All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 468
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NewsFacebook to develop personalisation on retailers' websites
Facebook is seeking to develop closer partnerships with retailers to deliver personalised customer experiences on their websites.
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NewsEBay launches ad campaign to promote its Fashion Outlet
EBay has unveiled a new advertising campaign to promote its Fashion Outlet.
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NewsNew Look boosts mobile with new app
New Look has launched a new iPhone and iPod touch application that provides users with fashion content and style advice.
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NewsNew Look loses ecommerce director McBrien to M&S
New Look ecommerce director Dom McBrien is to leave the retailer and join Marks & Spencer.
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NewsWaterstone's boss brands Amazon "utterly ruthless"
New boss of Waterstone’s James Daunt has called online rival Amazon “utterly ruthless” in its business tactics.
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NewsWiggle pedals towards sale or float
Wiggle held a beauty parade last week as six investment banks pitched to advise its potential float, as the bikes etailer also mulls a sale to private equity.
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GalleryLet it Simply Be
Home shopping brand Simply Be has opened its first terrestrial store in Liverpool. John Ryan visits and talks to its management
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OpinionNew skills will cause a shift in power
We know that the retail industry is changing at a pace the like of which has never been seen before.
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NewsTesco’s Price Drop hits other grocers
Tesco’s share price rose in the week that it launched its Big Price Drop, but the move hit the value of its food retail rivals.
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AnalysisPlay.com: What do retailers need to know?
The low-price purchase of Play.com by Japanese online investor Rakuten has raised doubts about the brand’s success
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NewsWickes to shrink stores as web transforms retail
1.4 million sq ft to be ditched as online reduces need for physical store space
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NewsTesco rolls out online shopping to Poland and the Czech Republic
Tesco is expanding its online operation to the Czech Republic and Poland, with plans to launch a grocery offer in the two countries by the end of next year.
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NewsAmazon launches rival to iPad
US etail giant Amazon has launched its own tablet the Kindle Fire, which it hopes will pose the biggest threat yet to Apple’s iPad.
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NewsFormer HMV director sets up 'revolutionary' co-buying shopping site BuyaPowa
A former HMV director has today launched a new online co-buying shopping service that allows consumers to use their collective buying power to achieve bulk-buy discounts on branded products.
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NewsB&Q launches mobile site
DIY retailer B&Q has today launched a mobile transactional website in a move to capitalise on growing online sales.
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Opinion
Why mobile is so crucial
The managing director of Google UK has said having some kind of mobile presence is now so crucial for retailers that not having anything is “like having your shop shut on a Tuesday.”
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Opinion
ASOS launches digital marketing campaign
Online fashion giant Asos has launched its first digital marketing campaign for menswear, The Asos Urban Tour, to tie in with the autumn menswear collection.
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NewsDigital deal takes Game into instant-play market
Entertainment group Game has formed a strategic partnership with on-demand and ‘cloud’ gaming specialist OnLive to provide the latter’s service to UK consumers.
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NewsPlay.com to be bought by Japanese investor for £25m
Entertainment etailer Play.com is on the verge of being bought by a major Japanese online investor as part of a rapid global expansion by the company.
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OpinionGoogle enters the store
With the long-awaited launch of its Google Wallet mobile app for contactless payment, the internet giant is trying to take a slice of store sales.