Latest online retail news – Page 264
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NewsNot On The High Street raids Amazon for new COO
Notonthehighstreet.com has hired three new senior managers from online giants Amazon, Google and Paypal.
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NewsMyDeco gets backing of Groupon investor
MyDeco.com, set up by LastMinute.com co-founder Brent Hoberman, has been boosted by investment from eVenture Capital Partners, a backer of Groupon.
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NewsBoden profits surge 13% in 2010
Home shopping giant Boden like-for-likes grew 5% in first half of the year as it reports a profit surge in 2010.
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NewsBank holiday boosts John Lewis weekly sales
Shoppers turned out in force over the August bank holiday, enabling department store chain John Lewis to generate sales up 7.1% to £61.1m.
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Cencosud launches virtual shopping system
Cencosud has launched Jumbo Mobile, a virtual shopping system located in Santiago’s underground rail network. The initiative will allow underground passengers to access more than 100 items via virtual shopping aisles by scanning in the QR codes using their mobile phones. The system will initially be available at the Escuela ...
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NewsAmazon launches new front in fulfilment war
Etail giant makes physical debut with lockers in London shopping centre
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NewsBest Buy to take on Amazon with the launch of its US marketplace
Electricals giant Best Buy is launching an online marketplace in the US to help it compete with internet rival Amazon.
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NewsMultichannel is trumping pure-plays, says Browett
Big electricals brands are increasingly offering multichannel retailers preferential terms over pure-play etailers, Dixons boss John Browett has revealed.
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NewsMorrisons hires Apple director to lead online food launch
Morrisons has hired a digital heavy-hitter from Apple to lead its online food launch as it takes its next steps into etailing.
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NewsAmazon to launch order collection lockers in UK shopping centres
Amazon is poised to launch order collection lockers in London shopping centres, Retail Week has learnt, in what will be the etail giant’s first physical manifestation in UK retail.
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NewsDebenhams claims retail world-first with smartphone innovation
Department store group Debenhams has claimed a retail world-first after deploying innovative smartphone technology to bring print ads to life.
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NewsElectricals drive weekly sales rise at John Lewis
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 1.4% last week to £58.6m, when electricals and home technology was once again the top performing category.
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NewsOFT decision on Amazon's acquisition of Book Depository delayed
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed its decision on whether to refer Amazon’s acquisition of rival Book Depository to the Competition Commission.
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NewsCrate & Barrel to start brand building as it prepares for first UK store opening
US furniture giant Crate & Barrel is to start brand building and will launch a UK website as it prepares to open its first store in the country.
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NewsWaitrose vows the worst of online problems are behind it
Online scope for Waitrose.com to become more personalised following overhaul, says ecommerce boss
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NewsReiss plans for future with click-and-collect
Premium fashion retailer Reiss is to launch a click-and-collect service and international websites in local languages as it ramps up its online offering under new ecommerce director Dan Lumb.
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NewsSubscription site Stylist Pick to relaunch
Online accessories specialist Stylist Pick is to relaunch its site and push the button on a TV advertising campaign this autumn.
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NewsOcado launches 'shopping wall' at top shopping centre
Online grocer Ocado is to enable shoppers to order goods by scanning from a window display in an experimental venture reminiscent of an innovation tried by Tesco in Korea.
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Walmart to reorganise its ecommerce business
Walmart is to reorganise its ecommerce business in several key markets. It has disclosed the departure of two senior online executives as part of a strategy to better integrate online retailing with local bricks and mortar operations.Raul Vazquez, who was in charge of ecommerce initiatives in developed markets, including the ...
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NewsOcado’s lack of update raises City eyebrows
Broker Panmure has questioned why Ocado has not updated the City after the online grocer’s joint broker Goldman Sachs slashed its operating profit forecasts for the next three years.