Latest online retail news – Page 305
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NewsOasis casts online net wider with iPhone App
Oasis launched an iPhone application this week to give customers easier access to its website content while they are on the move.
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NewsBrand Alley to extend reach with offer rethink
E-tailer Brand Alley’s new chief executive Rob Feldmann has set out plans to change the year-old private sale site to appeal to more customers.
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NewsOnline jeweller Astley Clarke plans relaunch
Luxury online jeweller Astley Clarke is to relaunch its website this autumn as part of its plan to become the world’s leading online jewellery boutique.
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Fnac to launch second-hand selling section on website
Electricals giant Fnac is to sell second-hand products from a new section of its website. According to reports, the retailer expects the new channel to account for 15 per cent of all online sales within the next 18 months.Fnac, which is owned by PPR, will offer up to 2 million ...
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Jacobs to replace software platform across all channels
Photography retailer Jacobs is to implement a Microsoft-based multichannel platform from Maginus across its business.
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NewsOnline sales still defying the recession despite slowing e-tail growth
Online shopping is continuing to prove more resilient than the high street through the recession and is expected to grow this year by 13.3 per cent to £20.9bn, despite signs the growth of the channel is slowing.
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NewsLaura Ashley enjoys sales lift
Laura Ashley has reported a like-for-like sales uplift of 6.9 per cent in the 17 weeks to May 30.
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NewsNew website to sell off Principles stock
Suppliers to the now defunct Principles fashion chain have joined forces to launch a website selling unsold stock following Principles’ administration.
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NewsAsda’s George to offer downloads with clothing
Asda clothing brand George has struck a deal with Universal Music giving shoppers free music downloads when they buy certain clothes.
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NewsClarks to build £20m international web arm
Footwear giant Clarks expects its online operation to become a £20m business in the next year, as it gears up to take the website international.
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NewsBorders mulls larger-store disposals
Borders is in talks with restructuring specialists about disposing of some of its stores, although chief executive Philip Downer said no closures are imminent.
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NewsLloydspharmacy to roll out online doctors
Lloydspharmacy is to roll out its online doctor service to about 300 stores this year as it seeks to drive its health-related sales.
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NewsGoogle Product Search will allow price checking using mobile phones
A future where customers browse for products in stores while at the same time browsing the internet on their mobile phones looking for better deals just got a little bit closer to reality.
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Freemans Grattan in consultation with its warehouse staff
Freemans Grattan Holdings has entered into a consultation period with 160 staff at its Listerhills warehouse in Bradford.
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NewsCustomer ratings to be pooled across appliance retailers’ sites
Appliance e-tailer DRL plans to pool customer ratings and reviews from its own websites and white-label sites it runs for other retailers including Boots.
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NewsTesco clothing boss registers new fashion website
Tesco’s clothing boss Terry Green has registered a fashion website for the company which he mentored as part of a student project.
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NewsWaterstone’s plans to relaunch website
Bookseller Waterstone’s is to relaunch its website in an attempt to provide improved functionality for a better shopper experience.
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NewsHeal’s drives e-tail sales after site relaunch
Upmarket furniture retailer Heal’s expects its website to account for up to 16 per cent of its sales after relaunching the site.
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EBay clinches legal victory over L'Oréal
EBay has claimed victory in a Paris court case brought against it by cosmetics giant L’Oréal over counterfeit perfumes on eBay’s website. The court ruled in favour of the internet auction site and said that it was not liable for the fake products and had met its obligations to combat ...
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NewsColouredrocks.com clocks up 132,000 plays of viral game to promote site
Online jeweller Colouredrocks.com has reported 132,000 plays of a viral game it launched to promote its site earlier this month. The game, created by digital marketing agency TAMBA, is the second viral game the retailer has launched to help it achieve its plan for sales of £6m this year.