All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 545
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QVC's Steve Hofmann: With the programme
QVC has an unusually loyal shopper base. Boss Steve Hofmann tells Lisa Berwin why that will make it a force to be reckoned with in 2009 and why home shopping is no poor relation to the high street.
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Abel & Cole targets the big four
Organic online grocer Abel & Cole is to ramp up its marketing this year to push its price credentials in the face of fierce competition from the big four supermarkets.
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OpinionObama’s an example to us all
he presidential campaign is an inspirational model for any business that wants to touch people
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Sir Tom Hunter slams Flying Brands management
Sir Tom Hunter has lambasted the management of Flying Brands and said he will take a more active role in the future of the home shopping group following yesterday’s profits warning.
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Flying Brands issues profit warning
Home shopping group Flying Brands has issued a profit warning as the Jersey-based retailer continues to struggle with rising costs and shrinking margins.
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Empire Direct goes in to administration
Empire Direct, the UK’s largest independent electricals retailer, has gone in to administration.
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Asos sales soar
Fashion e-tailer Asos has enjoyed another bumper Christmas with sales in the nine weeks to January 16 up 118 per cent year on year.
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Aldi breaks into flower delivery market
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has this week launched a flower delivery website as it seeks to widen its offer in 2009.
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Online growth slows in December as sales hit £4.67bn
Shoppers spent 4.67bn online in December, but monthly growth online slowed for the first time in six years as consumers spent 1.5 per cent less than in November.
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Otto UK reviews 3,800 jobs
The jobs of up to 3,800 staff at Otto UK are under review as the home shopping group revealed plans for a huge overhaul of the business.
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QS like-for-likes climb
Value fashion retailer QS has revealed that like-for-like sales climbed 5.4 per cent in the quarter to the end of 2008.
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Opinion
NRF: Recession creates new rules of retailing
National Retail Federation president and chief executive Tracy Mullin opened the organisation's 98th convention in New York on Sunday with a blunt message to businesses trying to ride out the recession: they need to get real to the new rules of retailing.
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M and M Direct festive sales surge 31%
M and M Direct has become the latest online retailer to report a strong Christmas, with sales up 31 per cent in the 10 weeks to January 4.
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Shop Direct Group online sales soar
Shop Direct Group sales climbed 9 per cent in the six weeks to January 2 as more shoppers took advantage of later online delivery deadlines in the run-up to Christmas.
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Ocado plots overseas move after sales high
Ocado is eyeing franchise and joint venture possibilities in an attempt to take the online grocery business international in 2009.
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AnalysisDigital strategy: Online advantage
Web discounts have grabbed customer attention over Christmas but exploiting the online world to its fullest could prove make or break in this tough economic climate. Joanna Perry reports
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My-wardrobe Christmas sales rocket
E-tailer My-wardrobe.com has reported a sparkling Christmas with sales up 210 per cent like for like in December.
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Apple ups music download stakes with the removal of DRM
Apple has brokered a deal with the major record labels to offer their music without digital rights management protection on a new version of iTunes called iTunes Plus.
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CD and DVD sales continue to beat downloads
DVD and CD sales continue to outperform the growing download market, according to research released today.
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Ocado celebrates record Christmas
Online retailer Ocado has reported its best Christmas to date with year-on-year sales growth up 25 per cent in the four weeks to January 3.