Latest online retail news – Page 172
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NewsAmazon launches same-day delivery service at 500 locations
Amazon has partnered newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News to launch a same-day pick-up service at 500 newsagents and convenience stores.
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NewsWaitrose to launch Hiku home scanner as part of new incubator programme
Waitrose’s Hot Ideas incubator programme will trial retail innovations and the first product to market will be a home scanning device called Hiku.
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NewsHouse of Fraser to launch guaranteed early morning delivery
House of Fraser is to launch early morning delivery to enable customers to receive online orders before they leave for work.
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NewsTesco offers shoppers free lunches to trial in-store mobile payment
Tesco has teamed up with technology firm PowaTag to test a mobile payment platform that allows shoppers to pay via QR code.
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NewsJohn Lewis online boss: More retail change in next five years than in our generation
John Lewis online director Mark Lewis said there would be more change in retail in the next three to five years than within our generation.
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NewsGoogle expands delivery service and introduces Amazon Prime-style fee
Google has rebranded and expanded its same-day delivery service and launched an Amazon Prime-style membership fee for it.
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NewsEtailer Boohoo reports pre-tax profits up 23% and sales up 31%
Newly-floated fashion etailer Boohoo.com has reported pre-tax profit up 23% to £4.5m in the six months to August 31, 2014.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon and Tesco
Retail news round-up on October 14, 2014: Amazon to recruit 1,000 new staff, Tesco expected to suspend more senior staff, and Tesco director compiles list of successors to chairman.
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NewsUK retail like-for-likes down 2.1% in September, fashion reports record declines
UK retail sales were down 2.1% like-for-like in September compared with the same month in 2013 while fashion reported record declines.
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NewsFormer Wiggle boss Humphrey Cobbold in bid for Sofa.com
Former Wiggle chief executive Humphrey Cobbold is working on an offer for Sofa.com alongside buy-out group Close Brothers.
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NewsAsda profits rise despite challenging grocery market
Asda operating profits were up 18.2% to £993.9m last year despite the tough market conditions.
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NewsArgos launches biggest ever marketing campaign to signal digital transformation
Argos is launching the biggest marketing campaign in the company’s history as it seeks to shift perceptions to reflect the digital transformation of the business.
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NewsUS app rewards customers for tracking retailers' empty shelves
A US company has developed an app which rewards customers for tracking empty shelves in retailers’ stores and helping retailers stay well-stocked.
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NewsN Brown boss said it was 'knocked sideways' by warm September
N Brown boss Angela Spindler said the retailer was “’knocked sideways” by the unusually warm weather that led the company to issue a profit warning.
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NewsAmazon to trial first physical store in New York ahead of Christmas
Etail giant Amazon has plans to open its first physical store in time for Christmas and has picked central New York for the trial.
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NewsSofa.com hires retail operations director as it builds its infrastructure
Online furniture retailer Sofa.com has hired its first director of retail operations in UK and Europe to support its expansion.
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NewsMade.com hires first chief financial officer as it gears up for growth
Furniture etailer Made.com has hired its first chief financial officer, ex-Play.com finance boss John Clark, as it gears up for growth.
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NewsTwitter debate: What will retailers' future distribution requirements look like?
Join Retail Week and SEGRO for a Twitter debate on retailers’ changing warehousing priorities.
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NewsGap boss Glenn Murphy retires to be replaced by digital chief Art Peck
Gap’s chief executive Glenn Murphy is retiring from the company and will be replaced by the retailer’s digital boss Art Peck.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion sector suffers as net store closures soar in first half of 2014
Fewer store openings have led to an increase in net store closures for the first half of the year as the rise of online shopping takes hold.