All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 291
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize leverages emailed receipts to target customers
Monsoon Accessorize is using data from in-store and online transactions to send customers more targeted emails.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe stops trading and sells domain name to Net-a-Porter
Troubled fashion etailer My-Wardrobe has stopped trading and has sold its domain name to Net-a-Porter for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsMySale co-founder considers buying more shares in wake of profit warning
MySale chief executive Carl Jackson is interested in buying shares worth up to £3m in the troubled etailer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Ikea and Virgin Wines
Retail news round-up on December 18, 2014: Tesco’s accounting black hole may be bigger than feared, Ikea customer anger over delivery delays, Virgin Wines offers locker collection service
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NewsZalando runs third Hack Week to foster innovation and new ideas
Zalando is holding its annual Hack Week event throughout Germany this week to encourage its technology team to pause their normal work and develop new concepts and prototypes.
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OpinionComment: Get ready for the new retail normal at Christmas
This year’s golden quarter is set to be another nail-biter as Black Friday and last-minute shoppers make Christmas sales evermore uncertain.
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NewsDixons Carphone takes on John Lewis by extending warranty proposition
Dixons Carphone will up the stakes against John Lewis by extending its free warranty proposition as it seeks to double the value of the company.
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OpinionAnalysis: How grocers can embrace new food labelling regulations
Retailers must try to engage their shoppers when trying to meet the needs of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU FIC).
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NewsJigsaw full-year sales and profits up despite 'challenging' market
Fashion retailer Jigsaw has reported a rise in sales and profits amid “challenging retail conditions” in the year to September 27.
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NewsVirgin Wines offers Christmas click-and-collect through lockers
Virgin Wines has partnered with delivery locker operator InPost to offer a click-and-collect service for Christmas drinks orders.
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NewsBarclaycard unveils gloves that can make contactless payments
Credit card provider Barclaycard has created a glove that can be used to make contactless payments for products at a till.
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NewsJohn Lewis says systems 'stood up to challenge' of soaring Black Friday orders
John Lewis said its systems “stood up to the challenge” of unprecedented Black Friday online orders as sales rose last week.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on click and collect, shoplifting and Liberty
Retail news round-up on December 16, 2014: Click-and-collect orders to jump 49% over Christmas, Irish retailers warned to be beware of Christmas shoplifting, Liberty taps SapientNitro for omnichannel strategy.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: The gifts all retailers want
With a general election coming up, it’s hard for retailers to second-guess prospects for 2015. Retail Week looks at the Christmas gifts retailers will hope for.
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NewsAnn Summers launches on Amazon and rolls out free click-and-collect
Ann Summers hopes to grab a bigger slice of Christmas trading by launching on Amazon and rolling out free next-day click-and-collect.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: Amazon lets shoppers haggle with sellers
In a break from its fixed-price model, Amazon is now allowing shoppers to negotiate lower prices with third-party sellers on its site.
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NewsMetro acquires stake in German start-up grocer Emmas Enkel
German retailer Metro Group has taken a stake in multichannel grocer Emmas Enkel and plans to expand the start-up’s physical and online presence.
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NewsYodel resumes collections after being hit by overwhelming demand
Courier firm Yodel has returned to a full service after suspending collections on Thursday after being overwhelmed by demand.
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NewsCarpetright to relaunch website as it focuses on 'design and inspiration'
Carpetright is investing around £1m in a relaunch of its website in the first quarter of next year as it focuses on “design and inspiration”.
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NewsShop Direct's Gareth Jones handed new role in management reshuffle
Shop Direct has given deputy chief executive Gareth Jones a new role as part of a board reshuffle, his second in the past two months.