More online retail – Page 170
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AnalysisSites: Lakeland Vs Vom Fass
Alan Morris, Executive chairman at Retail Assist, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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AnalysisProfile: Jon Kamaluddin, international director, Asos
As Asos continues to build its overseas business to drive sales, its international director relishes the challenges of global growth.
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OpinionWaterstones and Amazon: A good partnership?
Will the Kindle partnership with Amazon cost Waterstones in the long run, asks Philip Downer.
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OpinionNo time for baby steps in Mothercare revival
New Mothercare boss Simon Calver’s candid assessment of the challenges that face the retailer in its core UK market has bought him valuable breathing space.
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AnalysisDiamond Jubilee: How retail has changed over 60 years
As the nation hangs out the bunting and prepares for street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Rebecca Thomson looks at the transformation of retail during her reign.
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OpinionDoes the weather really have an effect on retail?
“Make mine a double,” the Queen must have said. And so the final bank holiday weekend this side of the summer is extra-long and a valuable opportunity for many retailers to make up some of the sales lost over the past few difficult months.
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OpinionAsos: The online giant continues to reward investors
As the recriminations continue following Facebook’s botched IPO, there is one online business that carries on rewarding investors – Asos.
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Opinion
The store is dead. Long live the store
Our annual client conference is a great way to gauge the mood of retailers and find out what they really think about what’s happening in the sector.
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OpinionMarks and Spencer: Swhopping on Facebook
Marks & Spencer launched its swhopping initiative last month and as part of the launch the retailer built a Facebook app to give the campaign a strong social element.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Using Paypal as an in store payment method
Aurora Fashions and sister business Karen Millen have become the first retailers to launch PayPal’s mobile payments service in store.
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OpinionWhat impact will the recession have online?
So we’re in recession again. Cue further rending of garments and raise the wailing a semitone or two. The tune’s becoming familiar now.
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OpinionM-commerce puts the high street under pressure
To click or to wander? Last month, Boston Consulting Group published findings stating that the UK has the largest internet economy of the G20.
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AnalysisFive opportunities for Asos
As Asos comes closer to achieving its ambition of £1bn sales from five major markets by 2015, we look at the key opportunities the etailer has to drive that growth.
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AnalysisInteractive TV shopping: What do retailers need to know?
Interactive TV shopping is the latest opportunity to exploit in e-commerce, but retailers must act fast if they want to turn this channel into a winner.
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OpinionM&S is keeping pace, but it’s time to start setting it
There was a workmanlike feel to Marks & Spencer’s results this week.
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AnalysisWalmart prospers in US but stuggles with digital
Recording its third consecutive quarter of positive comps growth, it appears Walmart has finally found momentum in the US by going back to basics Walmart US reported a 2.6% rise in first-quarter like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, last week.
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OpinionThe EU Cookie Directive presents unique challenges for retailers
Retailers need to accept that cookies are now in the hands of the customer and concentrate on educating them.
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OpinionSunday trading: To open or not to open?
For eight Sundays, between 22 July and 9 September, shops with a floor space of over 280m2 will not be subject to the traditional “Sunday hours” restrictions.
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Opinion
BT Expedite and Charles Clinkard, a fitting pair
This week we were very pleased to announce a deal with Charles Clinkard, one of the largest independent footwear retailers in the UK.
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OpinionWhere do retailers fit in the world of Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Over time, many retail sectors have been preyed upon by new types of competitors with superior economics.