All AO (Appliances Online) articles – Page 8
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NewsAO overhauls top team ahead of brand and services push
Electricals etailer AO World has reshaped its top management as it seeks to make the most of existing business strengths and chase new opportunities.
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NewsAO.com full-year losses widen despite sales rise
AO.com has slipped further into the red despite increased sales as Britain’s Got Talent marketing costs and the weak pound bit into its bottom line.
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NewsAgenda: WH Smith, Quiz, Joules and AO update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from WH Smith, Quiz and Joules on the agenda, plus the latest BRC retail sales figures, all on the agenda.
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NewsAO World full-year sales spark as margins improve
AO World said sales and margins improved in its last full year, driven by strong trading at its fledgling European business and reduced advertising spend.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to measure success in the multichannel age
Like-for-likes, EBITDA, NPS score? What is the real measure of success in the multichannel age? Gemma Goldfingle investigates.
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OpinionOpinion: Etailers look primed for success in the City
If January is anything to go by, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the etail stock.
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NewsAO.com delivers sales rise over Christmas peak
AO.com reported double-digit sales growth in the UK across the vital golden quarter spanning Black Friday and Christmas.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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NewsAgenda: Festive updates from 18 major retailers
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with festive updates from 18 major retailers on the agenda.
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AnalysisFive things we learnt: Dixons Carphone’s profit slump
Dixons Carphone’s mobile phones business took a hit in its first half, culminating in group pre-tax profits plunging 70%.
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OpinionOpinion: AO losses expose a major electricals glitch
The health of the electricals market has been thrown into question after AO World issued a mixed set of interim results.
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NewsAO.com losses widen as investment hits bottom line
AO.com has posted widening losses at the interim mark despite healthy sales rises across the UK and Europe.
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NewsAgenda: Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare, Majestic
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare and Majestic on the agenda.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: Five ways women can get to the top
Retail Week’s biggest-ever Be Inspired conference took place yesterday, with the sold-out event featuring keynote sessions by retail leaders as well as skill-based masterclasses.
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DataData: The UK's top 10 retailers by staff efficiency
Increases in staff costs to sales ratio across the retail sector have been accelerating as the national living wage starts to bite.
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NewsAO.com sales rise despite ‘challenging’ UK environment
AO.com has hailed sales growth during its first quarter but warned that the UK trading environment “remains challenging”.
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OpinionOpinion: AO.com faces challenging investor climate
Solid revenue growth at the expense of profitability is a well-trodden path for young ecommerce firms, so why have AO.com’s numbers been so poorly received?
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NewsToday in retail: New Look and AO sing the retail blues
Underwhelming results from New Look and AO.com, plus gloomy BRC retail sales, compounded to paint a bleak portrait of the retail landscape today.
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NewsAO.com narrows losses despite ‘challenging’ UK market
AO.com has narrowed its full-year losses despite the “challenging trading environment” in the UK and continued losses in Europe.
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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.