All Multichannel articles – Page 239
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NewsOcado changes advertising tack after ASA ruling
Ocado has adapted its Tesco Price Match strategy after a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority that ads highlighting the online retailer’s campaign were misleading and its claims could not be substantiated in a number of instances.
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NewsMajestic Wine to stay expansion course despite profits plunge
Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis will press ahead with expanding to 250 branches from 150 over the next five to 10 years, despite a profits plunge.
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NewsMatalan web transaction prices higher than in stores
Matalan has revealed that the average transaction price on its fledgling website is almost a third higher than in its bricks-and-mortar stores after the site’s successful launch.
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NewsSupermarkets to intensify online non-food push
Supermarkets look likely to steal a further slice of general retailers’ sales as both Tesco and Sainsbury’s revealed plans to extend their non-food operations in their first-quarter trading updates this week.
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NewsRetail Week Technology Awards 2009 winners announced
The winners of Retail Week’s Technology Awards for 2009 were announced last night at the ceremony in London.
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NewsOcado could float in 2010
Online grocery retailer Ocado could bag an estimated £600m next year if a float that is being considered were to go ahead, according to The Times.
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NewsStartriteshoes.com boosts sales and benefits retail partners
Classic brand Start-rite Shoes has built incremental sales with a transactional website that also gives its retail partners access to multichannel services.
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OpinionRetail surgery: The key to blog success
Lots of our competitors have set up blogs on their websites. If we create one, what should we write about and how successful could we expect it to be?
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NewsKaren Millen to boost experience with site revamp
Karen Millen is to relaunch its website within the next three months to introduce a more personalised customer experience.
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NewsComet customers to share product queries online
Comet will let customers ask and answer each other’s questions about products using a service it is to add to its website.
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NewsScandinavia next in M and M Euro drive
Discount e-tailer M and M Direct intends to open up its new euro currency website to countries in Scandinavia as it takes advantage of the weak pound.
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NewsPoundland on ebay
Products from Poundland’s sell-out wedding range are being sold on eBay at “considerably” inflated prices.
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NewsHouse of Fraser to trial product videos
House of Fraser intends to begin trialling product videos on its website in the Autumn to measure the impact on sales.
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NewsPark Group profits soar
Christmas savings specialist Park Group has revealed robust full-year profits and said it is “holding firm” in a difficult climate.
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NewsSales rise at Ideal Shopping Direct
Home shopping retailer Ideal Shopping Direct has reported a 2 per cent rise in sales for the 21 weeks to May 24.
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NewsBrand Alley to extend reach with offer rethink
E-tailer Brand Alley’s new chief executive Rob Feldmann has set out plans to change the year-old private sale site to appeal to more customers.
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NewsOasis casts online net wider with iPhone App
Oasis launched an iPhone application this week to give customers easier access to its website content while they are on the move.
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NewsOnline jeweller Astley Clarke plans relaunch
Luxury online jeweller Astley Clarke is to relaunch its website this autumn as part of its plan to become the world’s leading online jewellery boutique.
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AnalysisThe retail awards no one wants to win
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but even the best retailers get it wrong sometimes. Charlotte Hardie looks back at some of retail’s biggest strategic blunders and asks what we can learn from them
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Fnac to launch second-hand selling section on website
Electricals giant Fnac is to sell second-hand products from a new section of its website. According to reports, the retailer expects the new channel to account for 15 per cent of all online sales within the next 18 months.Fnac, which is owned by PPR, will offer up to 2 million ...