More online retail – Page 88
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AnalysisThe top 10 m-commerce sites, according to OC&C’s Proposition Index
Marketplace eBay has the top mobile website in the retail industry, according to consumers, followed by Amazon and then Apple.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail’s productivity conundrum is as pressing as ever
Christmas brought a continued acceleration of online migration: not perhaps an inflection point, but certainly a quickening of pace.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: Everything’s changed in retail... and there’s more to come
The pace at which retail innovations are being adopted by consumers shows no signs of abating and the industry will never be the same again.
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OpinionOpinion: How retailers can learn from Christmas to boost their online offers
The BRC’s latest figures show that consumer spend has continued to move online – how can retailers adapt to this trend in the year ahead?
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OpinionWebsite review: Aldi’s ecomm debut pushes simplicity but loses on delivery
As Aldi’s eagerly awaited wine website hits the market, is the discounter’s offer going to challenge its more established competition?
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AnalysisNRF: Blog day two – impact of ‘me-centricity’ on New York’s most innovative stores
US retailers are catering for a new trend in consumer behaviour – me-centricity – by providing bespoke shopping experiences.
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OpinionOpinion: Product sets retail winners apart over Christmas trading period
December, traditionally the month in which retailers had a licence to print money, proved lacklustre for many, as sales and footfall data have shown.
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OpinionLeo McKee: Adapt to survive the changing shape of retail
As trading patterns shift and consumer habits change, retailers must evolve with the times in order to ensure a successful future.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Maximising the impact of online design and marketing
How can retailers maximise the impact of design and marketing online?
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DataData: Top 10 ranking of the UK’s biggest online retailers in 2016
Although Amazon is at the forefront of ecommerce, multichannel retailers dominate the top 10 list of online leaders overall.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Price monitoring mobile app Yellowbag
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Yellowbag is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisBoohoo.com considers bricks-and-mortar presence as sales surge 45%
Fast fashion etailer Boohoo.com has not ruled out launching a bricks-and-mortar presence after Christmas sales surged 45%.
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AnalysisOpinion: How consumers really shopped over the festive period
What can retailers learn from consumer spending habits during the golden quarter of 2015 to help them succeed in the year ahead?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to increase social media conversions
How can retailers increase conversions on social media?
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s and Argos tie-up? Advisors will do well out of that
A few years ago sales at Argos started to decline, so the retailer hired a consultancy to tell it where it was going wrong.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Butterwick to join Karen Millen and all the moves in December
Beth Butterwick swaps Bonmarché for Karen Millen and it’s the end of an era for Tesco as Jill Easterbrook and Judith Nelson depart.
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OpinionNeil Saunders: US retailers had reasonable but not spectacular Christmas
Although it is early in the reporting period, initial results suggest the holiday season for US retailers was reasonable but not spectacular.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next's disappointing Christmas sales update prompts fears
Alarm bells rang across the sector today when fashion bellwether Next reported a dramatically worse than expected Christmas trading period.
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OpinionOpinion: Why it's Back to the Future for retail in 2016
Star Wars has recently caught people’s imagination in retail but the film franchise that holds greater resonance is surely Back to the Future.
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OpinionOpinion: How changing demographics will disrupt the retail industry
Retailers face a more complicated, nuanced demographic landscape than ever and they need to be able to adapt to the changes.