All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 335
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Easter footfall, Sofa.com, Morrisons and click-and-collect
Retail news round-up on April 22, 2014: Easter footfall drops year-on-year, Sofa.com appoints Altium Capital as it mulls sale, Click-and-collect growth to outpace home deliveries, and Morrisons boss Dalton Philips could receive £2.3m bonus
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InterviewQ&A: Debenhams boss Michael Sharp on multichannel and reducing promotions
Debenhams this week revealed it is revising its promotional strategy as first-half profits plunged owing to excessive discounting. Retail Week speaks to boss Michael Sharp.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Footfall, Joules and Harvey Nichols
Retail news round-up on April 17, 2014: High street enjoys strongest rise in footfall for almost a year, Joules launches into eyewear with ‘extensive’ range, Harvey Nichols launches new e-commerce website
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Analysis
Website review: Topman.com Vs Primark.com
Matthew Bennett, chief creative officer at Wolfpack, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon has become the flag-bearer in fulfilment
Thanks to the Japanese principle of Kaizen, etail giant Amazon sets the bar in delivery at its Hemel Hempstead fulfilment centre.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How much are UK retailers expected to sell online this year?
The ecommerce sector in the UK is continuing to grow year after year. This is mainly coming from an increase in both the frequency that consumers are shopping online and the amount that they are spending.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is my dark store model hampering supply chain efficiencies?
The online shopping supply chain dilemma is at the forefront of many retailers’ minds.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco's UK turnaround – an update on its progress
Tesco revealed its profits plunged in its full year results this morning. Retail Week looks into how chief executive Philip Clarke’s UK turnaround has progressed two years in.
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NewsBurberry like-for-likes up 12% but warns exchange rates will hit profits
Burberry retail like-for-likes jumped 12% in its second half but the retailer sounded caution over the impact of exchange rates on profits.
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NewsTesco profits fall as trading environment changes 'more rapidly than ever'
Tesco’s group trading profit plunged 6% to £3.3bn last year and boss Philip Clarke warned that the trading environment is changing rapidly.
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NewsTop Marks & Spencer online manager leaves to join Target
A senior member of Marks & Spencer’s dotcom team has left to join Australian retailer target.
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NewsPoundstretcher full-year like-for-likes grow 3%
Poundstretcher full year like-for-like sales jumped 3% last year driven by its store refresh programme and extended food and toiletry ranges.
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NewsHouse of Fraser full year EBITDA rises as online and own brand thrive
Department store House of Fraser’s full year adjusted EBITDA rose 8.3% to £60.2m driven by own brand and online.
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AnalysisPeople: The seven biggest retail job moves in March
The turmoil at the Co-op hasn’t abated since former boss Euan Sutherland left the business in March. Here’s what it means for the business, and other high profile moves last month.
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NewsSports Direct is to begin selling on credit via its website
Sports Direct is to begin selling on credit via its website later this year, as the retailer emulates model successfully used by Next.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose chaired etailer Soak & Sleep to tap into Australian market
Soak & Sleep, the bed and bath etailer chaired by Sir Stuart Rose, is to expand overseas for the first time and introduce new product categories as part of its growth plans.
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NewsMarch retail like-for-likes fall 1.7% due to tough Easter comparatives
March retail sales fell 1.7% on a like-for-like basis due to the timing of Easter, which falls later this year.
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NewsSuperGroup hires former Asda director Jon Wragg as ecommerce boss
SuperGroup has appointed former Asda customer director Jon Wragg as its new ecommerce boss, replacing Chris Griffin, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsAnn Summers ups focus on multichannel with click-and-collect and in-store tablets
Sex toy and lingerie specialist Ann Summers is investing to boost its multichannel credentials and has posted a full-year profits dip.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is cloud computing about to take off in retail?
As John Lewis and Waitrose rolls out Google Apps, cloud computing appears to be finally gaining traction in retail. Retail Week looks at what the technology can do.