Latest online retail news – Page 169
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's and Tesco
Retail news round-up on November 10, 2014: Sainsbury’s to scrap store openings programme,Warren Buffett loses $678m on Tesco investment, Tesco surrenders top spot in entertainment sales to Amazon
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NewsShop Direct to invest £1m in this year's Black Friday bonanza
Very owner Shop Direct is investing almost £1m to promote a week of Black Friday events this year as it seeks to woo ‘deal-hungry’ shoppers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl, Very, Home Depot and Shop Direct
Retail news round-up on November 7, 2014: Lidl launches menswear, Very launches Christmas ad, Home Depot suffers data breach, Shop Direct appoints new consumer PR.
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NewsWalmart’s mobile app searches stores for its customers
Walmart’s latest mobile app feature allows customers to search a particular store for items on their shopping list.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending November 04, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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NewsHalfords sales and profits rise in first half as retail strategy kicks in
Halfords’ profit before tax and non-recurring items increased 10.8% to £49.4m in the first half as its retail strategy bore fruit.
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NewsMorrisons 'encouraged by progress' despite 6.3% like-for-like fall
Morrisons’ like-for-likes excluding petrol slumped 6.3% in the 13 weeks to November 2 and total sales excluding fuel were down by 3.6%.
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NewsPaperchase partners with Staples to roll out products in 1,200 US stores
Paperchase has signed a deal with US-based Staples to sell its products across 1,200 of the stationers’ American stores.
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NewsIkea to overhaul delivery options as car ownership in cities declines
Furniture giant Ikea is investing heavily in fulfilment and improving convenience to reflect consumers’ changing lifestyles, including falling car ownership in cities.
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NewsMarks & Spencer first-half results beat expectations
Marks & Spencer has posted better than expected first-half results despite warm autumn weather taking a toll on sales at its pivotal clothing division.
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NewsPhotoBox buys Spanish counterpart Hofmann as it scales business
Personalised products company PhotoBox has acquired Spanish counterpart Hofmann as it accelerates its international expansion.
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NewsNearly 70% of retailers believe Christmas will be better than last year
UK retailers believe Christmas will bring better trading than last year owing to an improving economy and healthier year of trading.
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NewsFormer Sainsbury's boss warns grocers not to neglect physical stores
Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King has warned grocers not to neglect their bricks-and-mortar stores and focus too much on online operations.
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NewsWiggle sales and profits soar following 'fast growth' in Europe
Online cycling retailer Wiggle has recorded a jump in annual sales and profits driven by fast growth across Europe and strong UK performance.
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NewsSelfridges profits hit record £150m on the back of surging sales
Selfridges has revealed record operating profits on the back of surging sales following rapid growth of its international online business.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Selfridges and Ikea
Retail news round-up on November 3, 2014: Tesco explores partial float of Tesco Bank; Selfridges profits soar; Ikea to launch biggest price cuts drive; and Blackcircles rules out stock market listing.
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NewsTictail, the 'Tumblr of ecommerce', eyes bricks and mortar stores
Swedish ecommerce platform Tictail is eyeing opening bricks and mortar shops next year.
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News99p Stores enhances grocery offer as profits rise at the retailer
99p Stores has unveiled rising profits and is preparing to expand its grocery offer in its biggest investment programme.
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NewsGerman etailer Zalando rolls out image recognition feature to UK app
Zalando will roll out image recognition functionality to the UK as it reveals its app has been downloaded five million times across Europe.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending October 28, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.