All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 211
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Retail VoiceEmbracing mobile this Black Friday
There’s now just two weeks to go until the biggest event in the retail calendar.
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NewsNew Look launches AR-enabled photobooths in-store
New Look is rolling out augmented reality photobooths to a selection of its flagship stores to drive its appeal to millennial shoppers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
Retail surgery: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
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AnalysisWhat are the new innovations in ecomm fulfilment?
From one-button orders to next-gen lockers, retailers are upping their game when it comes to fast, efficient and convenient fulfilment.
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NewsShop Direct launches chatbot technology on Very app
Shop Direct has integrated conversational technology on Very’s mobile app to answer customer queries in real time.
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OpinionBlog: Refining the supply chain for Black Friday
Hermes’ Carole Woodhead shares retailer insights into coping with added pressure on delivery services over the Black Friday weekend.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS and Amazon
Retail news round-up: Pensions Regulator seeks millions of pounds from Chappell and Amazon extends Black Friday sales across 12 days
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OpinionOpinion: How Instagram could drive contextual commerce
Instagram has recently launched ecommerce capabilities on its platform, but will it change how shoppers and retailers use social media?
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AnalysisIn, out, shake it all about – M&S’s overseas Hokey Cokey
Marks & Spencer is closing company-owned businesses in 10 foreign markets, but boss Steve Rowe says it is not turning its back on international opportunity.
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OpinionOpinion: Rowe’s roadmap for M&S puts focus on better stores
Having trodden the time-honoured path from shopfloor to boardroom, M&S chief executive Steve Rowe won’t have taken the decision to close stores lightly.
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DataData: The top 30 retailers by the proportion of online sales
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 30 retailers by the proportion of online sales they generate sees Matchesfashion.com take top position.
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AnalysisEtail Evolution: Argos’s website through the years
Argos was an early adopter of online retail, first entering the etail fray in 1995. How has it adapted its online offer since then?
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NewsWatch: Argos launches giant yeti Christmas advert
Argos launched its Christmas advert today which features 8ft multicoloured yetis skating through a city doling out gifts.
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AnalysisWhittard brews plan to take English tea to the world
Specialist tea retailer Whittard aims to win a bigger share of a global market worth £90bn in sales.
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OpinionOpinion: Shoppers want the story behind the product
It’s the question on the minds of many retailers right now – what will the bestselling gifts be this Christmas?
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OpinionBlog: How to survive Black Friday – are you prepared?
As the retail calendar rolls into November, retailers are once again bracing themselves for Black Friday.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, UK retail sales and more
Retail news round-up: Pensions Regulator rejects Green's proposal, increase in UK retail sales, M&S set to shut international stores and spending on Black Friday expected to rise 40%.
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NewsSainsbury's to launch contactless payments in c-stores
Sainsbury’s has revealed it will launch contactless payments in “the majority” of its convenience stores by Christmas.
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NewsAsda slammed for poor hygiene of home delivery vans
Asda has vowed to improve standards of its home delivery service after an investigation slammed the level of hygiene in its fleet of vans.
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OpinionOpinion: Why fewer followers means greater success
With retailers clamouring to sign social media influencers ahead of Black Friday, it seems logical that those with the biggest followings will achieve the best results.