More online retail – Page 146
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AnalysisAnalysis: Walmart gears up for the digital fight against Amazon
The retail giant has unveiled a raft of omnichannel initiatives, but will this push be enough for Walmart to gain ground after a slow online start?
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OpinionComment: Tesco targets Extra appeal
Ahead of Tesco’s prelims next Wednesday there has been much speculation about the future of the Fresh & Easy business in the US.
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OpinionComment: Singapore hosts The World Retail Congress Asia Pacific
You only have to be in Asia just a few hours to realise the world is now truly divided into the ‘old’ and the ‘new’.
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OpinionComment: Retailing needs a new model to build brand loyalty
“Showrooming” involves customers visiting a store to seek advice or to experience a product, but completing the purchase elsewhere.
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OpinionComment: What does Facebook Home mean for retailers?
Last week, Facebook announced a new app called ‘Home’ to be hosted on the HTC First phone, relflecting the growing importance of social networks.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What next for HMV following its acquisition by Hilco?
After months of wrangling with suppliers and landlords, Hilco’s hard work paid off when it secured a £50m deal to purchase HMV out of administration.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online oddities – how ecommerce changes country by country
Retailers are increasingly seizing the opportunity for online expansion overseas, but international etail markets vary greatly.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can mobile technology and social media help bricks-and-mortar retailers?
How can mobile technology and social media help bricks-and-mortar retailers?
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Blog: A power shift at the top table?
There used to be a time when the board would set out its aims and objectives for a retailer and IT would then try and make sure the technology in place was, at best, an enabler.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Walmart steps up to the multichannel plate
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, has revealed it will be piloting in-store collection lockers in its home market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How social networks can play a part in making the sale
Facebook stores have yet to convince shoppers as a transactional channel, but social networks shouldn’t be written off.
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OpinionComment: Why omnichannel cannot save the high street
An omnichannel approach is essential for retail chains, but click-and-collect will not stop the online channel’s squeeze on the high street.
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OpinionComment: The six buzzwords of ecommerce and multichannel retailing
Internationalisation, localisation, multichannel integration, mobilisation, personalisation and prioritisation.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco uses Google Street view for Easter game
Tesco launched a virtual egg hunt to tie-in with the Easter holidays. Find the Eggs was an online game built using Google Street View technology.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Walmart's idea to crowd source online deliveries work?
As Walmart considers using a crowd-sourcing approach to deliver online orders, Retail Week looks at the practicalities and implications of the move.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is etailer Missguided?
As Missguided reveals its overseas growth plan, Retail Week takes a closer look at the fast-growing fashion site.
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Blog: Adapted for the small screen - tailoring mobile commerce
A new research paper on the future of mobile commerce, published by Strategy Analytics, reveals that 67% of smartphone owners use their phones to find deals and compare prices.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Waitrose’s budding plans for growth in the gardening sector
As Waitrose announces a new gardening range, we look at how the category is performing and whether there’s space for a new entrant.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I use SEO to create a cohesive brand presence?
How can I use SEO to create a cohesive brand presence?
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OpinionBlog: The growth of 4G will make clothes shopping a blur
Technology is moving faster than I can keep up with and with the growing use of the speedier 4G network it is only going to speed up further