All Multichannel articles – Page 222
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NewsIdeal Shopping Direct plots anniversary offers to spur sales spike
Ideal Shopping Direct is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week with a weekend of giveaways and promotions in what it expects to be its biggest weekend of sales this year.
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NewsEntertainer links up merchandising
Toy retailer The Entertainer has tied together stock allocation and sales of its products across its stores, websites and third-party websites by implementing a new merchandising solution.
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Otto sales up 1.5%
Retail and services company Otto Group posted sales up 1.5% to €10.14bn (£9.3bn) on a comparable basis in the year to February 28, 2010.The German group’s operating profit is expected to be “well above the previous year”, the group said. A key growth driver was its ecommerce business, which ...
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NewsWaterstone’s hosts London ‘Tweet-up’
Waterstone’s last week conducted its first ‘Tweet-up’ - a real-life meeting organised via social networking site Twitter - and revealed plans to hold more around the country.
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OpinionDigital Economy Bill: Time for change
The debate in Parliament yesterday confirmed that the anti-piracy measures within the Digital Economy bill are certain to pass into law, and be retained regardless of which party takes power next month.
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NewsFindel chairman Keith Chapman steps down
Keith Chapman the chairman of home shopping group Findel has stepped down from his role at the business.
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NewsShop Direct names Gareth Jones as retail director
Shop Direct Group has promoted Gareth Jones to oversee all of its brands as retail director.
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NewsFindel pre-tax losses to be higher after restatement
Home shopping group Findel is to restate results for the year to April 3, 2009, following a review of accounting entries within its education division.
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OpinionBreak down the cross-border barriers
UK consumers are Europe’s biggest online shoppers. Most other EU states are way behind so there’s a lot of future business out there and many retailers want to tap into it. But it’s often not that easy, says Stephen Robertson
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AnalysisLaura Tenison: JoJo Maman Bébé founder building a ‘truly multichannel’ business
JoJo Maman Bébé’s founder has turned the fashionable mother and baby brand into a multichannel success after spotting a gap in the market. Lisa Berwin finds out how.
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AnalysisCustomer Service: Right first time
Giving your store and call centre staff the responsibility and means to solve customer problems can not only turn a negative into a positive but also pay off for the wider business
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John Lewis to upgrade EPoS system to support multichannel
John Lewis is to implement a “quicker and easier” EPoS system as it sets out an integrated multichannel approach for its department store, specialist home store and website offers.
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NewsNaked Wines to offer advance order savings
Online wine specialist Naked Wines will next week launch a deal for customers to order wine up to a year in advance and save up to 50% on their orders.
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NewsFurniture site Made.com launches with value offer
A new etail site, backed my ecommerce entrepreneur Brent Hoberman, has launched in the UK with a model aiming to save customers money on furniture by ordering directly from the manufacturer.
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Molton Brown replaces ecommerce platform
Molton Brown is to replace its website platform with a system from ATG as a step towards its international e-commerce expansion.
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NewsIdeal Shopping returns to profit after turnaround
TV shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct has grown sales and returned to profit after completing its turnaround plan.
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AnalysisOnline retail demographics: the law of averages
The average age of internet buyers in Europe is 40. Does this mean multichannel has become truly mass market, and are there still distinctions in the way different groups shop? Joanna Perry investigates
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NewsOcado to float after general election
Home shopping group Ocado has signalled its intention to launch an IPO after the general election.
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NewsBlockbuster may put up stores as collateral to ensure DVD supplies
Troubled DVD rental group Blockbuster may have to put up Canadian stores as collateral after failing to secure bank credit for stock.