All Asos articles – Page 41
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Game, Asos and Ebay
Retail news round-up November 22, 2013: Game considers stock market return, Asos says big brand dominance is falling, Retailers asked to top-up wages
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AnalysisWebsite review: Asos Vs Zara
Mark Grainger, digital sales and marketing manager at Oxygen8 Ireland, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail full of up-and-coming entrepreneurs?
Are new business ideas coming through in retail? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at the state of entrepreneurship and the lessons to be learned from the current crop of enterprising retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail property in a multichannel world tops Mapic agenda
Tapping into the skill set of a younger generation that have grown up “in the internet age” and future-proofing retail property have been at the top of the agenda at annual global retail property show Mapic.
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Analysis12 ways for retailers to appeal to mums
Mums are a vital consumer group for many retailers. Retail Week worked with Discovery Research to find out how businesses can appeal to them.
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Analysis: Innovation in supply chain online fulfilment
As cut-off times for next-day delivery get later, and same-day delivery becomes more widely adopted, retailers’ supply chains are being tested to the limit, writes David Brooks.
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OpinionComment: How Matt Davies put petrol in Halfords’ tank
What difference does it make if 19 seconds are cut from a Chip and PIN transaction time? If there’s not much going through the tills it amounts to the square root of very little.
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OpinionComment: China’s freer market will put strain on supply
The eyes of the financial world have been on China this week as the closed-door meeting held by its top leaders, a gathering also known as the Third Plenum, debated the future of the country’s economic progress.
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NewsAsos launches standalone Chinese website with 365-day delivery
Fashion etailer Asos has launched its standalone Chinese website, Asos.com/cn.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Ebay's Shutl purchase is only part of the fulfilment story
EBay’s purchase of Shutl is the latest in a long list of delivery innovations and launches in retail this year. Rebecca Thomson takes a look at how this crucial battleground is developing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why technology innovation is becoming as important as product innovation
Technological innovation is radically changing shopping and retailers have realised they can’t be passive observers in this process. Rebecca Thomson finds out what they are doing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are etailers investing and innovating to rip down barriers to online shopping?
The quest to make online shopping as quick and convenient as possible has accelerated this year as retailers excelled themselves with slick fulfilment and innovative partnerships.
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OpinionComment: British etail leaders remain world’s best
Charged with developing and future-proofing the sales channel broadly regarded as having the biggest potential for growth in British retail, these individuals must be prepared to be leaders of innovation.
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NewsAsos boss Nick Robertson gives away £2.8m to staff
Asos founder and chief executive Nick Robertson has awarded staff £2.8m in a special bonus which he is covering personally, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsAsos and Primark still in talks to make online trial work
Asos and Primark have not given up hope on their online trial becoming a long-term arrangement as the pair attempt to make it profitable.
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AnalysisAsos' full-year figures: What the analysts say
Asos today revealed pre-tax profits up 23% to £54.7m and retail sales up 40% to £753.8m for the year to August 31. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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NewsAsos profits up 23% as it invests in supersized European hub
Asos pre-tax profit grew 23% to £54.7m as it plans to step up investment including the financing of a supersized European distribution centre.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Waitrose and Tesco
Retail news round-up October 21, 2013: M&S loses another womenswear executive, Waitrose targets £15bn sales in 10 years and Tesco opens its first European franchise stores for fashion brand F&F.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will we see click-and-collect points for multiple retail brands under one roof in the future?
Retail parks are the natural home for pick-up points, but just how far could the fulfilment model develop? Ben Cooper explores the potential of having click-and-collect points for multiple retail brands under one roof.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The evolution of the online marketplace
From eBay and Rakuten to Amazon and Asos, marketplaces are becoming a central part of retailing in the UK. Tamsin Brown takes a look at how they are evolving.