All Multichannel articles – Page 162
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NewsHobbycraft to drive multichannel as profits rise
Arts and crafts specialist Hobbycraft is to ramp up its multichannel offer.
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OpinionComment: Building brands in the digital retail era
The news that Ocado is planning a move into dedicated non-food sites for categories such as pets, baby, health and beauty and home and gardening got me thinking.
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OpinionComment: Halfords gears up for the future
It is a cruel irony that the week that Bradley Wiggins became the first Brit to win the Tour de France, the boss of the biggest bike seller in the country was handed his P45.
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Walmart launches classroom supply lists online
Walmart has launched an online compilation of classroom supply lists for schools across the entire country.Classrooms by Walmart, introduced by the company’s @WalmartLabs division, enables parents to find their children’s classroom supply lists and purchase the items via Walmart.com or at their local Walmart store.According to Walmart, it is the ...
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OpinionComment: Time for retailers to get a mobile strategy
Mobile is redefining how consumers shop and engage with a brand, and many of us are now shopping on the go.
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AnalysisTechnology: Retailers must share innovation with customers
Walgreens this week announced that it has become the first national retailer to maps its stores in a mobile app. That would certainly be good, were it not for the fact that it’s unlikely many of Walgreens’ customers will ever know about this.
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NewsArgos debuts Habitat products in new catalogue
Argos launched its autumn 2012 range and new catalogue on Saturday which for the first time includes products from homewares chain Habitat, which owner Home Retail Group bought out of administration last year.
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OpinionComment: M&S must be braver than ever
The repositioning of the food offer worked. Fashion must follow suit.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Shop Direct’s Very, Video-on-demand
Last week, Shop Direct’s Very launched a targeted video-on-demand (VoD) advertising campaign based on the viewer’s previous online shopping behaviour.
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AnalysisForeign-language websites: What do retailers need to know?
As Debenhams launches a German-language website, is multilingual ecommerce the way forward?
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OpinionThe pound stores look quids in for growth
The addition of industry veteran Andrew Higginson to the board of Poundland and Monday’s news that 99p Stores has posted an uplift in profits is further evidence of the maturing status of the single-price sector.
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NewsIceland rolls out Bonus Card and discount coupon at till
Iceland has pressed the button on a roll out of its Bonus Card and money-off coupon-at-till initiative.
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NewsWet weather drives online sales jump in June
Online retail sales jumped 13% in June as the wettest weather for over 100 years and Euro 2012 drove sales.
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OpinionUnderstanding shoppers is the key to retail success
With all the bad news currently swirling around the retail sector it’s easy to think that everyone is suffering.
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NewsEtailer Achica to launch own brands
Upmarket homewares etailer Achica is to launch own brands in a bid to enhance its margin.
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NewsJessops: Developing a new future
The photographic retailer may have survived crises, but it must develop further.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: North East and Yorkshire
We visit Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Doncaster, Harrogate and Leeds.
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AnalysisSites: TK Maxx Vs H&M
Mo Saha, Creative planning director at pd3, shares her view of good and bad websites.
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NewsAsos sales jump due to price cuts and rain
Asos UK sales have bounced back as the online fashion giant’s price cuts paid off and the wet weather drove people online.
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OpinionComment: Asos connects with success
The fortunes of online fashion group Asos were in stark contrast to those of Marks & Spencer over the same period.