All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 419
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OpinionBlog: How retailers are using Facebook Collections
Facebook is trying a new feature to enable retailers to highlight and sell products.
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AnalysisThe vegetable box market: What do retailers need to know?
As Tesco unveils plans to launch a vegetable box delivery scheme next month just a week after the acquisition of Abel & Cole, Retail Week takes a look at the vegetable box market.
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Opinion
Blog: Managing to get more out of mobile
Mobile device? Check. In-store wi-fi? Check. Let the benefits of mobility begin…
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NewsFashion sales boost John Lewis performance
Sales at John Lewis were boosted by an uplift in fashion purchases last week.
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NewsHMV launches online marketplace
HMV has launched an online marketplace selling third-party products as it looks to hit back at arch-rival Amazon.
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NewsAnalysis: Hobbs set for international expansion
The retailer is launching international websites as a precursor to physical overseas expansion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Iceland’s bullish boss holds the grocer steady
Despite a tough six months, Iceland founder Malcolm Walker insists the frozen food retailer can excel and explains why staff should think of him as Father Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Homewares retailers move with the times
The homewares and furniture sector has faced trying times, and difficult trading conditions have hit retailers unprepared for change. Anna Richardson Taylor speaks to those who see opportunities for innovation and growth.
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OpinionComment: Technology gives customers control
Speed and convenience are the key words for busy mums.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you didn’t know about Hotel Chocolat
As Hotel Chocolat prepares to launch a range of health and beauty products under its own Cocoa Juvenate label next month, Retail Week takes a look at some of the finer details of the quirky chocolatier.
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NewsDebenhams online boss Simon Forster to join Selfridges
Debenhams online boss Simon Forster is to exit the department store to join rival Selfridges.
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NewsWhich? labels PC World 'worst' online store
Skincare and cosmetics site LizEarle.com has been rated the best online shop and PC World’s deemed the worst in a poll.
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NewsRetail sales rise in September
The value of retail sales in September rose 3.2% year-on-year as volumes also rose.
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OpinionComment: Encouraging trends reported at N Brown
Andy Higginson will have been pretty pleased with his first set of figures as chairman of home shopping group N Brown.
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Opinion
Blog: Omni-channel payments and the search for Atlantis
Whether you like the term ‘omni-channel payments’ or not – indeed whether you even think of distinguishing between payments, the channels you offer to your customers and your overall retail proposition – it appears to have stuck, for now.
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NewsDiscounting will not be as rife this Christmas, says N Brown boss
Home shopping giant N Brown is confident that discounting will not shape the golden quarter like it did last Christmas.
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NewsN Brown optimistic about revenue growth despite profit fall
N Brown is positive about revenue growth driven by brands and online sales despite pre-tax profit slipping in the first half.
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NewsMorrisons finance boss Pennycook joins The Hut Group board
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook has joined the board of fast-growing etailer The Hut Group sparking further IPO speculation.
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AnalysisInfographic: Tablets versus smartphones
Shopping and browsing on a tablet device is more popular than on a smartphone, research from industry bodies eDigitalResearch and IMRG has shown.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ten problems the weather is creating for retailers
The last five years have seen global and UK weather patterns start to change. What impact is this having on the retail industry?