All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 423
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InterviewQ&A: Kiddicare bosses Scott Weavers-Wright and Richard Pennycook
Kiddicare unveiled its plans to become a £200m business by 2016 today ahead of the launch of its first store in Nottingham next Wednesday. Chief executive Scott Weavers-Wright and chairman Richard Pennycook outline their vision for the future of the business to Alex Lawson
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NewsKiddicare hails new era as it targets £200m sales
Baby etailer Kiddicare is targeting a rapid rise in turnover to £200m by 2016 as it pushes the button on a radical transformation of its brand and operations.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail innovators - Turning ideas into reality
In the search for growth, innovation is more important than ever. Sarah Butler finds out how to do it and talks to some of the best in the business about how to generate, and implement, new ideas.
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NewsAsos boss Nick Robertson questions need for physical stores
Asos boss Nick Robertson has questioned what role the physical store will play for the next generation of shoppers.
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NewsOcado third-quarter sales up 10%
Sales at Ocado grew 9.9% year on year to £162.6m in the third quarter as the rate of sales growth slowed, as the online grocer battled the negative impact of the Olympics.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from the September reporting season
A raft of retailers ranging from John Lewis to Argos and spanning food to homewares updated last week. Retail Week examines the picture they paint of retail conditions.
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Opinion
Blog: Rise of the machines
A virtual fitting room brings the benefits of the physical fitting room to the online store, boosting profitability by improving conversion rates and reducing garment returns.
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Redcoon considers first bricks-and-mortar store
Online electronics retailer Redcoon, owned by Metro controlled Media-Saturn, is considering opening its first bricks-and-mortar store early next year, according to founder Reiner Heckel.Heckel said that consumer electronics and white goods suppliers treat physical store operators as preferred customers when selling products, including newly launched lines, at the expense of ...
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NewsEBay ties up with Nectar to offer customer loyalty programme
EBay has partnered with loyalty programme Nectar so its card holders can automatically collect point while shopping on the marketplace.
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NewsAmazon takes on Apple with music storage service
Amazon is to take on Apple’s iTunes with the launch of a service which enables consumers to save all their music in a Cloud-based system.
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NewsM&S to expand international e-commerce
Marks & Spencer will be trading online in 10 countries by the end of the year.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Asos - a super online story
The old adage of caveat emptor (“let the buyer beware”) sprang immediately to mind when the Bestseller Group began to aggressively build a stake in Asos just over two years ago.
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NewsFrench Connection plunges into the red as it reveals turnaround initiatives
French Connection plunged in to the red in the six months to July 31 as the retailer revealed the outcome of its strategic review.
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NewsAsos reveals UK sales jump
Asos UK sales increased 15% to £49.9m over the three months to August 31.
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NewsEBay trials click and collect service
Ebay is trialling a click and collect service with retailers in the UK as it makes further inroads into bricks and mortar retailing.
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Opinion
Blog: Creating a connected retailer
We’re about a third of the way through a nine-month project to install a new integrated multichannel solution for footwear specialist Charles Clinkard, including a merchandising system, point of sale, and CRM.
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NewsNearly half of retailers to offer contactless payments by next year
In the next year, 44% of retailers will offer contactless payment technologies in-store and 35% will invest in new mobile and e-commerce technology, according to a report by Mastercard.
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NewsDebenhams forecasts profits rise as like-for-likes grow
Debenhams has reported “strong” like-for-like growth in the last year and pre-tax profit is expected to be up.
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AnalysisInfographic: Which social networks increase sales for retailers?
Research into social media and retail has shown that Facebook dominates in socially driven shopping, while Pinterest drives the highest average order value.
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OpinionComment: Choosing the right market for cross-border trade
The world is flattening and borders are blurring, opening up a wealth of new opportunity for UK retailers.