All Multichannel articles – Page 207
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NewsJohn Lewis mulls petrol station click-and-collect
Department store chain John Lewis is weighing up expanding its click-and-collect service into petrol stations as it seeks to offer more convenience to its customers.
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AnalysisHow to drive growth in a tough market
They say tough times breed innovation and opportunity, and a look at the UK high street and online offer shows how retailers are driving growth in a difficult market.
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NewsIdeal Shopping Direct posts profits rise as sale decision nears
TV shopping and online retailer Ideal Shopping Direct’s pre-tax profits soared to £6.7m in the year to January 2, up from £1.1m the previous year.
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NewsFlying Brands suffers difficult Q1
Flying Brands has suffered a difficult first quarter with like-for-like orders excluding businesses acquired in 2010 slumping 19.8%below last year.
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NewsOcado appoints eBay Europe boss to board
Online grocer Ocado has appointed an eBay boss to its board as a non-executive director.
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AnalysisConsumer Rights Directive changes
The European Parliament has recently approved an amended Consumer Rights Directive that means online retailers will face extra costs for returns
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OpinionSelf-help is the key to success
Tough times demand that retailers must innovate to generate growth, says Ian Cheshire
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NewsLakeland bolsters etail as sales move online
Homewares retailer Lakeland is ramping up its online offer with targeted merchandising on its website, as its non-store sales migrate from mail order to online.
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NewsPark Group Christmas 2011 orders up 5% and expects full year trading to be in line with expectations
Christmas hampers and voucher specialists Park Group said it expects trading to be in line with market expectations for its year ending March 31 and Christmas 2011 orders are up 5% year-on-year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils bricks and clicks launch in France
Marks & Spencer is to return to France a decade after shutting its operations in the country.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Wi-Fi will win
As more in-store services move online, Rebecca Thomson looks at whether retailers will need to invest in providing free customer Wi-Fi
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AnalysisThe changing face of eBay
One year on since the launch of its fashion Outlet, eBay has emerged as an unlikely ally in offloading end-of-line and clearance stock. Charlotte Hardie reports
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NewsHouse of Fraser scouting for small click-and-collect stores
Smaller shop formats planned for collection of online orders as customer demand grows
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AnalysisRunning up the down escalator
Retailers are in unknown territory, but it is areas such as cost-cutting and multichannel that will mark out the winners. Nicola Harrison reports
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AnalysisThe challenges of multichannel
Multichannel means different things to different businesses. But what difficulties are directors facing during multichannel projects, and how are they overcome? Rebecca Thomson finds out
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OpinionMultichannel gets more complicated
Just as retailers really start to understand what multichannel means to their business and how to capitalise on that, it gets more complicated
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AnalysisMultichannel integration
What are the common problems encountered by retailers trying to manage inventory across many different sales channels and how can integration help?
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AnalysisThe multichannel shopper
Patterns of consumer behaviour develop all the time - especially in the world of multichannel. Liz Morrell outlines what retailers need to know about today’s shopping habits
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OpinionIs eBay trying to be Amazon?
The purchase of ecommerce provider GSI Commerce by eBay has stirred up the ecommerce industry, but what does it mean for retailers?
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NewsJaeger extends delivery to a further seven countries
Premium retailer Jaeger has opened up its website to a further seven international markets.