All Pure play articles – Page 4
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DataData: Top 25 pureplay retailers by sales
Retail Week Prospect’s ranking of the largest UK-based pureplay retailers by overall sales throws up some surprise entries.
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DataData: Top 20 retailers by UK online sales
Retail Week Prospect’s league table of the largest retailers by UK online sales does not throw up many surprises, with Amazon continuing to lead the way, well ahead of Tesco.
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AnalysisBrexit: Survival lessons from the last recession
The reduced consumer spending that is expected in the run-up to Brexit is spurring many retailers to expand overseas. What can we learn from retailers’ expansion during the credit crunch?
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NewsRetail Week Awards: A look back at 2016's customer experience winner Ao.com
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is unveiled, we look back at 2016’s winners. Today, Ao.com - winner of Customer Experience Initiative of the Year.
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DataData: Top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
Retail Week exclusive: Department stores enjoy positive results in IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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OpinionOpinion: How niche can high street retailers really go?
The number of small shops selling just a few items are on the rise, but is there a limit to the trend?
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DataData: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
June 2016: Amazon tops IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Gear4music, the instrument etailer hitting the right notes
Gear4Music reported a surge in its first full-year figures since floating today. Here’s a closer look at the online music equipment retailer.
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NewsShop Direct steps into the future after a 'historic year'
Shop Direct was named The OC&C Strategy Consultants Pure-Play Etailer of the Year after scrapping its catalogue and focusing on ecommerce.
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NewsNet-a-Porter’s NetSet app inspires millennial shoppers and reaps results
Net-a-Porter’s shoppable social platform has been a hit and was named the Blue Yonder Customer Technology Innovation of the Year.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Etsy provides a platform for female entrepreneurs
Etsy’s international vice-president Nicole Vanderbilt said its platform provides a “low-risk way” for retail entrepreneurs to expand.
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter drives multichannel innovation with IBM partnership
Yoox Net-a-Porter has announced a partnership with technology supplier IBM to develop a shared platform across its brands.
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NewsJohn Lewis inks deal with online fashion etailer Finery
John Lewis is to bolster its fashion roster after signing a deal to stock products from online clothing retailer Finery in six stores.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Retail technology and ecommerce trends
In a year of personalisation, mobile payment and drones, we look back at some of the biggest innovations in retail technology in 2015.
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AnalysisOpinion: Multichannel retailers need to play the specialists at their own game
Investors seem to believe the advantages of growth, and ability to convert that growth into profit, lie with monochannel retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Why online retailers are laying bricks-and-mortar foundations
As the ecommerce market becomes increasingly crowded, more pure-play etailers are taking steps towards launching a physical presence.
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NewsThe Hut Group launches brand integrated app competition for students
Online retailer The Hut is running a Game of Code competition for students to build an app to be integrated into one of its brands.
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VideoWatch: Black Friday preparation inside Amazon's distribution centres
With Amazon expecting sales of more than 5.5 million products on Black Friday, we find out how its largest UK distribution centre is preparing.
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NewsAmazon extends Prime Now one-hour delivery to its third city
Etail giant Amazon has extended its one-hour delivery service Prime Now to Newcastle, including Gateshead, Durham and Sunderland.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet launches first retail app on Apple TV Europe
Online marketplace Notonthehighstreet has launched an app on the new Apple TV, the first retailer to do so in Europe.