All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 347
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AnalysisEastleigh shopping centre rolls out beacon technology
A south coast shopping centre has become first in the UK to use beacon technology, which enables retailers to contact shoppers via their mobile phones.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can vouchers link the digital and physical worlds of shopping?
Vouchers have long been accepted as a mechanism for generating sales, recognising loyalty and attracting new customers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: 'Omnichannel will trump pure-play', says John Lewis boss Andy Street
John Lewis boss Andy Street believes omnichannel retail will win out over pureplay as shoppers seek to interact with brands across a range of touchpoints.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Retailers are yet to get under the skin of technology
The majority of retailers are not implementing technology despite so much noise about it, said Kiddicare founder Scott Weavers-Wright.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Expand product choice but stay true to the brand, advise panel
Retail Week Live panel focuses in on choice and projecting a strong brand image as key to winning customers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Shop Direct ramps up testing to boost sales, says boss Baldock
Shop Direct is ramping up testing as it seeks to use its “treasure trove” of data to boost sales, boss Alex Baldock told Retail Week Live.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Bricks-and-mortar retailers have edge over pure-plays, says Hointer boss
With the right technology, retailers can exploit their network of stores to gain the upper hand over pure-plays, says US store boss.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Big brands don't need to pay Google, says Vente-Privee founder
Vente-Privee founder Jacques-Antoine Granjon insisted that big brands don’t need to pay Google to drive traffic.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Wearables are coming as peripheries to existing devices, says Google MD
Google managing director Dan Cobley reveals what the future holds for wearable technology and the possibilities for retail.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Ocado boss expects Amazon to be its biggest future threat
Amazon, not Tesco, will be Ocado’s biggest threat in 20 years’ time says boss Tim Steiner as he insisted Morrisons has not missed the boat online.
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NewsHome Retail to exceed profit expectations as Argos and Homebase sales rise
Argos and Homebase like-for-like sales surged in the eight weeks to March 1 as it expects full-year profits to be ahead of expectations.
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AnalysisSocial retailing: What do retailers need to know?
EBay Collections is the latest example of how retailers are tapping into the power of social media to personalise shopping.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Jack Wills, Ocado and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on March 13, 2014: Jack Wills likely to announce chairman, Ocado founder doubles pay, and John Lewis to open at Heathrow Terminal 2.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Sainsbury's wants to eliminate 'depressing' checkouts
Sainsbury’s director of space and formats Kevin Barrett says he wants to eliminate the ‘depressing’ payment experience and replace it with mobile.
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Retail Week Live: LCP director identifies John Lewis as top in omnichannel integration
Stuart Higgins, retail director at LCP Consulting, reveals the change needed for companies to become fully integrated omnichannel retailers.
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Retail Week Live: Far Fetch sets sights on multichannel
Speaking at Retail Week Live, Far Fetch chief operating officer Andrew Robb says multichannel is now the retailer’s focus.
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NewsRetail Week Live: 'No easy answer on business rates', says Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable admits there is ‘a sense of unfairness’ between online and physical retailers over business rates.
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NewsRetail Week Live: China different to every other market, says Asos CIO
China is “different to anywhere else” as a market, Asos chief information officer Pete Marsden said at Retail Week Live today.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Twitter influences shopper decisions, says company's MD
56% of consumers are influenced by Twitter before they buy, claims Twitter managing director Bruce Daisley.
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NewsFrench Connection to launch its first overseas website in Germany
French Connection will launch its first overseas website this year as it aims to grow its international business.