All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 511
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AnalysisOnline ratings and reviews
Amazon pioneered them and other online retailers have followed suit. So are ratings and reviews worth adding to your website and what are the risks?
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‘iPod’ the most searched-for brown goods brand term
“Ipod” is the most searched-for brand term on the internet in the brown goods sector, generating 9% of all searches in a month.
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NewsShop Direct puts 1,500 jobs in consultation
Home shopping group Shop Direct is considering closing three contact centres with the possible loss of 1,500 jobs.
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Apple iPad to shake up books market
Apple has unveiled the much-anticipated iPad that it said will ignite the e-books market.
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NewsONS reports worse than expected December sales
Retail sales volumes in December rose 0.3% compared to November, below than the 1.1% lift expected by analysts, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsAsos launches plus-size range
Fashion etailer Asos has launched a new plus-size range which has gone live on its site today, Asos Curve.
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Online delivery to move to three-tier model
Retailers are moving to a “good, better and best” model for online delivery, according to a new report on the subject from Snow Valley.
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NewsOnline retail sales expected to hit £57bn in 2010
Etail sales grew 17% in December to £5.46bn, showing that consumers still have a strong appetite for shopping online.
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NewsOnline retail sales hit £5.46bn in December
Shoppers spent £5.46bn online in December and increase of 17% on last year, according the IMRG Capgemini’s latest e-retail sales index.
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NewsArgos modernises logo in brand refresh as new catalogue launches
Catalogue store group Argos will tomorrow unveil a refreshed brand, coinciding with the launch of its latest big book.
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NewsEx-Debenhams web boss David Worby to drive online retail at Harrods
Harrods has hired former Debenhams head of direct David Worby to take the helm at its online division.
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NewsN Brown eyes Scala Collections’ home shopping womenswear brands to lift offer
Home shopping group N Brown Group is understood to be running a slide rule over Isle of Wight-based home shopping business Scala Collections as it looks to grow its offer.
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AnalysisOn the right channel?
With most online retail propositions now up to scratch in terms of customer delivery, what’s the best way and which is the best channel to differentiate your offer?
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NewsSainsbury’s to double size in non-food
Grocer will roll out click-and-collect to build on strong growth already achieved in non-food sector
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NewsLaithwaites ups online interactivity
Wine specialist Laithwaites relaunched its website on Monday after recording like-for-like sales ahead 6.4% in December.
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NewsOcado introduces online ratings and reviews
Online grocer Ocado is testing a ratings and reviews section for shoppers to rate food products, which it claims is a first for a UK supermarket.
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NewsEBay sales grow 17% in the UK
EBay sales in the UK grew 17% on last year in the three months to December 31.
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OpinionBreaking into new markets with clicks not bricks
One of the best things that the Internet has allowed retailers to do is test new markets in a relatively low-risk, inexpensive way.
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NewsAmazon opens up music downloads to Android users
Amazon UK has launched a mobile application that allows customers with Google Android-based mobile phones to buy and download music from Amazon’s MP3 music store.
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AnalysisNRF: US retail IT leaders follow the consumer
The technology show at NRF had all the normal high-tech gadgets, but US retail’s IT leaders are increasingly focused first and foremost on the customer, finds Joanna Perry