All Multichannel articles – Page 199
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NewsHouse of Fraser pushes button on new-look site
Department store chain House of Fraser unveils its new-look website.
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Home Bargains launches transactional website
Discount retailer TJ Morris has launched a transactional website for Home Bargains.
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NewsAmazon on recruitment drive to fuel growth plan
Online giant Amazon intends to recruit 200 staff at its UK head office in the next year as it prepares for future growth.
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NewsBuy It Direct on hunt for growth funds
Online retailer Buy It Direct is considering raising new money next year to fund further growth.
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NewsJessops launches personalised cards
Camera retailer Jessops is to launch into personalised greetings cards as part of plans to extend its range of associated and new categories.
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Indian government panel recommends easing restrictions
An Indian government panel is said to have recommended easing restrictions on Foreign Direct Investment in Indian retail, which could allow international companies to own as much as 51% of multichannel retailers if they invest a minimum of $100m (£61.3m). This would allow retailers such as Walmart and Carrefour access ...
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NewsMothercare migrates away from Amazon to revamp its website
Mothercare is to abandon the Amazon ecommerce platform it uses, leaving the online giant with no big UK retailer customers for its third-party services after 2013.
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NewsWade-Gery appoints number two to bolster online business
Former Dixons and John Lewis man David Walmsley joins M&S to spearhead multichannel sales drive
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NewsJohn Lewis back on store trail with smaller format
Fashion to play a significant role in new mid-sized John Lewis department store format for second-tier towns
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NewsBroker highlights impact of online on valuations
Broker Panmure Gordon has reinitiated coverage of a large number of retail stocks at a time of “irreversible structural change” for the industry.
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NewsWorldStores to create umbrella brand
WorldStores, operator of niche websites such as PatioHeatersWorld.co.uk and MattressesWorld.co.uk, is to develop an umbrella brand following an £8.5m venture capital cash injection.
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NewsAsos drives global sales with further overseas site launches
Asos will launch its next tranche of international websites in September as it seeks to further drive overseas sales.
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NewsPerfume Shop launches loyalty card scheme
The Perfume Shop is to go live with its loyalty scheme in September and hopes at least half of its 5 million existing customers will have signed up within four years.
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Jigsaw's mobile site
Fashion retailer Jigsaw has taken steps to increase its m-commerce activity by developing a transactional mobile site.
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NewsFormer Asda director Doug Gurr to join Amazon
Doug Gurr, a former director at Asda, is poised to join online retail giant Amazon in the UK.
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NewsSainsbury's launches non-food shopping mobile site
Sainsbury’s has gone live with a mobile version of its general merchandise shopping website.
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NewsIT budgets fall to 1% of sales
Retailers’ IT budgets have fallen to a record low of 1% of sales following another year of cutbacks.
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AnalysisTurn on the Google box
As Smart TV connects our televisions to the internet, it heralds a world where viewers can click-to-buy. Alison Clements looks at the advertising opportunities on offer to retailers
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OpinionThe real impact of the web
Consumers are now only just experiencing the full force of the internet, explains Peter Williams
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NewsFlying Brands enters personalised cards market as it looks to broaden its offer
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has entered the personalised card market as it looks to broaden its offer.