All Multichannel articles – Page 105
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OpinionComment: Retail initial public offerings just keep on coming
Last week, video game retailer Game announced plans for an IPO.
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OpinionComment: Data protection is easy when you know how
The massive data breach that saw eBay instruct 200m users to change their passwords presents salutary lessons for online retailers.
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NewsMoss Bros reports first-quarter like-for-likes up 6.3%
Moss Bros store like-for-likes jumped 6.3% in its first quarter as it focuses on driving its multichannel capabilities.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can digital make it easier for consumers to browse in a retail environment?
Technology is nearly always designed to make things easier. But there is a wide range of options open to retailers, from proximity-targeted offers, based on in-app behaviour, to offering in-store Wi-Fi.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is show-rooming really a threat to the high street?
Mobile and tablet technology is playing a greater role than ever in the consumer shopping experience, including on the number of ‘showroomers’ visiting high street stores.
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NewsVideo: Asos trials click-and-collect service with changing rooms
Asos is testing a click-and-collect delivery service at its head office that will allow customers to try on and return products straight away.
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AnalysisVideo: Why supply chain visibility is top of retailers' agendas
Li & Fung boss Rick Darling discusses the importance of collaboration for a transparent supply chain as the industry prepares for the Retail Week Supply Chain Summit which starts tomorrow.
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NewsRoyal Mail to trial Sunday delivery service for parcels
Royal Mail is trialing a Sunday delivery service to improve flexibility, as a result of increased demand from online orders.
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NewsMarks & Spencer abandons plans for London Gateway distribution centre
Marks & Spencer has abandoned plans to open a distribution centre at London Gateway, the super-port on the Thames estuary.
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OpinionComment: Two years out of administration, is now the time right for Game to float?
Only a couple of years ago, entertainment specialist Game collapsed into administration.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tracking shopper journeys across the multichannel landscape
Retailers in today’s multichannel landscape must track and analyse consumer data across multiple touchpoints to win loyalty through personalisation.
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AnalysisWalmart tests four schemes that could shape its future strategy
After a tempestuous fourth quarter, Walmart’s first-quarter results out last week were very much the lull after the storm.
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OpinionComment: Dixons and Carphone Warehouse earn a new lease of life
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse last week announced a merger deal to create Dixons Carphone, estimated to be worth £3.8 billion.
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NewsGame insists potential investors will not be spooked by 2012 administration
Game boss Martyn Gibbs has insisted would-be investors won’t be spooked by the retailer’s administration two years ago as it returns to the stock market.
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NewsNick Bubb's verdict: Are the Card Factory and Game IPOs growth stories?
They say that people have short memories but it is only two years ago since the publicly-quoted Clinton Cards and Game Group went bust in ignominious fashion, losing their investors a lot of money.
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AnalysisPeople: Ecommerce and tech execs in high demand as several change jobs
There was significant movement in the market for in-demand ecommerce executives in April with Jaeger, Supergroup and Levi Strauss all making senior appointments.
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NewsWebinar: The benefits of a single, cross-channel view of the customer
Tracking consumer interactions across multiple channels enables retailers to communicate with customers with an unprecedented level of accuracy.
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OpinionComment: Dixons and Carphone connect, but do they have a USP socket?
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse merging is like the plot twist in season five of a DVD box-set, when former foes team up to reboot the story.
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NewsIn pictures: Cafes, robotic lawnmowers and Netmums – Homebase's new look
Homebase has opened a new format that features its first cafe and a focus on inspiration as it bids to enhance its appeal with female shoppers.
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NewsAsda boss Clarke: 'We're taking share from the rest of the big four'
Asda boss Andy Clarke has claimed the grocer is stealing share from its rivals while stemming ground lost to the discounters.