All Multichannel articles – Page 195
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NewsAmazon installs collection lockers in office blocks
Amazon has installed collection lockers in office blocks in London as it seeks to make deliveries more convenient.
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AnalysisDoes the digital age mean the end for traditional store formats?
As multichannel retailing continues to make rapid progress forwards, Ben Cooper asks if the digital age spells the end for traditional store formats?
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NewsOcado sales up 19.5% but warns margins expected to be lower
Ocado has reported gross sales up 19.5% to £444.6m in the 36 weeks to August 7, but warned that investment in customer service means full year margins are likely to be slightly lower than expected.
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Best Buy launches online Marketplace
Electronics retailer Best Buy has launched an online Marketplace in the US.The service offers products from third-party sellers in order to expand the range of items and brands available on Bestbuy.com.Overall, Best Buy Marketplace will increase the number of products available through the company’s website by about a third.
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Amazon to launch pure-play ecommerce services
Amazon is expected to launch its pure-play ecommerce services in Spain by the end of this year. Several Spanish publishers have already signed distribution agreements with the internet retailer, but it is likely that Kindle ebooks will be introduced at a later date.Amazon.es is expected to launch with an offering ...
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OpinionThe global shopping centre
Tuesday’s thronged opening of Westfield Stratford City showed that the right stores in the right locations will continue to seduce shoppers.
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AnalysisOnline fulfilment
Amazon’s launch of collection lockers reflects the growing recognition that better fulfilment is crucial for the future of online retailing
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AnalysisHow to snare student shoppers
The half a million undergraduates preparing to start higher learning in the UK are a valuable customer group for retailers and the secret to their wallets is all in communication. Rebecca Thomson reports.
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NewsFuture retail leaders will need "new leadership skills" to meet multichannel challenges
Future retail leaders will require a new set of leadership skills in order to adapt to the changing dynamics in the fact paced industry, according to speakers at the Retail Leadership Forum.
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NewsBargain hunters hit Boden profitability
Boden chief executive Julian Granville has warned that its customers are being “squeezed”, proving that the middle classes are not immune to the tough climate.
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NewsWaitrose confident for Christmas despite fall in first-half profits
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has promised to be the best performing grocer once again this Christmas and to steal further market share.
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AnalysisZara aims to use the web to crack the US market
Last week, Inditex, the world’s leading clothing specialist, launched a transactional website for its Zara chain in the US.
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OpinionNewness is the talk of New York
Goldman Sachs’ 18th Annual Global Retailing Conference in New York last week was held against a sombre backdrop of US economic indicators: consumer confidence lowering to near recession levels; disposable incomes and unemployment both stagnating; and a stock market in decline for the fourth consecutive month.
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Best Buy's new mobile site
Electricals giant Best Buy has invested in mcommerce and launched a fully transactional mobile optimised site.
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NewsNext signals end of price inflation as profits rise
Fashion giant Next has reported a 8.5% rise in first-half profits and signalled an end to price inflation.
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Waterstone's to launch e-reader
Bookseller Waterstone’s intends to launch an e-reader next year, managing director James Daunt has revealed.
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NewsNet-a-Porter makes first bricks-and-mortar move with pop up interactive shop
Luxury fashion etailer Net-a-Porter.com made its first move into bricks-and-mortar last night with an augmented reality pop-up window shop.
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NewsBank holiday boosts John Lewis weekly sales
Shoppers turned out in force over the August bank holiday, enabling department store chain John Lewis to generate sales up 7.1% to £61.1m.
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Cencosud launches virtual shopping system
Cencosud has launched Jumbo Mobile, a virtual shopping system located in Santiago’s underground rail network. The initiative will allow underground passengers to access more than 100 items via virtual shopping aisles by scanning in the QR codes using their mobile phones. The system will initially be available at the Escuela ...
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Dollar General launches ecommerce site
Discount retailer Dollar General has launched an ecommerce site to allow it to reach customers outside its 35-state market. It offers both brand name and private label merchandise, including health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, baby items, toys, holiday merchandise, home decor, stationery and snacks. The site also has online-exclusive ...