All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 389
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NewsEtailer Very parts ways with celebrity Holly Willoughby
Online retailer Very’s partnership with Holly Willoughby is set to end after four years as the etailer turns its attention to new brands and designers.
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NewsEtailer Girl Meets Dress receives venture capital funding
Etailer Girl Meets Dress is to ramp up its marketing and editorial after receiving investment from venture capital fund Global Founders Capital.
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NewsInnovation: US grocer launches own mobile wallet for drive-thru payment
Harris Teeter, a grocery chain with 200 stores in eight states across the US, is piloting its own mobile wallet in a bid to make its drive-thru click and collect service faster.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Signet and Amazon
Retail news round-up August 30, 2013: John Lewis to launch a new range of upholstery, Signet UK Sales fall in the second quarter, Amazon drops clause banning traders from offering products cheaper elsewhere
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can mobile point-of-sale technology reduce basket abandonment in store?
How can mobile point-of-sale technology reduce basket abandonment in store?
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NewsOnline fashion marketplace Farfetch hires former Vogue director as marketing boss
Online fashion marketplace Farfetch has hired former Vogue and New York Times executive Stephanie Horton as its chief marketing officer.
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AnalysisRetail Week Ecommerce Summit: Best practice in etailing
The Retail Week Ecommerce Summit will explore the latest developments in etailing and feature businesses that are thriving. Rebecca Thomson outlines some of the highlights.
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NewsGame aims for online video game market share growth
Game is eyeing a 30% slice of the UK online video games market by the end of the year and will back the drive with a raft of new services.
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NewsAppliances Online rebrands to AO.com as it eyes new categories
Etailer Appliances Online has rebranded as AO.com ahead of its expansion into new categories outside white goods.
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NewsEBay promotes Sarah Calcott to UK senior marketing director
Online giant eBay has promoted Sarah Calcott to become its new senior marketing director for the UK.
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NewsAmazon ramps up mobile app presence with developer commission scheme
Amazon is ramping up its presence on mobile apps by offering developers incentives to integrate adverts for its products into their applications.
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NewsMorrisons and Argos to use consumers' bank data to launch targeted offers
Retailers including Morrisons, Argos and Pets at Home have signed up to a service that targets offers based on consumers’ bank data.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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NewsDixons video streaming service Knowhow Movies inks Sony deal
Dixons has signed a deal with Sony to allow shoppers to buy or rent its titles on the day of their physical release as competition in the video streaming market heats up.
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NewsEtailer Boohoo.com eyes float as it aims to emulate Asos
Online clothing retailer Boohoo.com is eyeing floating on the London Stock Exchange as it looks to emulate larger rival Asos.
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OpinionComment: Putting customer service first? Some retailers are having a laugh
Having been to the US on holiday I was reminded of my father, who always said Americans smile from the teeth outwards.
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OpinionBlog: Bank Holiday clouds could bring a silver lining for etail
In stark contrast to fashion retailers on the high street that are heralding sizzling sales, the heat wave has poured ice on online sales.
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Opinion
Blog: Wait for the good times or take on the velociraptors: what’s your strategy?
OK the economy is coming right… but the real problem is the pack of velociraptors in your back garden. If you don’t fix them…forget the economy!
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OpinionBlog: Harris + Hoole's new app steps up loyalty offer
Harris + Hoole’s app is an engaging mix of natty design and intuitive functionality.
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OpinionComment: Amazon - Sales are vanity, profit is sanity and cash is reality
I’m often reminded of the saying “sales are vanity, profit is sanity and cash is reality” when reading reports on retailers’ financial performance.