All Multichannel articles – Page 235
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NewsThe Entertainer ramps up digital marketing
Toy specialist The Entertainer is to extend its digital advertising efforts in anticipation of a bumper Christmas online.
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NewsFreemans Grattan relaunches website
Home shopping group Freemans Grattan will this month relaunch its Kaleidoscope homewares and fashion website to deliver an improved customer experience.
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NewsRough Trade website to match in-store offer
Iconic independent music retailer Rough Trade will relaunch its website in September to synchronise its online operations with what it does in stores.
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AnalysisNeed to know... Spotify
Streaming site Spotify offers an alternative distribution model for music, but can it prove a money maker and does it pose a threat to traditional retailers?
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NewsSpotify attracts high profile investors
Spotify, the digital music download service, is close to securing new funding from investors including the charitable foundation of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing.
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NewsRobert Dyas tests online kiosk at new-look store in Maidenhead
Hardware chain Robert Dyas is trialling an internet kiosk in its new-look store in Maidenhead, which opened last week.
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NewsWaitrose to sell John Lewis homewares
Waitrose is to sell John Lewis kitchen and homewares products on its website and in its top performing stores.
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NewsFlying Brands improves trading after cost efficiency programme
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has reported improved trading in its interim results as it reaps the benefits from its cost efficiency programme.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches non-food online to rival Tesco and Asda
Sainsbury’s this week locked horns with rivals Tesco and Asda as it launched its non-food online offer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer extends use of smart customer service system
Marks & Spencer is expanding its use of a customer and staff feedback system that it trialled last year.
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NewsThe Earring Boutique moves ahead with expansion plans as sales rocket
Online jewellery retailer The Earring Boutique is ploughing ahead with its expansion plans after notching up a 50 per cent increase in like-for-like sales in the three months to date.
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NewsAmazon takeover to open Zappos up to new markets
E-tailer Zappos has been a household name in the US for some time. The shoe specialist has been on a phenomenal growth path, with sales skyrocketing from $1.6m (£969,820) in 2001 to more than $1bn (£606.1m) last year.
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AnalysisNeed to know... Smartphone applications
As mobile phones evolve, retailers can target consumers in ever more sophisticated ways through smartphone applications
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NewsRazwar.com takes razor blades online
Razors and blades have been synonymous with the marketing strategy that has been used to sell them since King C Gillette started using razor blade handles as a loss-leader to encourage ongoing sales of his disposable razor blades in 1901.
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Book Depository to take on US market
Online retailer The Book Depository has revealed a 50 per cent hike in revenue to £62m in the year to June 30 as it lays out plans to take on the £9bn US book market.
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Vente-privee enjoys a sales increase
Private sales website Vente-privee has enjoyed a sales increase of 40 per cent in the first half of this year. Sales rocketed to £290m for the period as shoppers took advantage of goods with more than 70 per cent off normal retail price.The Paris-based retailer, which launched a UK site ...
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NewsWhite Stuff overhauls merchandising
Growing multichannel retailer White Stuff is to improve its planning and merchandising activity with the introduction of a system from Island Pacific.
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NewsSpotify takes on iTunes with new application
Music streaming service Spotify is taking on download giant iTunes with a new application that would allow iPhone users to listen to millions of songs on the move.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches its non-food online offer
Sainsbury’s launched its online non-food offer at the weekend, initially stocking 4,500 products from toys to kitchenware and luggage.