All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 186
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OpinionOpinion: How Alibaba is really reinventing retail
I’m sure, like me, most of you find China a bit of an enigma. Therefore you probably also don’t really know what Alibaba is all about.
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NewsM&S raids Dixons Carphone for new digital director
M&S has hired Vic Self as its new digital director of clothing, home and food as it ramps up plans to become a digital-first retailer.
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DataData: Cyber Monday flops as Black Friday shifts online
Cyber Monday failed to lure shoppers this year, according to data, as consumers shopped for deals online across the Black Friday weekend.
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AnalysisHow-to guide: Cracking the German ecommerce market
The German online retail market is one of the most attractive in the world and also one of the most difficult to navigate.
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AnalysisDesktop maintains slight lead over mobile
The use of desktop for UK online shopping has been marginally ahead of mobile in 2017, according to PCA Predict.
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OpinionOpinion: Casino's bet on Ocado should pay off
French supermarket Casino signed a deal with online retailer Ocado to leverage the latter’s technology and expertise for the development of its own online business.
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OpinionOpinion: Get ready for more hardscrabble years
Let’s hope that a gloomy wage growth outlook from think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is wrong, because otherwise retailers potentially face years more of tough trading.
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NewsOcado pens international deal with French giant Casino
Ocado has penned an international deal with French grocery giant Casino as it steps up efforts to license its technology to overseas retailers.
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OpinionCustomer experience lessons from Retail Week Interiors
The recent Retail Week Interiors conference provided great examples of outstanding customer experience.
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NewsBlack Friday: Online wins as high street footfall dips
Footfall was “lacklustre” on the high street on Black Friday as shoppers opted to seek deals online this year.
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OpinionHeal’s has got the best of both online and offline worlds
The ability to shape-shift between online and offline will be the mark of the retailer that knows which way the future lies. Heal’s is a good example.
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OpinionOpinion: Is price the only thing that matters?
As retailers feel the squeeze of inflation, CollectPlus chief executive Neil Ashworth argues the case for creative thinking to find efficiencies without compromising on experience.
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NewsBlack Friday: Online sales dip after morning slowdown
Online sales volumes have dropped so far on Black Friday following a sluggish start to the promotional frenzy.
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OpinionOpinion: Black Friday Sales play into Amazon’s hands
They say when America sneezes, Britain catches a cold. In the case of the Black Friday bug we’ve picked up from across the pond, the diagnosis could be worse.
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NewsAs it happened: How Black Friday 2017 unfolded
Keep up to date with all the latest news, comment and analysis from Black Friday 2017 – one of the biggest days in the retail calendar.
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AnalysisBlack Friday spending to suffer slowdown
Black Friday sales are set to prove lacklustre with traffic likely to have tailed off by Cyber Monday, according to the latest data from PCA Predict.
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Retail VoiceHow do millennials want to pay?
John Taylor at ClearPay looks at the evidence suggesting millennials are rejecting traditional forms of retail consumer credit.
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NewsQuiz profits advance in first results since float
Quiz, which made its stock market debut at the end of July with a £245m valuation, hailed “strong growth” across all channels in its first half.
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OpinionWhat Alibaba can teach others about bricks and mortar
Alibaba’s vision of ‘new retail’ involves a multi-billion-dollar investment in stores that are ‘enhanced’ by data, technology and personalised services – and other retailers should take note.
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OpinionAs Black Friday nears, what’s the Christmas outlook?
As Black Friday approaches, its impact on traditional golden-quarter trading patterns may be more significant than ever.