All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 478
-
AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Notonthehighstreet.com
The inside view from HR manager Susanne Wehring.
-
NewsAmbitious Achica nearing break-even
Private sales home and garden etailer Achica, set up by Asos founder Quentin Griffiths, is gunning to break even in the next three months.
-
-
AnalysisRetail in Scotland
Uncertainty over jobs and income plus the later time of Easter have had an impact on retail in Scotland, causing the worst drop in sales since 2000.
-
NewsRetail sales growth sluggish
Retail sales picked up in April although store groups said the performance was considered poor for the time of year.
-
OpinionTransformation takes time
Retailers should look on today’s tough market as an opportunity, says Sir Geoff Mulcahy.
-
OpinionRetail surgery: How can I find useful online data?
I am getting buried in online data. How can I sort through it all and how do I know what is useful?
-
OpinionRetail surgery: Do the benefits of offering free returns outweigh the costs?
Do the benefits of offering free returns outweigh the costs?
-
-
AnalysisTurning website traffic into footfall
Some blame online and mobile shopping for stealing customers who’d normally go to stores. But Rebecca Thomson finds that clever retailers are using modern channels to their shops’ advantage.
-
OpinionSunday trading laws are not sustainable
Politicians have long talked about reducing retail regulation, but the Government’s Red Tape Challenge is the first sign of action.
-
NewsEBay's global sales soar in Q1 as fashion drives UK sales
EBay’s global sales soared 16% in its first quarter with fashion driving sales in the UK.
-
NewsConsumer confidence falls to 'worrying' level in April
Consumer confidence fell sharply this month, making the chances of a double dip recession “increasingly real”, according to the GfK NOP.
-
AnalysisWhat's big in 2011?
What is the state of UK retail in early 2011? That’s what Retail Week sought to find out with Retail 2011, the authoritative analysis of UK retail today. In this extract from the report, we look at the key themes that emerge.
-
Opinion
Argos down but not out
Is Argos the new Woolies, someone asked last week when parent Home Retail issued prelims showing plunging profits at the catalogue store business.
-
Opinion
Bricks and brands
My last article focused on the transience of retail brands versus the resilience of those in consumer goods (adieu Ratners; re-bonjour Perrier).
-
NewsInditex builds online with transactional sites
Spanish fashion giant Inditex is to launch transactional websites for its Bershka, Massimo Dutti and Pull and Bear brands in the UK by the end of the year.
-
NewsShop Direct sets sights on overseas expansion
Etail giant Shop Direct is plotting international expansion for its Very and Isme brands, and is to grow its Littlewoods brand outside Europe.
-
NewsAmazon sales rise but earnings fall following investment in business
Online giant Amazon has reported a 31% increase in first quarter sales to $4.39bn at its international division, which includes the UK.
-
Opinion
Dune's Facebook store
Dune has followed the lead of Asos and one of a select few retailers to invest in F-commerce and open a Facebook store.