the green light to test delivery drones in the US as it follows Amazon into the airborne fulfilment market.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl Ireland, Walmart, and supermarket promotions
Retail round-up: Lidl plots Irish recruitment, Walmart poised to snap up rival Jet.com and supermarkets told to contribute in fighting obesity.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Game aims to carve out a new future in e-sports and events
Game today reported a slump in UK retail sales but has a bold vision of a multiplay future in which it has a key role.
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NewsTarget CIO tightens IT budget but grows staff numbers amid tech focus
Target IT boss Mike McNamara has cut the retailer’s tech budget, despite hiring 700 new engineers to drive its focus on technology.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is Alibaba's 8.8 day and how will it benefit Sainsbury's?
Sainsbury’s aims to turbo-charge its growth in China next week on 8.8, Alibaba’s shopping event for international brands.
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AnalysisInfographic: Mobile apps for the modern consumer
How are shoppers interacting with retailer apps on their smartphones and tablets? Find out in this new infographic.
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OpinionOpinion: Can the in-store shopping experience be matched online?
The popularity of online retail is growing at pace, but how can etailers ensure the shopping experience lives up to a bricks-and-mortar store?
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s shows overseas prospects don’t end with Brexit
As the dust from the European Union referendum starts to settle, retailers are turning their thoughts to what comes next.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on supermarkets, Ted Baker and more
Retail round-up: Supermarkets slash prices of petrol and diesel and Ted Baker London launches women’s collection Colour by Numbers
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AnalysisAnalysis: What retailers can learn from Domino’s online strategy
Domino’s Pizza was a new entrant in the biggest 50 retailers by online traffic listing this weekend, charting at number 34 in IMRG’s quarterly ranking.
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NewsSainsbury's ups presence in China as demand for British breakfast grows
Sainsbury’s is stepping up its operation in China by expanding its trial with Tmall Global and doubling the number of goods it sells there.
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DataData: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
June 2016: Amazon tops IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's, Morrisons, BHS and more
Retail round-up: Sainsbury's expands its online trial in China, Morrisons cut prices of 1,000 products and online entertainment spending rises
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OpinionBlog: Why is everyone droning on about aerial delivery?
Delivery by drone became a reality this week as US retailer 7-Eleven used the aircraft to fulfil a customer order in Reno, Nevada.
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NewsAmazon rolls out Dash ordering across London to drive its Fresh offer
Amazon has launched Dash ordering technology in the UK, allowing London-based Prime customers to reorder the etailer’s Fresh grocery products.
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NewsStart-up of the week: Social commerce fashion marketplace Poshmark
Poshmark is an online marketplace start-up that allows users to buy and resell their fashion items online. Chief executive and co-founder Manish Chandra explains more.
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NewsTed Baker poaches Jimmy Choo IT boss for chief information officer role
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has poached Jimmy Choo’s global IT director Neil Plaistowe to take on the role of chief information officer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail News on BHS, Amazon, and Sainsbury's
Retail round-up: Sir Philip Green demands apology from Labour MP Frank Field, and Amazon UK gets government nod to explore drone deliveries
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NewsInternational interest in UK retailers spikes as online searches soar
British retailers have remained at “the cutting edge” of global retail after online searches by international shoppers for UK brands soared.