All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 418
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OpinionComment: Argos bids farewell to past in digital shift
The much anticipated strategic review of Argos by its managing director John Walden was delivered this week from the relative comfort of a first-half performance that registered like-for-like sales growth of 0.6%.
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AnalysisSites: Boden Vs The Post Office
Zoe Shore, Head of digital, Elmwood UKshares his view of good and bad websites.
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OpinionComment: The real meaning of multichannel
However you define it, stores and online are what really matters.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe drops menswear offer
Etailer to focus on womenswear from spring 13 as it looks to ramp up overseas ambitions.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: Do I need to hire an SEO company to boost my website’s ranking?
Do I need to hire a search engine optimisation company to boost my website’s ranking or are there techniques I can use myself?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: Is it worth investing in a virtual store?
Is it worth investing in a virtual store or are they just a good marketing fad?
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InterviewQ&A: Michael Sharp, Debenhams chief executive
Debenhams today reported a 2.6% increase in total sales in the last year driven by strong international growth. Michael Sharp tells Retail Week how the retailer is achieving growth.
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NewsAsos profits soar as international sales surge
Pre-tax profits at Asos soared 42% to £13.2m in the five months to August 31.
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360buy has launches international website
Etailer 360buy has launched an international website aimed at foreign consumers.The English website on the en.360buy.com platform made its debut this month. The site will ship to 36 countries and offers almost 400,000 new products, many with free shipping.360buy chairman Liu Qiangdong said: “Anywhere in the world where DHL or ...
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NewsWalden unveils digital vision for Argos
Queues in Argos stores would become a thing of the past under the ambitious vision of new managing director John Walden as he reinvents the business as a “digital retail leader”.
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NewsSainsbury's makes play for mobile market with new shop-in-shops
Sainsbury’s is to open mobile phone shops in its supermarkets as it makes a play for the lucrative market which, among the grocers, is dominated by archrival Tesco.
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NewsTablets drive retail searches
Tablets were the driving force behind the growth in online retail searches in the third quarter, according to new research.
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AnalysisArgos’ four-point change strategy: Key points
Argos has revealed the findings of its strategic review and intends to reinvent itself as a “digital retail leader”. Here are the cornerstones of the new approach.
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NewsArgos to leave catalogue heritage behind
General merchandise giant Argos is to move decisively away from its catalogue heritage as it bids to reinvent itself as a “digital retail leader”.
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NewsSportsdirect.com replatforms to cope with 83% growth
Sportdirect.com is consolidating more than 100 web platforms and content management systems into one to cope with high post-Olympic traffic.
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NewsLittlewoods to broadcast next instalment of Facebook TV show
Littlewoods is to launch the next episode of its Facebook TV show, focusing this time on gadget gift ideas for Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon's Kindle wipe sparks cloud debate
Amazon encountered some bad press for its heavy handed approach yesterday after a Norwegian customer wrote a blog claiming the etail giant had deleted her account, including all her Kindle books, without providing a reason.
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NewsSimply Be recruits larger staff to make customers comfortable
Plus-size fashion retailer Simply Be is to recruit larger “empathetic” staff to help advise customers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Asos would be a good acquisition for Amazon
The news Amazon has considered acquiring Asos was questioned by analysts today given the US etail giant could have made the move long before the fashion etailer grew to be valued at nearly £2bn. Retail Week takes a look at why Asos could still make a good buy for Amazon.
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