All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 500
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NewsFeelunique.com guns for growth in bid to dominate online beauty
Etailer Feelunique.com is gunning to become the “household name for beauty products” as it lays out its growth strategy for the next five years.
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AnalysisBringing a personal touch to ecommerce
Online personalisation and recommendation technology can begin to replicate the hand-selling approach delivered by shopkeepers a century ago. Alison Clements asks if it is getting results
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NewsTesco considers drive-thru launch at dotcom-only stores
Tesco is considering opening drive-thru pick up areas at its dotcom only stores in the latest plan to further grow its multichannel operations by providing customers with new ways to shop.
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AnalysisOnwards and upwards for the ecommerce market
Online retail sales growth may be slowing, but there is still a whole world of opportunity out there on the web, and retailers willing to embrace it, finds Alison Clements.
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AnalysisEmbracing the ecommerce market
IMRG managing director David Smith talks us through the dynamics of the maturing ecommerce market in the UK and the increasing role of multichannel retailers.
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AnalysisWhat’s hot in etail?
Ecommerce technology is developing at a lightning-fast pace, stoked by unprecedented consumer demand.
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NewsFormer New Look boss Phil Wrigley invests in etail start-up
Former New Look boss Phil Wrigley has invested a “six figure sum” into a new online retail venture that claims to “turn retail logic on its head”.
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Amazon to launch home delivery service for food and drink in Japan
Amazon will start a regular home delivery service for food and beverage items in Japan by the end of the year. Amazon.co.jp will begin by delivering just baby food but is expected to expand the service to beverages and processed foods next year.Amazon expects the service will initially be used ...
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NewsM&S on track to hit £500m online sales over Christmas
Shop Your Way initiative helps retailer to meet target three months ahead of year-end schedule
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NewsValue chain in push to add customers
Value retailer The Original Factory Shop is looking to raise awareness of its stores and product offering with the launch of its first TV campaign and a transactional website.
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NewsCath Kidston adds web ratings to drive sales
Homewares and fashion retailer Cath Kidston has launched a ratings and reviews function on its website to build up its online community and drive sales.
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NewsNew stores aid TJ Hughes’s profit rise
Discount department store chain TJ Hughes posted a pre-tax profit hike of 22% to £6.8m for the year to January 30, compared with £5.3m the previous year, driven by store openings and growth in online sales.
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NewsBest Buy launches transactional website
Electricals group Best Buy took its offer to shoppers nationwide for the first time yesterday with the launch of its transactional website.
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AnalysisHow to turn online sales into a profit
Selling online is one thing, making money from it is quite another. Charlotte Hardie reveals how to convert clicks into profit
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NewsFindel profits to fall by £7m this year
Home shopping group Findel expects full-year profits to come in £7m below its expectations after contract delays at its educational division and accounting changes.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Online Christmas Sales continue to start earlier and earlier. Is it best to launch my Sale on Christmas Day or should I do it before?
Online Christmas Sales continue to start earlier and earlier. Is it best to launch my Sale on Christmas Day or should I do it before?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can you explain the legal wrangle between Marks & Spencer and Interflora over online search terms, and what are the wider implications for retailers?
Can you explain the legal wrangle between Marks & Spencer and Interflora over online search terms, and what are the wider implications for retailers?
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AnalysisHow online is changing the outlet model
EBay has made clear its ambitions for its online fashion outlet store. What does that mean for physical outlet centres? Mark Faithfull reports
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OpinionDon’t underestimate the web’s impact
Invariably discussions about online retailing now refer to its ‘maturity’. While online sales growth mirrors the volatility of retail sales generally and exceptional growth rates are history, growth remains and will remain significantly above average.
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NewsTesco launches F&F Limited Edition range online
Tesco has launched an F&F Limited Edition range online.