All Multichannel articles – Page 257
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AnalysisRetailers’ eBay stores: You can’t knock a bargain
High street retailers with their own eBay stores are getting better prices and clearing more stock. Liz Morrell weighs up the risks and rewards of a relationship with the auction site
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Asda pulls out stops for Christmas online launch
Combined food and general merchandise offer planned for late October, challenging Tesco’s strength
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Tesco closes deal to take control of Dobbies
Tesco has agreed to pay 12 a share for each share in Dobbies that it does not already hold under the terms of a recommended cash offer for the retailer.
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Online sales soar
Online shopping rose by 35 per cent to 14.7 billion in the UK last year – a rate of growth almost 10 times higher than that of the total retail market.
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Amazon UK chases cosmetics share
Amazon UK has expanded its product categories with the launch of an online health and beauty shop in an effort to take a share of the lucrative cosmetics market.
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Browett’s plan for DSGi fails to impress the City
Analysts sharply marked down electricals group DSGi’s shares after chief executive John Browett unveiled his turnaround strategy last week.
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Ikea products to feature in virtual reality game
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has taken its famous flat-pack products into the virtual world via a deal with publisher Electronic Arts to launch into its computer game The Sims 2 .
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Aurum unveils design-your-own jewellery site
Baugur jewellery group Aurum Holdings has launched a jewellery e-tail venture as it reported stellar first-quarter sales.
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Ann Summers launches new-look web site
Ann Summers has relaunched its web site following the completion of a development project that has been running since late 2006.
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Play.com reveals first phase of site revamp
Play.com has revealed that the redesign of its web site is only the beginning of a phase of planned development work.
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Opinion
Change is a good thing
Play.com and Ann Summers both unveiled new-look web sites at the end of last week.
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AnalysisCode cracker: Lack of post code system hampers home shopping in Ireland
Home shopping and internet retailing have failed to achieve their potential in Ireland. And there is one very good reason why: aside from Greece, Ireland is the only European member state that does not have an established postal code system, which means that offering a home delivery service is proving an extremely complex and often expensive challenge.
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DSGi on course for £1bn online sales
DSGi group chief executive John Browett was poised to reveal that annual online sales at the retailer had passed 1 billion for the first time in his eagerly anticipated strategic review.
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Findel to halt recruitment of new higher-risk customers
Home shopping retailer Findel will stop recruiting higher-risk new customers to its credit business and focus on driving revenues from its established customer base, after a “disappointing” year.
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NewsNet-a-Porter launches review
Internet entrepreneur Natalie Massenet is understood to be conducting a review of her fashion e-tail business Net-a-Porter.com.
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Analysis
Back of the net
Jonathon Brown’s work as B&Q head of multichannel will be under the microscope, as this area is a key priority for new Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire. Jennifer Creevy reports
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Ocado opens door to float with five-year Waitrose deal
Ocado has agreed in principle a landmark five-year deal with Waitrose, paving the way for a potential flotation of the e-tailer.
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Asos picks Paperchase IT boss to drive web
Asos has poached Paperchase global IT chief Gary Mudie to bolster its growing web site, as it revealed a sharp rise in full-year sales.
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ERSA 2008 shortlist announced
The European Retail Solutions Awards has produced its largest short-list so far, following a judging day in late April.
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N Brown profits climb
Home shopping specialist N Brown has posted a 19.9 per cent increase in full-year profits to 78 million. Revenues advanced 16.6 per cent to 610.9 million in the year to March 1.