All Multichannel articles – Page 167
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Metro Cash & Carry to launch online store
Metro Group-owned Metro Cash & Carry plans to launch an online store in the fourth quarter of this year.The service will be aimed at small offices with a product range consisting of office and cleaning supplies and tea and coffee.In August, Metro will begin testing the IT for the ecommerce ...
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Multichannel to be centre of strategic plan for Leclerc
Hypermarket business Leclerc said multichannel would be at the centre of its strategic plan, ‘Leclerc 2015’.Stores will feature a specialist offer and organise products into departments to support its drive-in stores or pick-up locations. By 2015, Leclerc will develop new product offers: it forecast that non-food, in its present form, ...
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OpinionSupply chain management: An opportunity for transformation?
The world of retail has always been competitive and fast moving – in the current climate, where few are making sustained headway on sales and margin, agility and demand responsiveness are at an even greater premium.
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AnalysisThe changing face of fashion retail
Fashion has come a long way in 20 years, as the rise of online and Asian manufacturing drove significant change. Rebecca Thomson charts the trends that have changed the sector.
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NewsFindel turnaround on track as pre-tax profit soars
Home shopping retailer Findel’s turnaround has started to bear fruit as pre-tax profit before exceptionals soared 53% to £10.7m in its year to March 30.
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NewsDebenhams rolls out free wifi in-store
Debenhams will launch free wifi across its 167-store chain, which will see it offer the largest internet coverage of any department store group in the UK.
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OpinionThe unpredictable world of retail
Retail can sometimes be pretty predictable. Significant events such as market entries or exits, new launches or promotions, or changes to trading performance are often flagged up in advance.
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AnalysisHow Amazon changed retailing
Amazon’s impact on retail has been remarkable. Its focus on technology and new ideas have produced innovations that set the bar for the industry. Rebecca Thomson charts its rise and possible future.
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GalleryWaterstones gets an interior revamp
The bookseller is tackling etail competition with store overhauls, but will it be enough? John Ryan assesses the Twickenham branch.
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AnalysisSites: Agent Provocateur Vs Sainsbury's
David Brint, Sales and marketing director at SpinMe, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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AnalysisMacy’s aims to grab share of online market in China
In May department store Macy’s said it would test the waters in China by acquiring a $15m (£9.5m) stake in online retailer VIPStore, or Jiapin as it is now known on its website.
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NewsNew Look and Asos deploy augmented reality campaigns
Fashion specialists New Look and Asos have become the latest to deploy augmented reality to engage consumers as the technology becomes increasingly popular among retailers.
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AnalysisHalfords: pedalling back toward growth
The high price of petrol and dwindling sat-nav sales have hit Halfords, but the retailer aims to map out new routes to success.
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OpinionA sporting chance business confidence will rise
The rain poured down on the Jubilee weekend, but still a nation turned out in its millions to mark the Queen’s long-standing service.
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OpinionComment: Can department stores work online?
Deprived of what makes them special, can department stores work online, asks Peter Williams.
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Best Denki to launch ecommerce operation in Indonesia
Japanese electronics retailer Best Denki is to launch an ecommerce operation in Indonesia. The venture will be run in partnership with Japanese online shopping business Rakuten and Indonesian multimedia company PT Global Mediacom Tbk. The transactional website, called Rakuten Belanja Online, is to go live on June 1. Indonesia is ...
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NewsJessops defies tough climate to record surge in profits
Cost control and margin improvement boost retailer despite tsunami impact on supply.
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OpinionRetailers must focus on delivery service
“A sale isn’t a sale till you’ve got the cash.” So said the sign in my cab in my days as a Co-op milkman. But for most retailers this is not really an issue any more with both electronic payments and cash proving to be fast and secure.
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NewsGrocers vie for market share in the Southeast
Tesco aims to “unlock London” as grocery spend in the Southeast becomes vital in the war for market share.
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OpinionThe Irresistibility of cross-border online sales
It would appear that the tangled web of product return laws, migraine-inducing logistical challenges, and an intricate tapestry of local laws, regulations and practices are not enough to deter Europe’s top retailers from pursuing cross-border online sales in the region.