All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 421
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NewsProfits climb at Abel & Cole as sale speculation mounts
Home delivery grocer Abel & Cole’s profits rocketed in the year to August 12 and a sale is thought likely.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Why Esprit and H&M fail to match Inditex’s growth
It has been a mixed couple of weeks for some of the leading global fashion chains. Inditex continued its stellar performance with half-year profits jumping by almost a third as it sustained growth in sluggish economies in both Western Europe and emerging markets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the supermarkets
Food retail has been transformed in the last 20 years. Rebecca Thomson looks at how the sector has changed and its prospects.
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AnalysisProfile: Matthew Moulding, founder and chief executive, The Hut
The Hut is an entrepreneurial retail success story, and its founder and chief executive is eyeing an eventual float.
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AnalysisSites: PC World Vs Comet
Jeremy Garner, Executive creative director at Weapon7, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How should brands use their web presence to support both online and offline customers?
How should brands use their web presence to support both online and offline customers?
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NewsSainsbury's introduces minimum online order size
Sainsbury’s has implemented a minimum order for online shoppers as it tries to “discourage” smaller baskets.
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NewsDebenhams appoints Google retail head to its board
Google head of retail Peter Fitzgerald has been appointed to the board of Debenhams as a non-executive director to help grow the department store group’s online business.
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OpinionComment: Competition in sports retail
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct was the market leader in its category last week and remains so this week following the drawn-out demise of JJB Sports.
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NewsFailed first time deliveries expected to cost etailers £851m this year
Failed first time deliveries are expected to cost etailers £851m in 2012.
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NewsSainsbury's like-for-likes grow after 'unique' summer
Sainsbury’s reported an increase in sales and like-for-like growth in the second quarter aided by its Paralympic sponsorship.
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NewsJack Wills boss joins new Wiggle advisory board
Bikes and triathlon etailer Wiggle has appointed a raft of big-hitting names to a newly created advisory board that will help develop the business.
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Opinion
Blog: Retail technology - it’s a question of choice
It’s been easy for observers in recent years to conclude that the High Street is dying.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Sports Direct - Ashley 5, the OFT 0?
Mike Ashley has been running rings around Sports Direct’s rivals in sports retailing.
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OpinionComment: Closing the wrong stores can lead to a click-and-collect disaster
For the avoidance of doubt, I’m a practicologist not a proctologist.
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AnalysisProfile: Brian McBride, Asos chairman
Former Amazon UK boss Brian McBride’s appointment as chairman of Asos gives the fashion group another etail heavyweight at its helm to build on its already impressive growth.
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NewsAsos hires former Amazon managing director as chairman
Former Amazon and Celtic FC director Brian McBride will replace Lord Waheed Alli as non-executive chairman of Asos.
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NewsThe Co-op to decide on online grocery within six months
The Co-operative will decide in the next six months whether it will launch an online grocery offer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The 50 best websites of 2012
Which websites are leading the way in the online world? Which ecommerce sites truly resonate with the biggest experts in the field?
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NewsOcado steps up price battle in bid to bag shoppers
Ocado has intensified its focus on price as it seeks to build sales and stage a fightback in the battle for grocery spend.