All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 555
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Amazon launches digital book
Amazon has launched an electronic device that could replace the traditional printed book.
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Adili to create own label and wholesale arm
Ethical e-tailer Adili is to launch an own-label fashion range and a wholesale operation following its decision to float on AIM.
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Net effect for Mosaic
Mosaic has completed its mission to get all its brands online by the end of this year. And, as Joanna Perry finds out, the latest additions are all set for the Christmas period
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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Hamleys ups web ante with £50m sales target
Hamleys is ramping up its online business with a sales target of 50 million in the next five years, up from the 4 million it has forecast for the year to March.
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Net-A-Porter bolsters growth with database IT
Net-A-Porter has upgraded from a free version of its database software to a paid-for one to support its continued growth.
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The Sun launches online shop
News Group Digital has launched an online price-comparison shopping portal for bestselling newspaper The Sun.
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The Sun launches online shop
News Group Digital has launched an online price-comparison shopping portal for bestselling newspaper The Sun.
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I Want One Of Those to slash IT costs with Suse Linux platform
I Want One Of Those is set to reduce its IT operational costs by 10 per cent after standardising its computing platform on Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
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Analysis
Shopping made e-asy?
Online sales are rocketing but, as competition on the web hots up, customer service is becoming ever more crucial. So can retailers’ web sites deliver the goods?
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Analysis
The platform for growth
As e-commerce matures, can retailers gain an edge by developing their own web site, or are they better off with a service provider? Joanna Perry reports
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Analysis
Best of both worlds
The explosion of online retailing has led some companies to reconsider the size and format of their stores, while others are carrying on regardless
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Opinion
Return visits key to e-tail success
Encouraging shoppers to keep coming back for more is the key to success on the internet
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Analysis
How far can we go online?
Although now more than 10 years old, e-tail is still in its infancy. So is the sky the limit, or are we approaching the peak? Charlotte Dennis-Jones looks into the future of e-tailing
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Mothercare mums’ forum to tap into craze for social networking
Maternity specialist Mothercare is to launch a social networking forum to more powerfully exploit its unique retail status
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John David to launch e-tail site for Scotts arm
John David Group, which owns JD Sports, will launch a transactional web site for Scotts, its fashion arm, before the end of the year
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Opinion
Time for online retail to grow up
Every year, we hear that it will be a record Christmas for online sales, that the internet is hurting the high street and that those retailers without a web presence will miss out. All undeniably true
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Analysis
Rules of attraction
Are the design rules for selling online the same as those that are used on the high street? John Ryan investigates the art of retailing on the web