All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 315
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NewsSainsbury's to shut non-food site and sell through single grocery platform
Sainsbury’s is to close its standalone general merchandise website and merge its non-food offer with its core online grocery proposition.
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NewsTesco convenience franchise One Stop launches mobile voucher scheme
Tesco’s c-store business One Stop is launching a mobile voucher scheme that allows customers to redeem coupons in-store using their phone.
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NewsTesco Direct to launch non-food social commerce platform
Tesco has rolled out social commerce functionality to its non-food ecommerce site through a partnership with co-buying platform Buyapowa.
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NewsFormer Co-op CIO Andy Haywood joins N Brown
Former Co-op chief information officer Andy Haywood has joined home shopping retailer N Brown in the same role as it plans a major systems overhaul.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Walmart, Ted Baker, JD Sports and The Co-op
Retail news round-up on August 5, 2014: Walmart updates website for mobile users, Ted Baker unveils US site, JD outsources website content and The Co-op voted most ethical firm.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Industrie, the Australian retailer with UK expansion plans
As Australian menswear retailer Industrie reportedly seeks to expand its presence in the UK by opening up to 30 new stores, Retail Week takes a look at the company.
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NewsNick Bubb’s verdict: Waitrose - wake up and smell the coffee?
The mighty Waitrose PR machine suffered a couple of jolts last week with some unhelpful headlines, but is anything really amiss?
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NewsHMV and Game steal entertainment market share from grocers
HMV and Game are beginning to win share of the entertainment market back from the grocers, according to Kantar data.
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OpinionComment: Online retailers becoming physical retailers, the jury’s out
Pro Direct’s first physical store shows that the barrier between the real and virtual retail worlds may be higher than many imagine.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Homebase, Office and Industrie
Retail news round-up on August 1, 2014: Turnaround firms circle Homebase, Sir Terry Leahy invests in tech start-up, Office eyes flotation and more.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where has Waitrose made its 'unprecedented investment'?
Waitrose boss Mark Price said first-half profits would be impacted by “unprecedented investment”. Retail Week looks where it has invested.
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NewsInfographic: Furniture boosts John Lewis as sales jump 9.4% in first half
A strong performance in furniture helped boost John Lewis’ sales 8.5% to £69.4m last week taking its growth for its first half to 9.4%.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hobbs, Argos and New Look
Retail news round-up on August 1, 2014: Hobbs restructures, Argos uses augmented reality in catalogue and New Look awards customer experience account.
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NewsHackett London loses retail, ecommerce and wholesale bosses
Three senior executives have left menswear brand Hackett London over the past few weeks, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from July 31, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top womenswear retailers.
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NewsDutch value retailer Hema to launch UK ecommerce site in September
Dutch value retailer Hema will launch its UK online shop in September after debuting its first store in London in June.
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NewsBonmarché like-for-likes up as summer ranges and warm weather boosts sales
Value fashion retailer Bonmarché has reported a 13.5% surge in like-for-likes in the 13 weeks to June 28.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on consumer confidence, Matalan and Amazon
Retail news round-up on July 31, 2014: Consumer confidence slips for first time in six months, Matalan contributes to Rana Plaza victims’ trust fund, Amazon to inject $2bn in Indian operations
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NewsSports Direct's Mike Ashley: 'We'll come to your country and smash you'
Mike Ashley has warned that unless European sports retailers welcome overtures from his Sports Direct business as it seeks international deals they face destruction at its hands.
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NewsAsos and Ocado among attendees of Graze.com's 'Silicon Valley-style' data event
Snack foods etailer Graze.com is holding a ‘Silicon Valley-style’ data knowledge sharing event tonight with retailers including Asos and Ocado due to attend.