All Multichannel articles – Page 160
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July's online sales hit highest level this year
Online sales surged 17% year-on-year in July as the warmer weather and Olympic fever triggered online shopping, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
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Major retailers begin test-selling through eBay
Major retailers Target, Best Buy, Walgreens and Macy’s have begun test-selling through eBay in San Francisco. Shoppers can order products with the new ‘eBay Now’ app, available for Apple devices.Local stores’ inventory data is uploaded to the online marketplace Milo – acquired by eBay in late 2010 – with the ...
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I get accurate profit projections as a multi-channel retailer?
Now that we operate across multiple channels, we find it difficult to make profit projections accurate. How can we change that?
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AnalysisSites: Burberry Vs Bally
Allyson Tremblay, UK sales director for Fredhopper.com, shares her view of good and bad websites.
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Woolworths launches drive-through supermarket
Australian retailer Woolworths has launched the nation’s first drive-through supermarket. Customers are able to collect an order placed online without having to leave their car. The free service is being offered at the Warringah Mall in Sydney.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Southwest and Wales
We visit Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Jersey and Guernsey.
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NewsWiggle reports "best ever" week driven by Olympics
Summer sales at Wiggle hit a record high last week pedalled by the Olympics and success of Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins.
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NewsLovehoney eyes international growth as it plans Coco De Mer store expansion
Erotic etailer Lovehoney is looking overseas for growth as it eyes opening Coco De Mer stores worldwide.
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NewsHMV to open new multichannel store with cafe and wi-fi
HMV is to open a new format store that will include a café, wi-fi and mobile re-charging connection points in what it describes as a “marked departure”.
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OpinionComment: Will click and collect save the high street?
Short-term benefits make click and collect an attractive investment for many retailers but, ultimately, it won’t patch up the problems on the high street.
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OpinionComment: Traditional channels are still alive
Digital is at the forefront of retailers’ minds, and rightly so. But opportunities are being missed where traditional customers are concerned.
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NewsAnalysis: Majestic Wine prospers in the economic downturn
The specialist wine retailer Majestic Wine is thriving despite the depressed economy.
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NewsWi-Fi on London Underground a boost for online retailers
A roll-out of Wi-Fi on the London Underground could provide a fillip for online retailers, Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner believes.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can we understand who are our most valuable customers?
How can we understand who are our most valuable customers?
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GalleryIn pictures: Wilkinson unveils radical new store format
Wilkinson is leading the multichannel charge in the value retail sector as it prepares to unveil a new-format store offering free Wi-Fi and an out-of-hours, click-and-collect service.
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AnalysisSites: The Outnet Vs House of Fraser
Ellie Edwards, Managing director of QUISMA, shares her view of good and bad websites.
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OpinionComment: HMV - Hope May Vanish?
It is often said that hope springs eternal and that is certainly the way HMV’s management seem to feel, as they still confidently expect profits of over £10m this year, despite their dependence on Christmas trading and despite dismal trading over the last year. But HMV might stand for “Hope May Vanish”.
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OpinionComment: Retailers hold the key to more meaningful marketing
In the traditional days of big marketing, billboards and television, information was a one-way street: messages were broadcast from brands to consumers.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco launches virtual shopping wall at Gatwick Airport
Tesco has laid down a marker in online grocery innovation with a new interactive virtual shopping wall in Gatwick Airport.
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NewsBoden to open pop-up shop in the Bullring
Boden is to launch a pop-up shop in Birmingham’s Bullring later this month.