Latest online retail news – Page 233
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NewsNRF: Shoppers want global retail experience tailored for local needs
Shoppers demand a global retail experience, yet they want it localised for their needs and expectations, according to research which shows that Amazon is consumers’ top choice.
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NewsN Brown sales like-for-likes jump 7.9% over golden quarter
Outsize fashion group N Brown like-for-likes climbed 7.9% over the 19 weeks to January 12 as it invested an extra £2m in customer recruitment.
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NewsNRF: Amazon's success down to luck and timing, says founder Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said the company’s phenomenal success over the past two decades is partly down to “a tremendous amount of luck and a lot of great timing”.
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NewsNRF: Retail in midst of 'seismic change', says Starbucks chief
Retail is in the midst of a “seismic change” caused by technology that is making mobile “mission critical”, Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said at the NRF conference on Monday.
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NewsRiver Island owners take stake in The Hut Group ahead of IPO
The family behind fashion retailer River Island has invested in The Hut Group. The investment is set to fund further acquisitions for the online retail group.
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NewsShoppers flock to Amazon site despite tax scandal
Shoppers ignored Amazon’s corporate tax wrangle and visited its website in their droves in the run-up to Christmas as UK traffic surged 49% year-on-year in December.
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NewsSurge in use of multichannel services at Christmas
Christmas demand soars for retail’s multichannel services such as click-and-collect and speedy delivery as consumers increasingly take advantage of the different ways to shop.
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TJX acquires discount online retailer
Off-price retailer TJX has acquired discount online retailer Sierra Trading Post in a $200m (£124.5m) cash deal.TJX is developing online shopping sites for its own brands and the acquisition adds online operating capabilities and infrastructure.TJX chief executive Carol Meyrowitz said: “We see Sierra’s management team, with its deep internet retailing ...
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NewsM-commerce drives 5% Christmas sales growth at Shop Direct
Shop Direct sales jumped 5% in the six weeks to December 29 driven by mobile commerce.
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NewsAmazon creates 100 technology jobs in London
Amazon is expanding its Digital Media Development Centre in London, creating 100 new technology jobs.
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NewsAmerican Apparel increases online sales by 38%
US fashion retailer American Apparel has increased e-commerce sales by 38% after rolling out a new web platform.
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NewsPlay.com to shut down retail business
Play.com is to shut down its retail business to become a marketplace in March.
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NewsNielsen inks deal with Profitero
Market information service Nielsen has signed a deal with price monitoring firm Profitero.
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NewsShoppers flood online on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
The number of people accessing the internet from their smartphone or tablet on Christmas Day and Boxing Day reached an all-time high in 2012.
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NewsJigsaw back in the black as it prepares for Middle East launch
Fashion chain Jigsaw is back in the black as it prepares for its launch in the Middle East.
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NewsRetailers braced for unprecedented level of January returns
Retailers are braced to receive more returned items than ever before as the growth of online shopping threatens to distort retailers’ sales figures.
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NewsEtailer Very inks Big Brother click-to-buy sponsorship deal
Branded products from online retailer Very are set to feature in the new series of Celebrity Big Brother alongside a ‘click to buy’ page to the merchandise on broadcaster Channel 5’s website.
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NewsA quarter of UK shoppers use stores as showroom
A quarter of UK shoppers visited a store to see products before using their mobile phone to compare prices elsewhere in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsTwo thirds of etailers forecast sales growth for 2013
Nearly two thirds of online retailers are predicting sales growth in the year ahead, according to a poll by the Royal Mail.
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NewsAmazon's popularity hit after tax avoidance accusations
Etail giant Amazon’s popularity has fallen after being accused of avoiding paying millions of pounds in tax.