All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 501
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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.
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AnalysisTim Steiner
Dismissed by some, Ocado aims to make a big splash with its IPO. As its founder sets out to sell his dream to investors, Jennifer Creevy finds out more about the man behind Ocado
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NewsAsos sales up 54%
Sales for online fashion retailer Asos grew 54% to £61.7m in its first quarter to June 30, with sales from its international business continuing to grow at over 100%.
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NewsNRF releases m-commerce guide
The National Retail Federation has revealed the first version of its Mobile Retailing Blueprint.
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NewsOcado critic Philip Dorgan loses job
The analyst who was one of the most outspoken critics of Ocado’s IPO plans has lost his job.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Some businesses have used Google AdWords to great effect during the World Cup. How can we do the same for future events of this scale?
Some businesses have used Google AdWords to great effect during the World Cup. How can we do the same for future events of this scale?
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NewsCity split on Ocado IPO as Amazon launches online grocery offer
Competition from Waitrose and Amazon adds to questions over Ocado’s valuation and profitability
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N Brown sales hit by fears in run-up to election and Budget
Home shopping group N Brown’s sales growth slowed in the 18 weeks to July 3 when customers were weighed down by uncertainty in the run-up to the election and subsequent emergency Budget.
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OpinionWill Ocado’s IPO bubble burst?
The great dotcom bubble was based on ‘get large or get lost’, start-ups buying market share to get growth and then IPO-ing even if they had never made a profit. So is history repeating itself? Only time will tell.
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Amazon launches food offer in Germany
Amazon has launched its online shop for groceries in the country, with 30,000 items, including vegetables, meat, fish and baked goods as part of the offer.The products are offered by Amazon and 60 partners with whom the retailer has teamed up. Delivery will remain the same as Amazon’s normal service ...
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Opinion
£119.95 lamb anyone?
Amazon’s trial food range would only suit the weirdest palates, but the fact it’s doing it is still bad news for Ocado.
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OpinionShowcasing store technology
The finals of the skillVM visual merchandising competition last week made me think about the best place for in-store technology in the future.
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NewsAmazon launches UK food offer
Amazon has launched a grocery offer in the UK offering thousands of household goods and food.
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NewsOcado expects £1.18bn IPO valuation
Home shopping group Ocado has set a price range of between 200p to 275p per share for its IPO and expects a market capitalisation of about £1.18bn.
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NewsN Brown sales hit by election uncertainty
The new government and uncertainty surrounding the measures in the emergency budget has led to a more subdued period of trading for home shopping group N Brown.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe receives £6m investment
Online fashion retailer My-Wardrobe has received a $9m (£6m) investment led by venture capital group Balderton Capital to drive the growth of the business.
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NewsHouse of Fraser forecasts sales lift
Department store House of Fraser has forecast a sales increase as it announces the introduction of a range of multi-channel initiatives in a bid to improve the customer experience.
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Shoppers spent £250bn online over last 10 years
Consumers spent £250bn shopping online over the last 10 years and the market will double in the next decade.