Latest online retail news – Page 186
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NewsMorrisons business development director Grant Henley exits
Morrisons business development director Grant Henley has left the company after 10 years at the grocer, it has emerged.
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NewsOliver Bonas aims to 'digitise its business' with tablets and click-and-collect
Oliver Bonas is “digitising its business” by introducing tablets into store and launching click-and-collect.
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NewsMarks & Spencer benefits from focus on full-price fashion sales
Reduced promotions and a customer shift towards ‘better’ and ‘best’ product helped Marks & Spencer make progress in the key clothing category in the first quarter.
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NewsMarks & Spencer boss Bolland: 'There’s no problem with our new website'
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland has denied there are problems with its new online platform and pledged web growth in time for peak trading.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes grow 5.5% in fourth quarter
Dunelm like-for-likes continued to improve in its final quarter, rising 5.5%, which has taken its full-year, like-for-like growth to 2.1%.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes edge up but website hits sales
Marks & Spencer UK like-for-likes edged up 0.3% but sales from the retailer’s relaunched website fell 8.1% over its first quarter.
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NewsRakuten’s Play.com makes 82 redundancies as it streamlines operations
Rakuten’s Play.com has made 82 redundancies at its head office as part of its plans to streamline operations onto a single global platform.
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NewsAmazon's Doug Gurr appointed country manager of its Chinese business
Amazon UK vice president Doug Gurr has been promoted to country manager for the online giant’s Chinese business.
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NewsFive solutions to value retailers’ ecommerce challenge
Retailers are cashing in on the ecommerce boom but customer appetite for online retail creates a dilemma for value players.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 8.1% as shoppers snap up Sale bargains
John Lewis sales rose 8.1% to £87.27m in the week to June 28 as customers snapped up bargains in its clearance Sale.
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NewsFashion etailer Zalando is ready to weather the British summer
Fashion etailer Zalando has recruited a weatherman to keep its seasonal offerings weather appropriate in the changeable British climate.
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NewsPoundland to launch transactional website before end of year
Single price point retailer Poundland plans to launch its transactional website before the end of the year.
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News1,000 Argos distribution centre workers prepare for 24-hour strike action
1,000 Argos distribution centre workers are to strike tomorrow over a change to their contracts that requires more flexible hours.
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NewsDrapers and Retail Week PayPal Etail Awards 2014 winners revealed
Ao.com, House of Fraser and Very took home the top gongs last night at the 2014 Drapers and Retail Week PayPal Etail Awards.
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NewsArgos extends eBay tie-up to more sellers and 650 shops
Argos has extended its eBay click-and-collect offer to a wider product range and more stores.
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NewsOcado trials lockers as it aims to extend multichannel reach
Online grocer Ocado is trialling its first physical offer through lockers at its head office before it expands the initiative to external locations, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsOcado makes profit in its first half as sales and EBITDA soar
Online grocer Ocado has moved into the black in its first half, generating £7.5m pre-tax profit before exceptionals from a loss last year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Burberry, Sports Direct, Carphone and Net-a-Porter
Retail news round-up on July 1, 2014: Burberry appoints digital vice president, Sports Direct quashes rumours it is to buy Office and more.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reshuffles management responsibilities
M&S has reshuffled management responsibilities, including extending multichannel boss Laura Wade-Gery’s role in order to “ensure one view of the customer”.
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NewsSales near for Kiddicare and Co-op's chemist business
A sale is nearing for both Morrisons-owned Kiddicare and the Co-op’s chemist business with deals being hammered out in the next few weeks.