Latest online retail news – Page 299
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NewsMoonpig seeks global growth as profits soar
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com is confident of continued growth and is eyeing further international markets after reporting pre-tax profits more than doubled.
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NewsBHS introduces premium lingerie range
Department store chain Bhs has this week introduced a premium lingerie range to 25 stores and online in an attempt to cash in on the growing lingerie sector.
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NewsBarratts Priceless adds user review facility to its sites
Barratts Priceless is encouraging customers to write ratings and reviews across its six websites.
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NewsHMV takes a 50% stake in 7digital
HMV last week announced that it has taken a 50% stake in 7digital, thrusting the digital media company into the retail spotlight.
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NewsN Brown emerges as front runner to buy High & Mighty
Home shopping giant N Brown has emerged as the front runner to buy outsized fashion retailer High & Mighty.
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News‘Recovery hopes premature’ as August UK retail sales fall
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.1% in August as shoppers stayed away from the high street due to very wet weather, casting doubt on early economic recovery hopes.
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NewsGoogle tries to ease European anger over book digitisation
Google is trying to tackle the growing anger over its proposals to add millions of books to its digital library.
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NewsOnline cards retailer Moonpig doubles profits
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig’s pre-tax profits more than doubled from £2.54m to £6.7m in the year to April.
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NewsAmazon warns on Google e-books proposals
Online retail giant Amazon has warned a US court that Google will stifle competition and break anti-trust laws if it is permitted to add millions of book titles to its digital library.
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NewsHome Bargains triumphs in web war on shoplifters
Value retailer Home Bargains has said it has achieved some early wins on its campaign to tackle theft in stores and urged other retailers to roll out the initiative.
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NewsNext incorporates all brands into main site
Next has abandoned its branded standalone fashion website Brand Directory and incorporated it into its main website.
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NewsKiddicare relaunches website to drive sales
Multichannel nursery retailer Kiddicare has this week relaunched its website, backed by sponsorship of three ITV series.
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NewsLittlewoods launches European website to tap into expat market
Shop Direct Group is gunning to grow its overseas business to 10% of its total sales after it launched its first international Littlewoods site last week.
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NewsPhones 4U's Theubar.co.uk is a virtual customer panel
Phones 4U last week revealed the uBar, a virtual customer panel that will target its core 16- to 24-year-old market. Similar to the MindBubble and New Look online research communities, the idea is that the site will be used to ask questions of the customers that get involved, but also ...
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NewsEntries open for Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010
The deadline for entries to the 2010 Oracle Retail Week Awards, the biggest event in the retail calendar has been extended to November 6.
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NewsPlay.com targets toy market
Online retailer Play.com has added a toys tab to its site to highlight the breadth of its offer and growing strength in the category.
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NewsPets at Home hires for e-push
Pets at Home has appointed Matthew Stead to the new position of director of multichannel as the retailer strengthens its etail.
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NewsFashion-driven online lift enhances Asos forecasts
Fashion was one of the drivers of online sales in July, bolstering confidence in clothing online specialists such as Asos.
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NewsBoden.co.uk opts for catwalk videos
The latest fashion retailer to jump on the Asos bandwagon of catwalk videos is Boden, which has begun using them to accompany some of its womenswear and girlswear products.
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NewsRyman builds on systems overhaul with web platform
Ryman will replace its web platform before the end of the year as part of a significant overhaul of its internet operation.