All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 316
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AnalysisComment: Retailers need to stop behaving like retailers
As the world’s most successful brands are categorised into several retail categories, retailers must innovate their image to remain relevant.
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OpinionComment: How will Amazon's acquisition of Twitch shape the gaming market?
For specialist game retailers Amazon’s purchase of Twitch simply reinforces the extent to which gaming as a pastime has shifted towards the digital.
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NewsFurniture Village plots expansion after securing £6m investment
Furniture Village has secured a £6m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), which will help it accelerate store expansion.
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NewsAmazon buys video-game live-streaming site Twitch for £585m
Amazon has moved further into gaming by snapping up live-streaming gaming network Twitch for $970m (£585m), beating Google to the acquisition.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on footfall, Amazon, Furniture Village and East
Retail news round-up on August 26, 2014: Footfall plunges over rainy Bank Holiday, Furniture Village gets £6m investment, Amazon acquires gaming firm and more.
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NewsInternational analysis: Ahold's invests in ranges and online to drive sales
Dutch retailer Ahold has revealed further sales declines in its latest bout of financial results, blaming the highly competitive supermarket channel.
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NewsScrewfix makes two key appointments across ecommerce and supply chain
Kingfisher-owned Screwfix has bolstered its management team with the appointment of two new directors across ecommerce and supply chain.
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NewsScandinavian clothing giant Lindex set for first UK store
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex is preparing to open its first UK store at Westfield Stratford City as part of a drive to expand its international presence.
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NewsEBay mulls spin-off of payments firm PayPal next year
Ecommerce giant eBay is mulling a spin-off of its online payments business PayPal as early as next year, according to reports.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Burberry, eBay, Co-op and Gap
Retail news round-up on August 22, 2014: Burberry boss cashes in £5.19m in share sale, eBay eyes PayPal sale, Co-op Bank shareholders call for speedier overhaul and Gap targets India.
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OpinionBlog: Fashion retailers build store loyalty among online shoppers
The current digital retail revolution in fashion is every bit as transformational as the rise supermarkets were to food in the 1950s.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail's big-hitters sooth a troubled maternity market?
Maternity specialist retailers are facing turbulent times as online retailers and supermarkets are stealing their market share.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I improve the performance of customer-facing staff?
Variation in staff performance is a fact of life – at one end of the scale there are the less able, at the other the high flyers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What metrics really matter for the ecommerce market?
Too many managers spend time trying to get the page load speed as low as possible, with little return for their efforts.
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AnalysisMarketing campaign: Warehouse turns publisher with 'Tales of the City'
Warehouse is the latest retailer to turn publisher with its new content platform which will give customers a reason to visit its website more regularly.
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NewsWarehouse launches online magazine as it makes first foray into footwear
Warehouse has launched an online content platform called ‘Tales of the City’ as it debuts its first footwear collection.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are Christmas supply chains evolving?
Planning for the Christmas period is well under way, and with more channels than ever the pressure on supply chains has never been greater.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending August 20, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top womenswear retailers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BrightHouse, Amazon, Nisa and Westfield Bradford
Retail news round-up on August 21, 2014: BrightHouse hires Rothschild to explore IPO option, Amazon strengthens Chinese operations, Nisa to ramp up its digital offer and Westfield Bradford signs New Look and JD Sports
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will German etail giant Zalando disrupt the UK market?
Zalando launched a flash Sales site in the UK today, which could signal it is vying making a push in to the UK market. Will it disrupt the market?