All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 318
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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.
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NewsSelfridges paves way for selling 'ultra luxury' brands online with Cartier launch
Selfridges has taken the first steps to launching its ‘ultra-luxury’ Wonder Room online by selling Cartier on its website from this week.
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NewsPoundstretcher guns to be the 'branded Aldi' as it ramps up FMCG offer
Poundstretcher is gunning to be the “branded Aldi”, claiming it cannot be beaten on the price of branded goods as it extends its FMCG offer
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OpinionComment: As it revises full-year profits up again, what is Next doing right?
There’s no doubt that Next is now an established leader on the British high street. Its stores are everywhere and yummy mummies rave about it.
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NewsInfographic: Smartphones lead the way in online grocery retail searches
Grocery shoppers are turning to smartphones ahead of tablets in the shift towards mobile technology, according to data collected by the BRC and Google in the second quarter of 2014.
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NewsNet-a-Porter boss Mark Sebba to retire after 11 years at the etailer
Net-a-Porter boss Mark Sebba has revealed he is set to retire, ending more than a decade at the luxury online retailer.
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NewsTopshop to launch on Asos's European ecommerce rival Zalando
British brands Topshop and Topman will launch on fashion website Zalando in September as part of their European expansion drive.
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NewsArgos cuts or freezes 10,000 prices as it unveils autumn/winter range
Multichannel retailer Argos launched its autumn/winter range on Saturday, featuring 43,000 products.
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NewsSurge in searches shows grocery shoppers turning to mobile technology
Grocery shoppers are increasingly making use of mobile technology as they plan shopping, evidenced by a surge in search volumes during the second quarter of 2014.
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AnalysisAnalysis: M&S' new IT director Carl Dawson's To Do List
M&S poached Tesco’s Carl Dawson to become its new IT director. Retail Week looks at what he needs to focus on in his new role.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is it time for Amazon to focus on making money?
Amazon’s shares fell 10% last night, following news of its second quarter loss. Retail Week asks if it is time for Amazon to start focusing on profits?
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NewsAmazon loses £9.4bn in value as it posts £74.2m second-quarter loss
More than $16bn (£9.4bn) was wiped off the value of Amazon last night as it posted a net loss of $126m (£74.2m) in the three months to June 30.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis clearance helps weekly sales surge 18.8%
John Lewis ended its summer Sale with 18.8% growth year on year last week, driven by a stellar performance in its home department.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon and Comet
Retail news round-up on July 25, 2014: Amazon quarterly loss widened to £74m in its second quarter and Vince Cable to reveal Comet’s administrators face a probe by the accounting watchdog.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poaches Tesco internet chief information officer
Tesco chief information officer for internet retailing Carl Dawson is to join Marks & Spencer as IT director.