All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 519
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NewsMarks & Spencer to sell online into 73 more countries
Marks & Spencer has massively extended its online international delivery service, adding 73 countries to the list served.
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NewsTesco launches online fashion shop
Tesco has launched its standalone online fashion shop and hopes that sales will grow to account for 10% of total clothing turnover.
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NewsAmazon launches standalone footwear site Javari
Amazon UK has launched its standalone footwear and handbag site, Javari.co.uk.
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NewsHalfords mobilises SMS text-and-reserve service
Halfords has launched a text-and-reserve service to add to its multichannel proposition.
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NewsOnline retailers welcome postcode system for Republic of Ireland
Retailers have welcomed the revival of plans to introduce a national postcode system in the Republic of Ireland and believe the move should help catalogue and online businesses operate efficiently there.
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OpinionSocial media is ideal for online ads
Despite the growing evidence that customers spend more of their time these days online, retailers valiantly cling to traditional and long understood media like TVand press — Just 20% of retail media spend goes online.
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NewsAsos sales bolstered by international expansion
Fashion etailer Asos pushed ahead with overseas expansion and improved delivery options to help deliver strong first-half sales growth.
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NewsSchuh overhauls website as profits defy market woe
Fashion footwear retailer Schuh is to relaunch its website next month after outperforming the market with a 21% leap in EBITDA for the year to March.
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NewsFlying Brands moves fulfilment functions to UK
Flying Brands has moved some of the fulfillment functions of its flower business to the UK from Jersey and as appointed a new sales and marketing director.
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NewsAsos posts 47% sales increase
Asos has reported a 47% first-half increase in sales, with profits “marginally ahead” of last year.
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NewsOnline grocery shopping yet to catch on
Many British adults have still to “click” with online grocery shopping in spite of its convenient image, according to new research.
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NewsAd campaign to lift Woolworths profile
Home shopping giant Shop Direct Group is to launch an ad campaign to promote the Woolworths online brand in the run-up to Christmas, one year after the famous high street chain collapsed.
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NewsHigh street reaction to online march too slow, says George Davies
Retail legend George Davies this week has said the high street has failed to react quickly enough to the rise of the internet and its impact on consumer behaviour, as he unveiled details of his new multichannel womenswear chain GIVe.
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OpinionRugby.com/iphone allows users to create their own shirt designs
Several cutting-edge technologies – mass customisation, QR barcodes and oversized touchscreen store displays – are cleverly combined in the latest campaign by Ralph Lauren sub-brand Rugby.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Ensuring customers can pass online CAPTCHA tests
We ask that customers complete a CAPTCHA test when they sign up for our website. How can we make sure that it is a test they can pass?
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AnalysisNo more online excuses?
As etail continues to outpace other markets, retail giants such as Zara and Gap are finally gearing up to take the plunge online. Is there any reason for other laggards not to join them, asks Lisa Berwin
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OpinionBetter late than never for fast fashion online
In the space of a week, both the giants of fast fashion retailing — Zara and H&M — have overcome their resistance to selling online.
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NewsH&M to go online in the UK
H&M is to start selling online in the UK from next autumn, following the decision made by its fast fashion arch-rival Zara to do the same last week.
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OpinionSecond chance for internet sales with global ecommerce
The disclosure of the vast sums of money being spent in virtual world Second Life proves the possibilities of the web as a global marketplace for retailers.
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NewsShop Direct Group sales up 7.4%
Shop Direct Group reported group sales up 7.4% to £1.7bn for its financial year ending April 30, but is taking a cautious view of consumer debt in the year ahead.