All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 233
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are the leading contenders to succeed Chris North at Amazon?
Amazon UK boss Chris North has quit after five years at the helm to join US etailer Shutterfly. Who will replace him at the online titan?
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NewsDixons Carphone to acquire telecoms price comparison site Simplifydigital
Dixons Carphone is to acquire TV and telecoms switching platform Simplifydigital as it aims to build a “significant services business”.
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VideoRetail Week Live: Notonthehighstreet.com boss on hires and moving offline
Notonthehighstreet.com chief executive Simon Belsham visits the Live studio to discuss the etailer’s future and the importance of people.
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VideoRetail Week Live: Analysis of Alibaba's closing keynote and event round-up
Nectar MD Will Shuckburgh joins the Retail Week Live Studio for the final time to discuss the closing speaker of Retail Week Live 2016.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers minimise the impact of a data breach?
How can retailers minimise the impact of a data breach?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon and Argos
Retail news round-up on March 18, 2016: Amazon UK to lose its managing director; and Takeover Panel on Home Retail Group's bid deadlines.
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NewsShop Direct steps into the future after a 'historic year'
Shop Direct was named The OC&C Strategy Consultants Pure-Play Etailer of the Year after scrapping its catalogue and focusing on ecommerce.
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NewsAmazon goes from strength to strength across borders and channels
Etail giant Amazon won the Heidrick & Struggles International Retailer of the Year Award having delivered a stellar performance across sectors.
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NewsShop Direct's digital transformation pays big dividends
The winner of the AlixPartners Growth Retailer of the Year Award is now far removed from its origins as the Littlewoods catalogue business.
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NewsNet-a-Porter’s NetSet app inspires millennial shoppers and reaps results
Net-a-Porter’s shoppable social platform has been a hit and was named the Blue Yonder Customer Technology Innovation of the Year.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Agility essential in China, says Alibaba UK boss
Alibaba UK boss Amee Chande said the speed of the Chinese market required agility from retailers, but also offer opportunity.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Retail bosses urge UK to stay in the EU
The chief executives of Shop Direct, Carpetright and Boden have all thrown their weight behind Britain remaining in the European Union.
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VideoRetail Week Live: Alex Baldock discusses the dangers of ecommerce
Chief executive of Shop Direct Alex Baldock joins the Retail Week Live team to discuss the importance of personalisation in ecommerce.
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AnalysisWatch: Ao.com boss John Roberts on living wage and bricks and mortar
Boss of Ao.com John Roberts joins the Retail Week Live Studio to discuss the future of the online retailer and the state of the industry.
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NewsMFI brand to be relaunched through owner VictoriaPlum.com's website
The MFI furniture brand has been relaunched online by owner VictoriaPlum.com as the bathroom specialist expands into new household categories.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Amazon uses Twitter to target its Prime shoppers
Twitter’s European vice-president said retailers including Amazon and Marks & Spencer used the social platform to advertise to shoppers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Facebook boss says social messaging is future of retail
Facebook EMEA vice-president Nicola Mendelsohn says mobile is “the most important consumer trend of our lifetime” for retail marketers.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Debenhams director John Scott on overseas expansion
Agreeing terms with local partners is one of many challenges when expanding abroad, according to Debenhams international director John Scott.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Etsy provides a platform for female entrepreneurs
Etsy’s international vice-president Nicole Vanderbilt said its platform provides a “low-risk way” for retail entrepreneurs to expand.
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InterviewInterview: Alibaba UK boss on globalisation and being an online landlord
Alibaba wants to be UK retail’s gateway to China. Ahead of her talk at Retail Week Live on Thursday, we spoke to UK managing director Amee Chande.