All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 387
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NewsAngela Spindler takes up new role as N Brown chief executive
Home shopping group N Brown’s new chief executive Angela Spindler took up her role today.
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Opinion
Blog: Mobile site designed to increase sales
Lots of retailers are wrestling with the challenges that mobile customers bring. But trying to meet different customer needs on a variety of screen sizes needs careful planning and design.
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AnalysisInfographic: Lack of digital knowledge costs retailers £12bn
UK retailers are missing out on £12bn in potential sales by failing to engage consumers through digital channels, according to research from O2 conducted by Conlumino.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Dixons powers ahead with renewal and transformation plan
Dixons group chief executive Sebastian James is leading the electricals retailer through some radical changes.
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OpinionComment: How internet shopping is changing consumer behaviour
When I first moved to London in the mid 1970s all stores shut at 6pm, except for Thursday when there was ‘late night shopping’ and they remained open until 8pm.
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NewsOnline giant Ebay to launch full-priced fashion site
Online auction site eBay is planning to launch a full-priced fashion website next year as it makes greater strides into the category.
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NewsCoast, Oasis and Warehouse to roll-out iPad technology across stores
Coast, Oasis and Warehouse have introduced wi-fi to their stores to enable the roll-out of iPads across all of their UK and European stores.
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NewsDebenhams reports flat like-for-likes as it creates 430 jobs
Debenhams has recorded flat like-for-likes in its third quarter. It comes as it revealed new jobs for its revamped Oxford Street store.
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NewsAmazon tax not the answer, says Home Retail boss Duddy
Home Retail Group chief executive Terry Duddy has said that taxing Amazon will not make a difference to its competitive offer.
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OpinionComment: What innovations will dominate the next 25 years of retail?
It’s 1988. At a secret location, a team of crack journalists is pulling together the final elements of a new specialist magazine aimed at retailers.
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OpinionBlog: Very tie up allows shoppers to "shop" Big Brother house
Online retailer Very has launched a tie-up with reality TV show Big Brother that allows viewers to buy products featured in the programme.
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Opinion
Blog: Success shines the spotlight on the power of customer data
The recent Retail Week Technology Awards highlighted the vital role technology plays in enhancing the customer experience.
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NewsAsos steps up fulfilment war with 15-minute delivery windows
Fashion etailer Asos is upping the ante in online fulfilment with the launch of 15-minute delivery slots through its Follow My Parcel scheme.
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OpinionComment: Retail at top of its game through 25 years of change
In 1988, when Patience Wheatcroft published the first issue of Retail Week, she was confident she had “created a newspaper that a dynamic, innovative and professional industry like retailing deserves”.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: Two decades of births, marriages and farewells
New arrivals and mega-mergers have shaped the industry, while some well-known names have disappeared.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The future of retail - what to expect
The last quarter-century brought seismic changes to retail. Sarah Butler asks industry leaders what the next 25 years might hold.
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AnalysisProfile: Steve Robinson, chief operating officer, Achica
The new chief of Achica.com brings experience from some of the industry’s biggest names after making the jump from accountancy.
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OpinionComment: Businesses should be aiming for a retail revolution
Dame Anita Roddick, at the peak of The Body Shop’s powers, employed a team of scientists and formulators to work purely on discovering exciting new ingredients in the Amazon rainforest.
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NewsAnalysis: Shop Direct – from mail-order shopping to online retail
Shop Direct has travelled a bumpy road to become a significant ecommerce business