All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 510
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NewsPaperchase forced to defend itself after Twitter campaign
Stationery and card specialist Paperchase was forced to defend itself yesterday after being targeted by a Twitter campaign.
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Lakeland plans website revamp to aid expansion
Kitchen and homewares specialist Lakeland intends to relaunch its website this year as it lays out plans for expansion in the UK and the Middle East.
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NewsAnalyst opinion mixed as Ocado eyes spring flotation
Online grocer Ocado has moved a step closer to a potential IPO and is understood to be gearing up for a spring flotation.
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NewsBoots mulls click-and-collect tie-ups with other retailers
Alliance Boots is weighing up allowing other retailers to use its stores as collection points for online orders, as it accelerates its strategy of forming partnerships withother retailers.
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NewsEbay’s designer fashion first takes on specialists
EBay’s exclusive Narciso Rodriguez collaboration mirrors tactics of H&M and Gap
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OpinionMultichannel retail’s pioneers
A decade after the dotcom crash, online and multichannel retail are firmly established. But as entrepreneurs quest for transformational business models, the multichannel merits of older companies should not be overlooked
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NewsSales growth slows to 15-year low in January as snow hits trade
Bad weather brought sales growth on the high street to a 15-year low in January down 0.7% on a like-for-like basis.
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NewsNectar becomes most popular loyalty card scheme
The Nectar Card has become the most popular loyalty card in the UK with 16.8m people now using the card.
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NewsSuitors line up for Figleaves
Lingerie etailer Figleaves has appointed advisors after receiving several approaches to buy the business.
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NewsOcado appoints advisers ahead of float
Online food retailer Ocado has appointed advisors for ahead of a float which could come as early as May, according to reports.
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NewsAmazon hires new entertainment chief
Amazon has hired former head of Cdiscount.co.uk Andy Jones as had of its home entertainment arm in the UK as the etail giant’s sales and profits soar.
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Asos co-founder tries hand at private sales
Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths has this week launched a private sales site for luxury brands ranging from homewares to toys.
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NewsTM Lewin casts net wider with social networking
TM Lewin has added a social networking area to its website to try to reach new customers and bolster its international presence.
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AnalysisThe Heroes of Home Delivery are here
The solution the home delivery market has been waiting for is now here, a one hour delivery window, which will make waiting in all day for your parcel to arrive a thing of the past.
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NewsAdili suspends shares as future hangs in the balance
The future of ethical etailer Adili is unclear as it announced that its shares have been suspended after failing to secure finance for the company’s future.
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NewsAmazon sales soar
Giant e-tailer Amazon has revealed a fourth quarter 49% uplift in sales to $4.56bn in its international arm, which includes the UK as well as German, Japanese, French and Chinese operations.
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OpinionStores for the digital age
She may be a web pioneer, but Martha Lane Fox sees a multichannel future for the high street
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NewsGame enters social networking arena
Entertainment retailer Game is trialling a social networking site.
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NewsHome shopping retailer and supplier JML dodges recession
Home shopping retailer and supplier JML has said its niche products have cushioned it from the recession, with its home shopping arm driving the majority of its business.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Making page load speeds a priority
The page load speeds for our website are poor compared with competitor websites. How can we convince management that fixing this should be a priority?