All Multichannel articles – Page 256
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Flying Brands to shut Greetings Direct after US move flops
Home shopping group Flying Brands is to shut its Greetings Direct business after its US launch failed.
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Opinion
The online agenda is changing
Online retail sales in the UK are set to triple by 2012 and retailers are creating increasingly sophisticated transactional sites to compete for part of this.
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Analysis
Up close and personal
Asos wants to tailor its communications to different customers. Marketing boss Hash Ladha tells Joanna Perry how a customer relationship management system will help it meet its aims
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Asos set for overseas assault as profits race booms
Asos is poised to launch foreign-language versions of its web site as it sets its sights on international expansion to continue market-leading growth.
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EBay hit by retailer backlash
EBay is facing a backlash from retailers and brands after the online auction site was ordered to pay damages of €40 million ( 31.9 million) to LVMH this week.
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EBay to pay out to LVMH
Auction site eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay almost €40 million ( 31.7 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for failing to block the sales of counterfeit goods on its site.
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Richer Sounds extends video demos from web to stores
Richer Sounds is to extend its use of video demonstrations from its web site to its stores.
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Sainsbury's counts the cost of web crash
Sainsbury’s was back up and running this week, but the supermarket has remained tight-lipped over the “technical glitch” that forced it to suspend its grocery shopping site.
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BRC reinforced as multichannel retailers join
The British Retail Consortium has pulled off a coup with the recruitment of five multichannel retailers, extending its reach and reinforcing its authority as retail’s representative body.
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HMV social networking gets closer to full launch
Entertainment retailer HMV will next week move a step closer to the launch of its social networking web site, Getcloser.com.
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Wal-Mart unveils Marketside web site
US grocery giant Wal-Mart has unveiled a web site for its new-launch smaller format stores, Marketside.
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EU to tackle e-tail cross-country trading barriers
The EU’s consumer protection commissioner will today urge for a break down in barriers for internet retailers across Europe, so that customers can take advantage of prices offered by companies in different countries.
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Slater Menswear plans transactional web site
Slater Menswear is to launch a transactional web site next month offering products from all its departments.
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Clare returns to retail
Marks & Spencer on board as former DSGi chief gears up for online launch.
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May online sales hit £4.5 billion
Online spending in May rose to more than 4.5 billion, an increase of 1.6 per cent on April, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
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EBTM profits soar
Multichannel music retailer EBTM has increased its revenue 401 per cent to 6.7 million in its full-year results, driven by acquisitions it made last year.
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Analysis
European Retail Solutions Awards 2008 Shortlist
Best Customer-Facing TechnologyFigleaves with Bazaarvoice for Bazaarvoice Ratings & Reviews implementation on Figleaves.comEAT with Commidea for its integrated contactless EPoS solutionMarks & Spencer with Fizzback for its instant customer feedback serviceThe Co-operative Group with Smart Technology Solutions for InSight – customer feedback at the point-of-sale using Chip & PIN devicesBest ...
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EBay convicted in French court over counterfeit case
EBay was last week convicted of selling counterfeit goods by a French court and ordered to pay €20,000 ( 15,865) in damages to luxury brand Hermes.
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NewsJack Wills offshoot to expand shopper base
Multichannel lifestyle retailer Jack Wills is to launch a sister fascia in the UK to tap into an older customer base.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – June 6, 2008
How many shops have you closed this year? Following the high-profile opening of Liverpool One and all the associated festivities, that might come across as a grumpy old man’s question, but, as the downturn persists, it’s one that all retailers should ask themselves if they haven’t done so already.