All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 332
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NewsFat Face broadens range with gymwear and underwear
Fashion retailer Fat Face is extending its product range with gymwear and underwear as it vies to grow its store estate.
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NewsFat Face EBITDA up as it insists it's 'business as usual' after abandoned IPO
Fat Face EBITDA surged 26% to £39.3m in its full year to May 31 as it said it was “business as usual” following its abandoned IPO.
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NewsMorrisons business development director Grant Henley exits
Morrisons business development director Grant Henley has left the company after 10 years at the grocer, it has emerged.
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NewsOliver Bonas aims to 'digitise its business' with tablets and click-and-collect
Oliver Bonas is “digitising its business” by introducing tablets into store and launching click-and-collect.
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OpinionComment: Asda’s continual innovation drives the retailer forward
Asda has continued to thrive in a rapidly changing retail environment by using innovation to make customers’ lives easier.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Marks & Spencer – a journey backwards
At a time when every multichannel retailer is relying on online sales to boost their overall like-for-like performance, at M&S it is the other way around.
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AnalysisPeople: Why a bad AGM can mean bad news for staff
There are few more polarizing events in the calendar of a chief executive than the Annual General Meeting - and June’s job moves show staff often feel the consequences as well.
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OpinionComment: When will Marks & Spencer fire on all cylinders?
If it’s not one thing it seems to be another at Marks & Spencer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer benefits from focus on full-price fashion sales
Reduced promotions and a customer shift towards ‘better’ and ‘best’ product helped Marks & Spencer make progress in the key clothing category in the first quarter.
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NewsMarks & Spencer boss Bolland: 'There’s no problem with our new website'
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland has denied there are problems with its new online platform and pledged web growth in time for peak trading.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes grow 5.5% in fourth quarter
Dunelm like-for-likes continued to improve in its final quarter, rising 5.5%, which has taken its full-year, like-for-like growth to 2.1%.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes edge up but website hits sales
Marks & Spencer UK like-for-likes edged up 0.3% but sales from the retailer’s relaunched website fell 8.1% over its first quarter.
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AnalysisInfographic: Which retailers are leading the way in the cycling sector?
As the Tour de France speeds though the UK, Retail Week compares the figures of four leading retailers in the cycling sector.
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OpinionComment: Why now is the best time to close your loss-making stores
News that Mamas and Papas may need go through some form of restructuring, primarily due to having too many stores, comes as no surprise.
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NewsRakuten’s Play.com makes 82 redundancies as it streamlines operations
Rakuten’s Play.com has made 82 redundancies at its head office as part of its plans to streamline operations onto a single global platform.
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GalleryStore gallery: How does Sainsbury's ensure consistent appeal?
Sainsbury’s has continually evolved store design without losing focus. Retail Week speaks to the grocer’s head of retail design.
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AnalysisFashion price tracker: Weekly womenswear data
Keep track of womenswear retailers’ average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown.
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NewsAmazon's Doug Gurr appointed country manager of its Chinese business
Amazon UK vice president Doug Gurr has been promoted to country manager for the online giant’s Chinese business.
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NewsFive solutions to value retailers’ ecommerce challenge
Retailers are cashing in on the ecommerce boom but customer appetite for online retail creates a dilemma for value players.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should embrace the new world of digital sharing
Smart retailers have begun to realise that they need to change their strategy for engaging with customers.