More online retail – Page 129
-
OpinionComment: British retail leads the world in mobile and online shopping this Christmas
PayPal’s recent global Holiday Shopping Study found that almost 90% of Britons will use their mobile devices or purchase online to do a slice of their Christmas shopping this year. This is a higher proportion than most countries and reflects the way UK consumers are changing the way they shop.
-
OpinionComment: Amazon drones on about its innovation – but are delivery octocopters future fact or fiction?
By 2018 our cities are set to be a lot busier, according to Amazon. Not only will we need to watch out for traffic and the umbrellas of jostling commuters as we walk down the street, we will also need to look out in the skies for descending drones – or octocopters as Amazon calls them.
-
OpinionComment: Cyber Monday sales set to soar but service levels must be maintained
Online retailers have been braced for Cyber Monday, the busiest online day of the year, and so far it looks to be a bumper one.
-
AnalysisVideo: Lovehoney's advertising effectiveness tied down by ad guidelines
Etailer Lovehoney’s new campaign promotes the benefits of shopping for sex toys online, but struggles to sell how its products can spice up couples’ love lives.
-
AnalysisAo.com: Seven fascinating facts about the white goods retailer
White goods specialist Ao.com’s potential float has thrust it into the spotlight. Retail Week outlines seven interesting facts about the etailer.
-
AnalysisVideo: Ao.com's tongue-in-cheek ad campaign
Ao.com launched its first TV advertising earlier this year with a tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign which is helping build brand awareness for the etailer.
-
OpinionComment: The Autumn Statement needs to go beyond easing business rates
Growth is firmly on the agenda for George Osborne’s much anticipated Autumn Statement next week and the Chancellor is under increasing pressure to ease business rates on the high street.
-
InterviewInterview: Ao.com founder John Roberts on reinventing white goods retail
John Roberts, founder and chief executive of white goods etailer Ao.com, is frantically preparing for a key event in the etailer’s year.
-
AnalysisVideo: How Google Glass works
How exactly does Google Glass work? Rebecca Thomson explains what it looks like to a user and what features could be used in store.
-
AnalysisVideo: Using Google Glass to check prices
Google Glass can be used to check prices when shopping on the high street - here we run through how.
-
OpinionComment: Why we should ignore Black Friday in the UK
Not everything that comes across the pond is good or appropriate for the British high street. Black Friday is simply an Americanism, which doesn’t translate very well.
-
OpinionBlog: How landlords fit into the need for delivery speed
When eBay snapped up speedy delivery specialist Shutl it was the final confirmation of the latest online battleground.
-
OpinionComment: What can retailers expect this Christmas?
Retailers and speculators have high expectations for UK sales this Christmas, despite a backdrop of slow wage growth and ongoingausterity measures.
-
OpinionComment: Occa aims to emulate Asos
While big retailers that are likely to attract big valuations rush to market, there’s action at the other end of the scale too.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: 5 ways to improve customer insight
Technology is changing how customer insight is gathered. Matthew Valentine looks at five recent examples of retailers’ responses.
-
AnalysisDigital wallets: What do retailers need to know?
Visa has launched its digital wallet, V.me, across Europe and says it hopes 4,000 merchants will have signed up by January.
-
OpinionComment: eBay's festive panto provides shopping inspiration... and fun
Those good people at eBay have a knack at capturing both zeitgeist and Christmas spirit every year.
-
AnalysisVideo: Argos boss John Walden on his new digital stores
As Argos previews its new digital store model, managing director John Walden tells Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald about the changes he has introduced.
-
AnalysisVirtual store tour: Argos shows off digital format
Take a look inside Argos’s new digital store in Old Street.
-
OpinionComment: The retail competition for transport hubs has begun
This week it was revealed that London Underground will offer a 24-hour service on Fridays and Saturdays from 2015.