All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 330
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Analysis
Analysis: Harnessing digital talent in a multichannel era
Training and retaining first-class ecommerce employees is one of the biggest challenges retailers face in today’s multichannel marketplace.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tracking shopper journeys across the multichannel landscape
Retailers in today’s multichannel landscape must track and analyse consumer data across multiple touchpoints to win loyalty through personalisation.
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OpinionComment: Dixons and Carphone Warehouse earn a new lease of life
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse last week announced a merger deal to create Dixons Carphone, estimated to be worth £3.8 billion.
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NewsNick Bubb's verdict: Are the Card Factory and Game IPOs growth stories?
They say that people have short memories but it is only two years ago since the publicly-quoted Clinton Cards and Game Group went bust in ignominious fashion, losing their investors a lot of money.
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AnalysisPeople: Ecommerce and tech execs in high demand as several change jobs
There was significant movement in the market for in-demand ecommerce executives in April with Jaeger, Supergroup and Levi Strauss all making senior appointments.
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NewsGame confirms intention to float on London Stock Exchange
Game has confirmed its intention to float on the stock market two years after it collapsed into administration.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Stores at heart of the Entertainer's multichannel model
Toy specialist The Entertainer is on a mission to place stores at the centre of its multichannel plans, as it seeks to offer faster and more direct delivery options.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers link up customer services across channels
Do shoppers receive the same customer service when they buy online as in-store? Retail Week examines how retailers are unifying customer services across channels.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Alliance Boots full year results
Alliance Boots unveiled its full year results yesterday. Retail Week picks out some key figures from the health and beauty giant’s performance.
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NewsWebinar: The benefits of a single, cross-channel view of the customer
Tracking consumer interactions across multiple channels enables retailers to communicate with customers with an unprecedented level of accuracy.
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OpinionComment: Dixons and Carphone connect, but do they have a USP socket?
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse merging is like the plot twist in season five of a DVD box-set, when former foes team up to reboot the story.
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NewsIn pictures: Cafes, robotic lawnmowers and Netmums – Homebase's new look
Homebase has opened a new format that features its first cafe and a focus on inspiration as it bids to enhance its appeal with female shoppers.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Dixons Carphone – a merger of cynics?
It is rare for “mergers of equals” to work straightaway, so is it surprising that the Dixons Carphone merger has attracted some cynicism?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the Internet of Things is the most important thing about the Dixons Carphone merger
The £3.8bn merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse is one of the biggest recent deals in UK retail. But its true significance doesn’t lie in its size.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The logic behind the Carphone and Dixons merger
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse today confirmed their merger. Retail Week looks at the rationale behind the move.
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NewsAo.com boots up for World Cup as it kicks off television offer
Ao.com will kick off the fight for football fans’ spend with the launch of its television offer today, in time for the pre-World Cup rush.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Carphone, Dixons, Burberry and more
Retail news round-up on May 15, 2014: Dixons and Carphone confirm merger, Burberry gives Bailey £7.5m golden hello, Ann Summers rolls out click-and-collect and more.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons unveil merger deal
Mobile phones specialist Carphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons have unveiled terms of a merger to create a £4bn technology retail giant.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct invests in its made-to-measure sites
From Asos to eBay and Amazon, etailers across the industry owe a significant portion of their success to the way they use IT.
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NewsDirect Golf branches into cycling with Bike-Shed.com shop-in-shop
Direct Golf has branched into cycling with the launch of its first Bike-Shed.com shop-in-shop at its Huddersfield store.