All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 498
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NewsOcado vows to engage with City after criticism over float
Disappointing start to life as a public company for online grocer as shares fall on day of float
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NewsArcadia relaunches all its fashion sites to become ‘real destinations’
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has signalled the importance of online as a key growth plank with the simultaneous relaunch of all its fashion sites this week.
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AnalysisKingfisher trades its brightest ideas
The international retail group tried something different at its June conference to promote the exchange of ideas.
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OpinionA sobering lesson for Ocado’s founders
Well, they got it away, but there won’t have been too many champagne corks being popped in Ocado’s Hatfield headquarters on Wednesday morning.
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OpinionComputer says no
A recent run-in with a laptop while trying to load Microsoft Office has reminded me just how important a good user interface is.
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Opinion
A humbling experience?
Ocado may have got its float away - just - but the whole process has been an embarassment to its founders.
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NewsOcado lowers its IPO price range
Ocado has lowered the anticipated price range for its IPO to between 180p to 200p.
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NewsAmazon selling more e-books than hardcovers
Amazon.com has sold more e-books than hardcovers – nearly half again as many – over the last three months, the company has revealed.
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NewsLosses widen at Findel
Home shopping group Findel has increased losses to £76.1m in its full year to April 2, from £57.4m the year before.
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NewsOcado secures 80% of orders for IPO shares
Ocado is understood to have secured orders for about 80% of the shares it is seeking to sell in its flotation.
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NewsOnline sales rise 20% in June
The warm weather and summer sporting events helped lift online retail sales by 20% in June.
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OpinionRetail surgery: We are interested in the advances in mobile commerce but don’t know which technologies will take off. Where should we start?
We are interested in the advances in mobile commerce but don’t know which technologies will take off. Where should we start?
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NewsCity pressure mounts on Ocado ahead of float
Pressure is mounting on Ocado to lower the valuation of its initial public offering (IPO) as investors and analysts continue to baulk at the ambitious price tag placed on the online grocer.
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NewsPawnbroker H&T broadens retail offer
Pawnbroker H&T is to start selling jewellery online and in its Gold Bar fascia stores as it seeks to extend its retail offer.
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AnalysisLearning to play their cards right
With Clinton Cards issuing a profit warning and Paperchase being sold, the UK’s £1.5bn card market is a hive of activity.
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NewsClarks launches destination websites to engage with kids
Footwear giant Clarks has launched two standalone kids’ websites in a bid to build engagement with younger consumers and drive multichannel sales.
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NewsTM Lewin ups profit as it tests click-and-collect
Shirtmaker TM Lewin has embarked on a click-and-collect trial, as it reports that operating profit grew 7% to £9m in the year to February 28.
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AnalysisDistance selling rules
Some retailers have been caught out over not refunding delivery charges when an online order has been cancelled. Where did they go wrong?
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DataICM Poll: Online food shopping
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,000 adults aged 18 and over between July 9 and 11, 2010 about online food retailing.
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NewsReiss in pieces
Reiss has launched a teaser viral campaign ahead of a full campaign in September.