All Multichannel articles – Page 248
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Findel pulls off 'satisfactory' Christmas
Home shopping group Findel has revealed a 4 per cent fall in group sales for the 39 weeks to January 2 – a performance it labelled “satisfactory in the current market”.
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CD and DVD sales continue to beat downloads
DVD and CD sales continue to outperform the growing download market, according to research released today.
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£100 million Christmas day spend expected online
Shoppers are expected to spend over 100 million on Christmas day this year with 5 million people set to go online.
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Farepak customers still waiting for compensation
Customers of collapsed Christmas hamper group Farepak will have to wait till next year to receive compensation from its liquidators.
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Casino's Cdiscount launches in the UK
French grocery giant Casino has launched its discount e-tail site Cdiscount in the UK, as exclusively predicted by Retail Week earlier this year.
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Opinion
2009 retail technology predictions
There are some predictions for next year about technology in retail that are very easy to make. But IT analyst Gartner has been bold with its opinions on how much could change in 2009.
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Mothercare’s online question system a hit
Mothercare has developed a knowledge base of around 500 questions since its online self-service system Ask Carrie went live a couple of months ago.
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Tesco launches football shirt site
Tesco has dealt another blow to the beleaguered sports retailers JJB and Sports Direct by launching a football shirt offer online.
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New Ideal chief Mike Hancox kicks off review as downturn bites
Ideal Shopping Direct’s new chief executive Mike Hancox has initiated a review of the business that could lead to the disposals of some of its shopping channels.
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Online’s Mega Monday sales spike still to come
The key Christmas sales day for online retailers, Mega Monday, is expected to happen a week later this year.
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Ideal Shopping Direct axes jobs as sales plunge
Multichannel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct is to slash jobs by 15 per cent and will make a loss this year.
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'Mega Monday' delivers biggest sales online
“Mega Monday” delivered a strong sales lift for retailers who enjoyed their biggest day of online sales so far this year, despite traffic failing to reach an expected peak.
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90% of Christmas shoppers to go online
This year 90 per cent of shoppers will turn to the internet to research and buy their Christmas gifts.
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Analysis
Shop Direct's Mark Newton-Jones: On the double
It’s been an exciting three years for Shop Direct Group chief Mark Newton-Jones, since Littlewoods’ merger with rival GUS. Lisa Berwin finds out how the turnaround is progressing.
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Findel: The City view
The home shopping group delivered interim benchmark pre-tax profits of 7 million – down from 8.5 million last time – on sales up 1 per cent to 294.7 million.
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Phones 4U to take on games with new site
Mobile phone retailer Phones 4U is making a play for the games sector by launching a web site devoted to games and consoles.
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Home Retail prepares to launch clearance site for cut-price sofas
Home Retail Group is to launch a standalone clearance web site offering “massive discounts” on sofas.
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Amazon launches digital download offer
Amazon has launched its long-awaited digital music download service, Amazon MP3.
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Electricals e-tailer unveils reviews service
Electricals spare parts and accessories e-tailer eSpares.co.uk has launched product reviews and customer-generated questions and answers on its web site.
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Whittard relaunches site as it pursues online sales
Whittard of Chelsea has gone live with a replacement transactional web site following a soft launch in October.