All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 395
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OpinionComment: Retailers need to be early adopters in new technology
Most people regard retail as a fast-moving, innovative and cutting-edge industry, and in many ways they are right.
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NewsAnalysis: M and M Direct boss Jonathon Brown leads growth at etailer
Former John Lewis online boss Jonathon Brown has helped steady the ship and drive sales at M and M Direct.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will mobile payments take off any time soon?
Visa’s hero market for contactless payments is Bratislava, where 1 million contactless transactions take place every
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers battle for online grocery market share
Changes in shoppers’ behaviour means retailers are looking to grab a larger slice of the growing online grocery market.
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OpinionComment: The grocery sector - How to keep pace with the market
The grocery market is rarely out of the spotlight, and this year the glare upon the grocers has not lessened since the horse meat scandal that began in January.
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Opinion
Blog: Operational excellence - a retail journey
Trying to deliver a seamless omni-channel customer experience, can put a huge strain on traditional systems and processes.
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NewsMorrisons invests £300m in overhauling '20th century systems'
Morrisons will have invested £310m by the end of this year in dramatically overhauling its systems, which chief executive Dalton Philips described as being “firmly stuck in the 20th century”.
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OpinionComment: No-nonsense advice for a successful business
I recently gave a talk to a group of business people, reflecting on recent frustrations and thought wouldn’t it be great if people just got to the point and cut the crap.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online tax debate – who should pay more?
The idea of an etail-only tax has divided the industry. Could it work or is more tax a bad thing for everyone?
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AnalysisTill technology: What do retailers need to know?
Asda is testing technology that it hopes will shave crucial seconds off time spent at the checkout.
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NewsTM Lewin to launch online in Czech Republic as part of overseas push
Shirt specialist TM Lewin is planning to launch online in the Czech Republic later this year and is also considering sites in Russia and Germany.
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OpinionBlog: Selfridges launches Denim Lovers crowd-sourced campaign
Department store group Selfridges has launched a crowd sourced digital marketing campaign to support the opening of its Denim Studio.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers have seized international opportunities
Britain is once again colonising the world as retailers expand their reach through ecommerce and multichannel with a number of approaches.
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AnalysisApple app store's fifth birthday: How have apps changed retail?
It’s the Apple app store’s fifth birthday today – Retail Week takes a look at how apps have changed retail since their inception.
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NewsAppliances Online gears up for stock market float
Online specialist Appliances Online is considering an IPO and is scheduled to hold talks with advisors over the coming weeks.
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Blog: Revenue generation - a retail journey
How do you deliver a seamless omni-channel experience, tailored to individual customers?
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NewsAnalysis: Maplin plots store growth as part of renewal strategy
Maplin’s, the electricals retailer, is on a mission to open more stores, entice female shoppers and invest in in-store technology.
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AnalysisIndependence Day: Seven ways America changed UK retail
As Americans get out their flags and fire up their barbeques in celebration of their independence, Retail Week looks at how the US has helped mould UK retail.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should market brands through wholesale channels
All the talk about omnichannel, and the restructuring of retail fulfilment processes, implies a serial decoupling of the classic chain of distribution.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Ocado and Waitrose - A doomed marriage?
The increasingly unhappy marriage of Ocado and Waitrose seems set to end in the divorce courts, but can the two sides patch up their differences?