All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 435
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NewsOcado posts 12% sales growth
Ocado has posted EBITDA up 4.5% to £14.9m in the first half while statutory pre-tax profit was flat at £181,000.
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NewsEBay poaches Sainsbury's digital boss Tanya Lawler to lead UK
Online giant eBay has poached Sainbury’s digital boss Tanya Lawler to lead its UK business.
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NewsOcado set to name new finance director
Ocado is set to appoint former Fitness First financial director Duncan Tatton-Brown as its new finance director.
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OpinionApps are the way forward for retail
It can be daunting for small businesses to enter the mobile market.
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AnalysisThe Hut: Company profile
As the online group’s performance continues to soar, Retail Week takes a look at The Hut’s business model.
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NewsThe Hut Group raises £4m to launch new site
Online group The Hut has raised £4m in equity from existing shareholders to help launch new site MyVitamins.com in August.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales buoyed by online sales
Bellwether department store John Lewis experienced an 11.5% surge in sales to £63.58m in the week to June 16 driven by strong growth in online.
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Amazon to launch Amazon Cloud Player app for iPhone and iPod Touch
Amazon is to launch an Amazon Cloud Player app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which will allow US customers to stream or download content purchased on Amazon to their mobile devices.Amazon will compete directly with Apple’s iTunes for downloads of music and videos. Previously Amazon’s Cloud Player was only ...
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Inditex reports net profit increase
Clothing giant Inditex reported a 30% rise in net profit to E432m (£374.7m) for its first quarter, on revenues up 15.4% to E3.4bn (£2.95bn).The retailer posted its highest-ever gross margin, which rose by 140 basis points to 60.2%.During the quarter Inditex opened 91 new stores in 26 countries. The retailer ...
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OpinionCustomer service worth talking about
Customer service is increasingly the key point of difference for retailers.
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AnalysisSites: John Lewis Vs Argos
Matt Gordon, Co-founder of Limited Space, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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AnalysisGrocers’ move into digital entertainment: What do retailers need to know?
Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Tesco see digital entertainment as a key driver of growth in their non-food strategies
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NewsDisney Store losses widen as it invests
Disney Store losses widened in the year to October 1, 2011 as it invested in the launch of its websites in France and Germany.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: What are the key factors of a successful ecommerce site?
We don’t have an ecommerce site yet. What are the key things we should be thinking about and where do we start?
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OpinionHow Dixons boss Sebastian James intends to see off the online threat
New Dixons boss Seb James marked his 100th day in the job last week and today, presenting the retailer’s full-year results for the first time, outlined his strategic priorities.
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BT Expedite and Aurora Fashions hit double top at Awards
We came out on top in two categories at this year’s prestigious Retail Week Technology Awards, scooping the prizes for EPoS Initiative of the Year and Multichannel Integration of the Year.
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NewsMumsnet launches new marketplace
Mumsnet has launched a new marketplace partnering with retailers including M&S, Toast and Clarks.
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NewsShop Direct hires banking boss as its new chief executive
Shop Direct has hired banking boss Alex Baldock as its new chief executive.
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NewsRetail sales values jumped 3.9% in May
Retail sales values, excluding fuel, jumped 3.9% year-on-year in May as Brits prepared to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsSales at The Hut soar by 71%
Online retailer The Hut, owner of sites including Iwantoneofthose.com and Zavvi.com, has posted surging revenue growth for the first quarter of the year and agreed a new three-year banking facility.