All Multichannel articles – Page 19
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NewsAO to flick the off switch on TV ads
Online electricals retailer AO.com is to turn off TV advertising and focus on digital campaigns instead.
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VideoWatch: Pets at Home boss on using Amazon's dominance for your gain
Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard talks about what you can learn from etail giant Amazon and what other retailers can do better.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: Amazon – the perpetual people’s choice
Despite Jeff Bezos warning ‘Amazon will fail’ one day, shoppers have given it the Hitachi Capital Consumer Choice Award
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Farfetch the Ocado of fashion?
As Farfetch unveils a new “strategic partnership” with iconic department store Harrods, we ask if the tech platform is the new Ocado of fashion.
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OpinionPeter Williams: Have department stores missed the boat with digital?
Once upon a time, department stores were defined by their ability to select and edit both brands and product ranges to help customers’ purchasing decisions.
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Retail Voice2019’s three key payment technology trends
With consumer desire for speed and efficiency driving new payment technologies, here are the top trends retailers should focus on.
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NewsHarrods unveils Farfetch ecommerce partnership
Harrods has unveiled its strategic partnership with Farfetch for its new ecommerce platform due to launch in 2020.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why menswear is booming and how to get it right
Menswear was one of retail’s boom sectors last year, but – as Whistles’ exit from the category this week shows – it’s not easy to get right.
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AnalysisRetail Reimagined: Mapping out the high street 2.0
The health of high streets and town centres has rarely been of such pressing concern.
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OpinionOpinion: We must become a nation of 'customer-keepers'
There’s no doubt that retailers across the UK are navigating very stormy waters. The ability to shop anytime, anywhere, anyhow has changed consumer behaviour more profoundly and rapidly than ever before.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers sleepwalked into the death of the high street
It’s not looking good on the high street – stores are closing and customers are abandoning town centres.
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NewsOnline sales grew at slowest-ever rate in December
Online retail sales suffered their lowest-ever rate of growth in December, new figures have revealed.
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Retail VoiceChristmas 2018 footfall update – what do retailers need to know?
The Christmas 2018 trading period will be remembered not for the weather, but for the challenges faced by retailers, says Springboard's Diane Wehrle.
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Retail VoiceAre you mobile ready? Your customers certainly are
Worldpay research shows mobile has become an established channel for consumers – but are retailers making the most of m-commerce?
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NewsMahabis' new owners ditch Facebook, focus on high street
Following YYX Capital’s acquisition of Mahabis, the co-founder of the investment group, James Cox, has unveiled his plans to grow the start-up into a ”£100m business”.
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NewsMatalan posts Christmas and quarterly sales rise
Matalan has recorded a rise in total revenue over its peak Christmas trading period, despite a slight dip in its full-price sales performance.
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NewsArcadia drafts in Andy Harding as digital director
Arcadia has hired former House of Fraser and Mothercare executive Andy Harding as its interim digital director, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Unwrapping retail's Christmas trading trends
Today brought trading updates from some of retail’s biggest names, helping to paint a picture of how the golden quarter panned out. We look at some of the key themes.
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OpinionOpinion: Next shines spotlight on retail's new economics
Next’s better-than-expected Christmas trading update told a familiar story, likely to be replicated across retail as trading statements come in: store sales down, online sales up.
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NewsWolfson: High street must wake up to 'new reality'
Town centres must change in recognition of the shifts transforming retail, according to Next chief executive Lord Wolfson.