All Multichannel articles – Page 220
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NewsStrong start to the year for Ideal Shopping
Ideal Shopping Direct has had a positive start to its financial year with group sales, excluding recent acquisitions, up 10.5% in the 21 weeks to May 30.
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AnalysisWhat Apple means to retailers
Apple has again captivated consumers with its latest gadget, the iPad. Joanne Ellul pins down the brand’s enduring appeal and examines why the company is so important to other retailers
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NewsBhs launches Direct website to compete in electricals market
Department store Bhs has moved into the competitive electricals market with the launch this week of the Bhs Direct website, which offers a wide range of branded goods including TVs, cameras, laptops and kitchen appliances.
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Ideal Shopping Direct ‘could be bid target’
Ideal Shopping Direct could now be a possible bid target as the turnaround for the home shopping group gains traction, said Singer Capital analyst Matthew McEachran.
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NewsCharles Tyrwhitt unveils multiplatform plan
Formalwear specialist CharlesTyrwhitt has unveiled a suite of plans to overhaul its website, move into the made-to-measure market and open up to a further 50 stores over the next eight years.
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NewsMillets launches click-and-collect for Glastonbury
Blacks Leisure’s outdoor chain, Millets, is bringing click-and-collect to Glastonbury festival-goers later this month.
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NewsH&M to launch Home collection in the UK
Swedish fashion giant H&M has unveiled plans for the UK launch of its homewares range, which include an initial online launch before selling the line in one of its prominent Oxford Street stores.
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OpinionSmart cookies
Consumer expectations continue to run ahead of what retailers are delivering. But they clearly show what your customers want from multichannel services.
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NewsSweaty Betty to put on pounds via multichannel
Womenswear sports specialist Sweaty Betty is focusing on a multichannel push for growth, in preference to store expansion.
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NewsMarks & Spencer ramps up its multichannel offer
Multichannel sales climb 27% to £413m, bringing £500m target in sight
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NewsShop Direct outsourcing to impact 160 jobs
Home shopping business Shop Direct Group is planning to outsource some of its IT and network capabilities which will impact 160 jobs in the business.
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NewsHMV shuffles management team
HMV has made two senior management appointments as the retailer continues its “strategic development as a multichannel entertainment brand”.
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NewsAurora hires ex-Asos man as online chief
Aurora Fashions has appointed former Asos marketing chief Hash Ladha to the newly created role of group multichannel director.
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NewsM&S confident of profits from mobile shoppers
Marks & Spencer expects its optimised website for mobile phones to become profitable “very quickly” as its customers take advantage of the convenience of the offer.
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OpinionWhy we must get everyone online
Get more people to interact with government online and save billions, says Martha Lane Fox
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NewsPoundstretcher opens transactional website
Discount retailer Instore, which trades as Poundstretcher, has launched a transactional website selling items from 99p up to £150.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches mobile-optimised website
Marks & Spencer has launched a new version of its website optimised for use on mobile phones.
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NewsFlying Brands sales start to pick up
Jersey-based home shopping group Flying Brands will say at its AGM today that sales in its garden division in the year to May 7 hit £10.3m, down slightly on the £10.5m for the same period last year.
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NewsArgos taps World Cup fever with microsite launch
Argos has launched a microsite to capitalise on “huge” public interest in the World Cup.
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NewsAsos to launch global marketplace for shoppers to sell second-hand clothing
Asos chief executive Nick Robertson has vowed to create a different way for shoppers to sell second-hand clothes when it launches its Marketplace website later this year.