All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 231
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on BHS, Amazon, Staples and Office Depot
Retail round-up on May 11, 2016: Staples and Office Depot terminate their merger deal and Amazon Video Direct unveiled to rival Google’s YouTube.
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NewsAmazon starts selling fresh grocery products through Morrisons tie-up
Amazon has started selling the first tranche of fresh groceries online following its link-up with the supermarket Morrisons.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Gear4music, the instrument etailer hitting the right notes
Gear4Music reported a surge in its first full-year figures since floating today. Here’s a closer look at the online music equipment retailer.
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NewsGear4music revenues soar in its maiden full-year results
Gear4music has reported a healthy increase in sales and profits in its first set of full-year results following its flotation last June.
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InterviewInterview: Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell on the IPO – and David Bowie
When Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris opened the first Hotel Chocolat in Watford back in 2004, world domination seemed a million miles away.
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OpinionOpinion: Austin Reed and BHS may vanish but newcomers show retail’s vibrant
The administrations of Austin Reed and BHS have dominated headlines, but look past those sad collapses and there are reasons to be cheerful.
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NewsKiddicare customer details database hacked, retailer reports
Nursery retailer Kiddicare has reported that its customer details database has been hacked, with addresses accessed by hackers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can tackle the rise of ad-blocking
More than a quarter of UK shoppers will be using ad-blocking software by 2017. So how should retailers adapt their digital marketing strategies?
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NewsRetail sales tumble to seven-year low as fashion hit
Retail sales plunged to the lowest level last month since the recession as fashion retailers continued to suffer, according to new figures.
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NewsAlibaba profits almost triple after delivering strong fourth-quarter sales
Alibaba’s full-year profits nearly tripled as the etailer delivered a strong fourth quarter driven by rocketing mobile sales.
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NewsMorrisons to start selling goods through Amazon 'imminently'
Morrisons boss David Potts has revealed the grocer will start selling ambient products through online giant Amazon “imminently”.
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OpinionOpinion: Technology’s most profound impact on retail is only just starting
Notonthehighstreet.com chief executive Simon Belsham looks forward to a blending of online and offline retail that inspires consumers
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NewsFarfetch raises £76m in new Asian expansion financing round
Luxury fashion etailer Farfetch has raised £76m ($110m) in a new financing round, which aims to facilitate international expansion.
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NewsNext lowers sales guidance after first-quarter revenue fall
Next has posted a 0.2% dip in total sales across its first quarter and has warned of a possible “wider slow-down in consumer spending”.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, BRC retail sales and more
Retail round-up on May 4, 2016: Sir Philip Green to answer queries on BHS, Sports Direct cuts stake in JD and Amazon Fresh could hit UK this month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are the implications for retail of the vote on Brexit?
Britain has sensationally voted to leave the EU. Here’s a piece Retail Week wrote in April examining the claims of what a vote to leave could mean for retailers.
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NewsPets at Home poaches Boots’ online guru to drive new digital strategy
Pets at Home has poached Boots’ chief product owner Marc Sbardella to help spearhead “a step change” in its digital strategy.
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NewsMissguided to kick-start bricks and mortar push at Westfield Stratford
Young fashion etailer Missguided is poised to open its first bricks and mortar store at Westfield Stratford City, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: BHS is on the ropes, but these five retailers pack a punch
BHS may have lost its resonance with shoppers, but vibrant new retailers are emerging to add a bit of spice to the high street.
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OpinionOpinion: Brexit will close a door to the Digital Single Market
Although the impact of a potential Brexit looms large, it is perhaps a debate many retailers are unwilling to participate in