All Multichannel articles – Page 116
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NewsSally targets 25 new format stores to drive its retail offer
Beauty retailer and wholesaler Sally is targeting opening up to 25 UK stores in its new format which combines retail and trade areas.
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NewsHouse of Fraser redesigns website with touchscreens in mind
Department store House of Fraser has relaunched its website and has designed it with touchscreen devices in mind.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Top 50 UK retailers 2012/13
Retail Week Knowledge Bank has compiled a ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales during the 2012/13 financial year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six ways Facebook has changed retail
As Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday, Retail Week looks at how it has benefited retailers.
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OpinionComment: Why big data should be every retailer’s roadmap to the future
I was alarmed to read a piece in Retail Week entitled ‘Retailers are being blinded by big data’.
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NewsTwitter eyes partnership for ecommerce venture
Twitter is mulling an ecommerce venture that could allow users to buy products directly from the site.
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AnalysisReport: Retail 2014 - industry leaders’ business priorities
Our Retail 2014 report, produced in association with Kurt Salmon, asked retail bosses about their outlook for the year ahead. Ben Cooper looks at the challenges and opportunities they face.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do retailers achieve operational efficiency?
How do retailers achieve operational efficiency without compromising customer service?
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AnalysisClick-and-collect on the Tube: What do retailers need to know?
Tesco and Waitrose yesterday revealed they will be offering click-and-collect to London Underground passengers. Retail Week takes a look at the service.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Shop Elsewhere - the serendipitous app for independent retailers
Shop Elsewhere is a smartphone app that asks independent retailers to collaborate in a bid to compete against big brands. Launched in Hong Kong, the app also aims to help shoppers find “hidden gems” in the city.
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NewsAmazon considers using Kindles as checkouts
Amazon is considering adapting its Kindle tablet to allow bricks-and-mortar retailers to use them as checkouts.
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NewsArgos opens London 'digital hub' to spur innovation
Argos has become the latest retailer to open a dedicated ‘digital hub’ to spur innovation and entrepreneurialism in the business.
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NewsTesco and Waitrose to open online collection points at tube stations
Tesco, Waitrose and automated parcel locker specialist InPost will follow Asda in opening grocery online collection points at London Underground stations.
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OpinionComment: Justin King leaves a great legacy at Sainsbury's, says Bryan Roberts
The ink’s still barely dry on the press release and the rumour mill is already in overdrive. Where is Justin King off to?
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OpinionComment: Westfield on its new click-and-collect hub in White City
The relationship between online and physical retailing has long been debated, and as a shopping centre group you may think you know where Westfield stands on the issue.
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NewsShoe Zone insists value retailers can make online profitable
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone has insisted that value players can make money online as it ramps up its multichannel offer.
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OpinionComment: Retailers are being blinded by big data
One of the most sensible and thought-provoking things that I heard last year was “you can’t use all the data that you’ve got and there is a fine line between personalised and creepy”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reported to be planning Australian launch
Marks & Spencer has made appointments at an Australian holding company, sparking speculation about an imminent launch in the country.
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OpinionAnalysis: Finding a buyer for Early Learning Centre will be a challenge
The Early Learning Centre, which has been owned by Mothercare for seven years, continues to lack destination appeal for mothers due to its inaccessibility and higher price architecture compared to the rest of the increasingly competitive toy market.
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NewsWestfield London launches click-and-collect hub with fitting rooms
Westfield London has today launched a click-and-collect hub in partnership with Collect+ that will allow shoppers to pick up their online orders from the centre.