All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 301
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NewsOcado boss Steiner: Online will account for 40% of grocery sales in next 10 years
Ocado boss Tim Steiner believes online will account for 40% of grocery sales in the next 10 years and said it will not be expanding its food business overseas.
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NewsTopman launches digital version of personal shopping service via Google+
Topman is rolling out a digital personal shopping service to give customers who cannot attend its flagship store access to the service.
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NewsWaitrose launches standalone pet product website
Waitrose is launching a standalone pet product website selling over 9,000 products that will be supported by a telephone advice service.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does the ultimate tech-enabled store of the future look like?
New technology is transforming retail. Retail Week examines how these innovations can be used to enhance the shopping experience.
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NewsWRC: Asos eyes acquisitions of tech companies to drive innovation
Asos is vying to snap up innovative tech companies with its new venture capital arm as its boss predicts tech will revolutionise fashion in the next five years.
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AnalysisEmerging retailer: $1bn personalised women’s apparel etailer JustFab
It seems a little incongruous to call JustFab an emerging retailer. The US ecommerce site expects to turnover $500 million in 2015, is eyeing an IPO, is valued at $1bn and already operates in seven countries.
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NewsAmazon offers customers chance to read books a month before release
Amazon is offering customers a chance to read new books a month before their official release date as part of a programme called Kindle First.
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NewsSelfridges invests in £40m website revamp to "future proof" the business
Department store Selfridges is investing over £40m in its website over the next five years to “future proof” its business.
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NewsWRC: John Lewis boss rules out overseas stores as he invests in changing UK market
John Lewis managing director Andy Street has ruled out opening stores abroad in order to invest in navigating a changing UK market.
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NewsZalando valued at £3.8bn as it floats on Frankfurt stock exchange
Zalando, Europe’s biggest fashion etailer, has listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange today with a value of €4.9bn (£3.8bn).
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on eBay, Forever 21 and Tesco
Retail news round-up on October 1, 2014: eBay and PayPal to split next year; Forever 21 UK narrows full-year losses; Supermarket suppliers watchdog weighs into Tesco crisis.
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NewsShop Direct among retailers to join data sharing coalition to curb online fraud
Retailers including Shop Direct have joined forces to share data with one another in a bid to curb online fraud collaboratively.
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NewsJohn Lewis scoops omnichannel retailer of the year at World Retail Awards
John Lewis scooped the Omnichannel Retailer of the Year gong at the World Retail Awards as Net-a-Porter’s bosses took home the Outstanding Leadership award.
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NewsAo.com early German website launch will 'avoid distraction from Christmas peak'
Ao.com boss John Roberts said that launching its German site early ensures it doesn’t distract from its UK business during its Christmas peak.
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NewsArgos hires Matt Hobbs for new head of digital engineering role
Argos has appointed Matt Hobbs to the newly created role of head of digital engineering as part of its ambition to become a leader in digital retailing.
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NewsKiddicare bought by etailer Worldstores just two months after Endless acquisition
Kiddicare has been acquired by online retailer Worldstores just two months after it was bought by Endless.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will click-and-collect be retail’s next Christmas battleground?
Click-and-collect promises to be in huge demand this Christmas and retailers are working tirelessly to deliver a seamless fulfilment service.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco tunes into multichannel transformation
As Tesco’s Building Tomorrow’s Tesco project takes off, Vishal Bansal is the engineer transforming the retailer’s multichannel operations.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Building operating models for a multichannel future
Some of the UK’s biggest retailers are radically changing the way they run their businesses to ensure they are ready for a multichannel future.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Beacon network Appflare
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Appflare is in the spotlight.