All Multichannel articles – Page 210
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NewsKiddicare expects mobile to make up 20% of sales this year
Nursery retailer Kiddicare expects 20% of its sales to come from mobile within 12 months as its newly launched sites start driving sales.
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NewsOcado records pre-tax profit in Q4 and reduces full year losses
Ocado has made a pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter of £300,000 and reduced pre-tax losses for the year by 52%.
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Opinion
Facebook goes cross-channel - what Deals means for retailers
Facebook launched its Deals service in the UK today, giving retailers the chance to aim offers at consumers based on their location.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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Opinion
Which blogs and forums should retailers target?
Amongst the ranting blogs and the videos of cats, there’s a handful of truly useful sites on the web that are increasingly influencing what people buy.
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NewsHalfords forgets to renew domain name
Eager shoppers to Halfords.com were met with a holding page on the website yesterday after the company forgot to renew its domain name.
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NewsFeelunique.com Christmas sales up 50%
Online beauty retailer Feelunique.com has reported sales growth up 50% over the Christmas period, despite the snow.
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NewsBest Buy UK online boss makes surprise exit
Best Buy UK online managing director DeVere Forster is to leave the electricals retailer just two months after the launch of its transactional website, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsHackers force suspension of Lush online sales
Beauty specialist Lush has suspended online sales after hackers broke into its site, jeopardising customers’ financial data.
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NewsGrocers act to improve product information accuracy as mobile commerce grows
Retailers including Tesco and Sainsbury’s have signed up to a service designed to help them hold more accurate product information and take better advantage of multichannel and mobile commerce.
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AnalysisMultichannel comes of age
Data analytics, mobile commerce and precision marketing were all hot topics at this year’s NRF. Rebecca Thomson reports
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NewsMultichannel focus for Original Factory
Value department store The Original Factory Shop is to introduce click-and-collect and home delivery on product bought in its stores as it seeks to ramp up its multichannel operation.
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OpinionSocial media can no longer be ignored
Just four years ago, retail executives scarcely thought about how social media could one day up-end the traditional way they engage with customers.
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NewsAmazon agrees takeover of Lovefilm
Online giant Amazon has agreed the full acquisition of film rental specialist Lovefilm.
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NewsEBay reports strong Christmas, led by fashion
Etail giant eBay has reported a strong fourth quarter in the UK. Sales rose 170%, led by fashion as sales of clothes, shoes and accessories outperformed.
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Opinion
NRF: Mobile's moment
If social media was the hot topic at last year’s meeting of retail minds in New York, then this year the buzz was all about mobile.
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NewsThe Hut sales leap 70% in 2010
Online retailer The Hut’s sales jumped 70% for the year to December 31.
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NewsMarks & Spencer joins location-based marketing scheme
Marks & Spencer has joined telecoms firm O2’s ‘You are here’ location-based marketing service, enabling the retailer to target consumers with special offers.
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NewsFlying Brands warns on profits
Home shopping group Flying Brands has issued a profit warning after disastrous disruption of Christmas trading as a result of the snow.
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NewsFashion brand Oli merges with Freemans
Fashion etailer Oli has merged with online department store Freemans.