All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 518
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AnalysisAs e-readers launch, is it the last chapter for bookshops?
As Amazon launches its Kindle e-reader in the UK, George MacDonald asks if it will bring about bookshops’ demise, or if the world of print will prove resilient
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NewsLuxury retailers lambast EU plans to reduce brands’ control
Retailers could gain the right to sell any brand in stores or online, after the European Commission launched a review of selective distribution laws.
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NewsGeorge collaboration portal cuts overseas costs
George is using an online collaboration portal to deliver “George in a box” to Wal-mart’s businesses around the world.
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AnalysisLike-for-like sales: time for a different measure?
Like-for-like sales figures are the measure the retail industry has traditionally judged itself on. But how relevant are they in the multichannel world and what can replace them?
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NewsHalfords to increase its online-only range
Halfords is to ramp up its online operations and revealed a 2.2% uplift in second-quarter sales.
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NewsPostal strike to go ahead next week
A national postal strike will go ahead next week as the Royal Mail has rejected the Communication Workers Union offer to avoid action.
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NewsPostal strike could start on October 22
A national post strike could start as early as next Thursday (October 22) if a last minute deal between the Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) cannot be agreed.
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NewsAmazon UK to offer free delivery on all products for Christmas
Amazon UK will offer free delivery on all of its products in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsPostal strike could cost retailers £840 a week
A national postal strike could cost retailers £840 a week as they are forced to seek alternative, often more expensive, delivery companies.
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NewsM&S unveils details of website relaunch
Marks & Spencer is to unveil a revamped website tomorrow, as the retailer holds its first investor day in nearly a decade.
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NewsGadgetshop launches offline ad assault
Etailer Gadgetshop.com has launched its debut offline advertising campaign to bolster sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsAmazon.com to launch e-reader
Amazon is to shake up the books and fashion markets ahead of Christmas with the international launch of its Kindle e-reader and a new clothing outlet.
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Discount voucher sites ready for festive bonanza
Discount voucher sites are gearing up for a busy Christmas in the expectation that cash-strapped shoppers will be hunting for festive deals online.
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OpinionRetail can close the online divide
We need to start a wide-ranging national effort to ensure that as many people as possible are brought into the digital world.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poised for online expansion to hit etail targets
Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal online expansion plans on Tuesday, when it is holding a strategy day for investors.
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Manufacturers sign to product reviews network
Reevoo has added consumer electronics brands Toshiba, Hotpoint and Sharp to its network of retailers and suppliers who use its service to publish product reviews on their sites.
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OpinionTwitter.com/Twelpforce
Best Buy has a reputation for excellent customer service and online savvy that has its UK rivals worried even before its debut here next year. Some of its efforts in social media are examples of both.
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OpinionTesco bids to step out of Asos’s online shadow
Tesco has launched what has widely been reported as its challenge to Asos; its much anticipated online clothing offer.
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OpinionConsumers go upwardly mobile
Retailers who believe that m-commerce is a long way off should think again with the news that there will be two mobile phone subscriptions for every three people in the world by the end of this year.The announcement, from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), that there will be 4.6 billion ...
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NewsAmazon launches Kindle internationally
Amazon has launched its Kindle worldwide for the first time making its popular e-reader available in over 100 countries.