Latest online retail news – Page 265
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NewsTesco’s Amazon-style site due to launch in January
Tesco is gearing up for the launch in January of its Amazon-style online marketplace offer, which will target customers through previous buying habits and Clubcard data.
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NewsM&S names partner to build multichannel platform
Marks & Spencer has appointed technology firm SapientNitro to create its own multichannel platform as it bids to increase multichannel sales to between £800 and £1bn by 2014.
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NewsHarrods to launch online magazine and new mobile site
Harrods is to launch an online magazine and transactional mobile site this autumn as it develops its digital offer.
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NewsOFT investigates e-Spares acquisition
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate the acquisition of online spare parts retailer e-Spares by Connect Distribution Services.
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NewsGame strikes digital deal with Sony
Game has struck a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) to sell digital games in the retailer’s stores across Europe.
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NewsAnn Summers takes clubwear in-store
Lingerie and sex toy specialist Ann Summers is to start selling clubwear in its stores after a 300% jump in sales in the category from its party plan and web channel.
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NewsFindel turnaround gathers steam with sales rise
Home shopping group Findel reported an encouraging start to its turnaround as group sales rose 1.1% year-on-year.
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NewsBroker pinpoints value in Home Retail
Broker Morgan Stanley has become a buyer of Argos-owner Home Retail for the first time since the business was founded through demerger from GUS in 2006.
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NewsAurora aims to emulate Asos with international online strategy
Fashion group Aurora is seeking to add external brands to its international local-language websites in a bid to emulate the success of rival etailer Asos.
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NewsLush breaches data protection act after security lapse
Cosmetics retailer Lush breached the data protection act after failing to protect customer data for four months, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.
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NewsRobert Dyas boss to ‘get back to basics’
Robert Dyas’s new boss is to focus on supply chain, cost control and leveraging customer loyalty as the owner of the hardware and homewares chain looks for an exit.
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NewsHoF clicks into a new gear
Department store group to take multichannel leap with new format click-and-collect store in Aberdeen
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NewsBrand Alley turns on TV web channel
Designer discount etailer Brand Alley has launched an online TV channel.
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NewsBookseller The Works targets online to ‘turbo-charge’ growth
Discount bookseller The Works is seeking to buy an online business to bolster its ecommerce offer as it moves its focus away from opening physical shops.
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NewsFlying Brands steadies ship following first-half ‘mistakes’
Home shopping group Flying Brands’ new contract wins have encouraged house broker Singer, despite the retailer plunging into the red after making big business errors in its first half.
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NewsArgos tunes in to new Emmerdale ad tie-up
Argos is to promote its new catalogue on TV tonight through an innovative tie-up with broadcaster ITV and soap Emmerdale.
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NewsCocosa raids Asos for new managing director
Online retailer Cocosa has poached a top Asos executive to lead the business.
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NewsAurora launches 90-minute delivery outside London
Aurora Fashions is rolling out its 90 minute delivery service in Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh from lunchtime tomorrow.
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NewsBalderton Capital takes stake in online retailer Achica
Private equity fund Balderton Capital has taken an undisclosed stake in online homewares retailer Achica.
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NewsMassimo Dutti to launch online this autumn
Massimo Dutti, part of Spanish fashion giant Inditex, is launching an European-wide online shop on September 6.