All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 527
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NewsRetailers work with Google to optimise their sites
Retailers including Next, Debenhams and Schuh have completed a research project with Google to investigate how their sites could be improved.
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NewsAsos reveals record year as profits soar 93 per cent
Online fashion retailer Asos has revealed a record year for sales and earnings, with pre-tax profits rocketing 93 per cent to £14m in the year to March 31.
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OpinionThe supermarket cyberspace war
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Tesco are all ramping up their grocery websites in an attempt to make them more interactive for customers. Sainsbury’s seems to have the edge, but what will its rivals do to catch up?
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AnalysisMark Newton-Jones applies his talents to Woolworths relaunch online
The Shop Direct Group chief has proved himself to be an enthusiastic moderniser, so can he work his magic with this week’s Woolworths relaunch online? By Lisa Berwin
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NewsAsda drives non-food shopper ratings online
Asda intends to ramp up its use of customer ratings and reviews for its non-food ranges sold online.
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NewsLipsy website to relaunch by autumn
Young-fashion brand Lipsy is to relaunch its website using parent Next’s e-commerce platform less than a year after its existing site going live.
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AnalysisUnder discussion: online fulfilment
When a group of retailers met to discuss the future of online fulfilment, all accepted there’s work to be done to improve delivery options. By Joanna Perry
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AnalysisEBay offers retailers a unique route to market
With the growth of Buy It Now sales, eBay provides a unique route to market for established retailers. So how does it work and how big is the threat to bricks and mortar?
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NewsEstée Lauder redesigns website
Beauty brand Estée Lauder has redesigned its website, adding tools and content in an attempt to match the service experience customers get from one of its department store counters.
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NewsRetail’s rising stars mull float potential as sentiment lifts
Some of retail’s rising stars are weighing up options to float as early as next year as sentiment towards the sector improves.
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NewsSainsbury’s ups site interactivity
Sainsbury’s has this week launched a new section on its website as it seeks to ramp up customer interaction with the brand.
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NewsReborn Woolworths in line for profit within a year
Shop Direct Group this week resurrected Woolworths as an e-tailer and vowed to make the venture profitable in its first year of trading.
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NewsShop Direct Group unveils Woolworths.co.uk
Shop Direct Group has today launched the much-anticipated Woolworths as an online retailer.
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OpinionHabitat and the Twitter backlash
Habitat has provided a perfect case study in how not to use social media with its clumsy attempts to insert popular internet keywords into its promotional Twitter posts.
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NewsHabitat says misuse of Twitter keywords was a mistake
Habitat has been accused of trying to hijack interest in the Iranian election to drive users of the blogging site Twitter to posts about its special offer and Sale.
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IDC says European retailers still desire full IT integration despite cost-cutting
One in four Western European retailers is willing to invest in a single information model for their entire enterprise, despite the high priority of reducing IT costs, according to a report from IDC Retail Insights.
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NewsHarvey Nichols to bolster stores appeal by adding fashion online
Luxury department store retailer Harvey Nichols is to sell a selection of its fashion offer online for winter.
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NewsAmazon UK readies footwear site
Amazon UK is primed to go live with a standalone shoes and accessories offer this autumn.
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NewsOcado changes advertising tack after ASA ruling
Ocado has adapted its Tesco Price Match strategy after a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority that ads highlighting the online retailer’s campaign were misleading and its claims could not be substantiated in a number of instances.
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NewsMajestic Wine to stay expansion course despite profits plunge
Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis will press ahead with expanding to 250 branches from 150 over the next five to 10 years, despite a profits plunge.