All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 508
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NewsRelaunched Spar site focuses on healthy lifestyle
Symbol group Spar UK has relaunched its website to push its community involvement and champion its investment in athletics sponsorship.
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NewsOnline success at John Lewis
John Lewis has revealed that its online fashion sales have more than doubled since it launched its dedicated fashion website in September.
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NewsRestructuring bears fruit as Flying Brands profits rise
Home shopping group Flying Brands strategy to focus on its core gardening and gift divisions is bearing fruit, the retailer said as it posted improved full-year results.
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NewsBenetton launches interactive catalogue
Italian fashion group Benetton has launched a multimedia element to its worldwide catalogues that will give customers behind-the-scenes access to its new collections.
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NewsRepublic ups online query response rates
Republic’s integration of new online customer service technology has led to 90% of enquiries on Republic.co.uk being dealt with by its automated help section, allowing swifter response rates.
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NewsHomebase unveils networking website
Homebase has launched a social networking site to promote its gardening credentials.
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OpinionLatecomers join the online party
The arrival of big brands like Gap is a sign of ecommerce’s maturity, says Steve Robinson
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NewsRWC2010: Amazon rules out stores and grocery offer
Amazon UK has ruled out opening stores and offering food “for the foreseeable future”, its managing director, Brian McBride, has told the Retail Week Conference.
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NewsRWC2010: Multichannel retailers debate future role of catalogues
N Brown chief executive Alan White has said the ultimate goal for multichannel retailers is to ditch catalogues and concentrate on digital sales.
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NewsRWC2010: Ebay to launch specialist fashion channel
Ebay is to launch a specialist fashion section within the next two months, the online giant’s UK managing director has revealed at the Retail Week Conference.
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NewsBarratts to launch iPhone app
Barratts will release an iPhone application to coincide with the opening of a new concept store on London’s Oxford Street this month.
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OpinionOnline home truths
The impact that the growth of online sales will have on some retailers’ businesses is the elephant in the board room.
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QVC sales up 2.3%
Sales at QVC in the UK grew 2.3% in 2009 reaching £367.9m for the TV shopping business after a stronger second half.
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NewsLondon Fashion Week goes digital with live-streamed 3D video
The fashion world this week descended on London Fashion Week in what was the first season that the event streamed its shows digitally to a global audience.
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Astley Clarke adds talent as growth continues
Luxury jewellery etailer Astley Clarke has strengthened its team as sales for the brand continue to grow.
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NewsJ Crew hits UK after deal with Net-a-Porter
US fashion brand J Crew will be available in the UK for the first time after striking a partnership with etailer Net-a-Porter.
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AnalysisAndy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead
Asda hasn’t become ‘boring’ and is approaching 2010 in an aggressive mood with a raft of new initiatives, chief executive Andy Bond tells Jennifer Creevy
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NewsTraditional toys aid Modelzone growth
Model and hobby retailer Modelzone is benefiting from consumers returning to more traditional toys and games, with like-for-like sales up 7% last year.
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NewsFindel mulls offloading home shopping brands
Findel is understood to be planning to divest two of its home shopping brands, Confetti and I Want One of Those.
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NewsSelfridges tests debut transactional website
Selfridges has launched a beta version of its eagerly anticipated transactional website.