All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 288
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on rates, Tesco, food prices and Amazon
Retail news round-up on December 3, 2014: Chancellor to review business rates; Tesco director to resign; Food prices down; Amazon boss on failure
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OpinionComment: Bonmarché has driven sales by knowing its audience
Bonmarché first-half profits and sales surged as it kept focused on its core customers despite being hit by warm autumn weather.
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NewsCyber Monday eclipsed by Black Friday sales success
Cyber Monday has been superseded by Black Friday after shoppers chose to snap up Christmas bargains earlier this year.
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NewsBlack Friday leads to John Lewis's biggest ever sales week
John Lewis’s sales rose 21.8% in the week to Saturday November 29, as Black Friday leads to the retailer’s biggest sales week ever.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, high street footfall and Cyber Monday
Retail news round-up on December 2, 2014: Four executives to depart Tesco; Shoppers desert high street on Saturday; Consumers spend £650m on Cyber Monday
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Product data company Intelligent Reach
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week product data company Intelligent Reach is in the spotlight.
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NewsToys R Us France offers rollerblade delivery for Christmas
Toys R Us France is offering Parisian customers an unusual fulfilment method this Christmas by delivering orders by rollerblades.
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NewsAmazon installs more than 15,000 robots in its US fulfilment centres
Amazon has installed more than 15,000 robots to speed up distribution across 10 of its next-generation fulfilment centres in the US.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: Is Black Friday a Thanksgiving turkey?
Black Friday sales figures in America have declined from previous years. So is it unwise to put too much stock in the retail event?
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InterviewBonmarché: Q&A with chief executive Beth Butterwick
As Bonmarché posts soaring half-year profits, we speak to boss Beth Butterwick about its growth and how it plans to offset milder weather.
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OpinionComment: Black Friday and Singles Day improve the retail calendar
Seasonal retail promotions imported from overseas can be tricky for retailers but are still a great way to engage customers.
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AnalysisRetailer in the news: Express Gifts boss Philip Maudsley
Other companies could learn a thing or two from Philip Maudsley’s 27 years at Findel, which has involved a turnaround in the last three years.
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NewsRetailers to face 600,000 returned Cyber Monday items
More than 600,000 orders made today could need re-delivering after Christmas, new research shows.
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NewsAmazon runs hundreds of Cyber Monday deals as it eyes Black Friday record
Amazon recorded its busiest ever day on Black Friday with 5.5m orders but could break that record today as it offers hundreds of deals to mark Cyber Monday.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Cyber Monday, Boots, the Co-op and more
Retail news round-up on December 1, 2014: Retailers braced for £600m Cyber Monday bonanza; Boots buys Soap and Glory; Co-op touts renaissance; Vodafone eyes Tesco’s Blinkbox.
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NewsPolice called to stores and websites crash in Black Friday deal frenzy
Retailers have struggled to cope with a Black Friday rush as the police were called to shops and websites groaned under the strain of demand.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Tesco, Black Friday and more
Retail news round-up on November 28, 2014: John Lewis raises £300m in bond sale; Tesco execs exit; Consumer confidence flat; Black Friday kicks off; Morrisons to close six convenice stores
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Shop Direct came back from its golden quarter IT meltdown
Shop Direct has turned its website around from going down during peak trading times two years ago to achieving 100% availability last year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will Christmas 2014 look like for retailers?
In the run-up to Christmas, how will consumer behaviour and attitudes affect trading? Retail Week research explores 2014’s festive spending.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Big data marketing company bd4h
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week, big data company Big Data For Humans is in the spotlight.