All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 408
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AnalysisProfile: John Lewis' new online director Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis, chief executive of parcel delivery service Collect+, snared one of the most sought after roles in ecommerce last week when he was unveiled as John Lewis’ new online director.
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NewsFormer Aquascutum boss Kim Winser to set up womenswear etail business
Former Aquascutum chief executive Kim Winser is to launch a new online womenswear retailer selling direct and through fashion etailer Net-a-Porter.
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Opinion
Blog: NRF 2013 - record numbers, reduced effort and virtual bears
It’s in New York and it’s billed as Retail’s Big Show, so I didn’t need to be asked twice! And along with more than 27,000 other delegates at the 102nd National Retail Federation conference, we helped to make Retail’s Big Show the biggest ever.
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NewsTablet retail search volumes surge 238% during fourth quarter
Retail search volumes rose 14% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the British Retail Consortium (BRC)–Google Online Retail Monitor splits out the growth rates of both tablet and smartphone retail searches for the first time.
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OpinionComment: A refocus on music should have been a priority for HMV
In 2002, Beverley Knight released her signature single Shoulda Woulda Coulda. It reached number 10 in the charts, because back then record stores still sold singles.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: With so many online platforms available, how can I improve customer engagement?
With so many online platforms available, how can I improve customer engagement?
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NewsFashion retailers sign up for virtual changing rooms
Retailers Superdry, LK Bennett, Adidas, Hugo Boss and Nicole Farhi are to install virtual changing rooms online.
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NewsAsda relaunches dedicated flower website to take on M&S and Waitrose
Asda has relaunched its dedicated flower website to compete with Marks & Spencer, Next and Waitrose in the fight for online spend.
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OpinionBlog: It's an etail world, but don't over promise
By now we all know that most retailers should be embracing online. It was by far the stand out performer over Christmas, according to the British Retail Consortium, and is the area where much of a retailer’s investment is going at the moment.
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AnalysisInfographic: Changing shopper behaviour online
Google’s consumer barometer research shows how shopper behaviour is changing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Highlights from NRF 2013
International expansion, new technology and retailers’ impact on society were all on the agenda at this year’s National Retail Federation (NRF).
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Media Markt exits China as ecommerce dominates
Metro’s Media Markt consumer electronics business has said it will pull the plug on its two-year-old venture into China, due to lessons learnt from a “test phase” that ended in December.
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NewsCocosa chief executive David Llamas exits the etailer after less than a year
Cocosa chief executive David Llamas has left the designer etailer after less than a year with the business.
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OpinionComment: There is no longer a 'new or normal'
Multi-channel, cross-channel, omni-channel, any-channel, ecommerce, m-commerce, f-commerce, s-commerce - what does it all mean?
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NewsAmazon posts record entertainment market share as rivals eye HMV spend
Amazon outmuscled HMV in the run up to Christmas as it achieved a record market share, however the fight for the collapsed entertainment retailer’s share remains an “open ball game”, according to Kantar Worldpanel data.
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OpinionBlog: Currys is making the most of Pinterest
Last year there was a huge buzz about Pinterest, hailed as the next big thing in social media.
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NewsThe Hut Group holds talks with Hearst Magazines to launch retail sites
The Hut Group is in talks with the publisher behind magazines Cosmopolitan, Elle and Esquire to create retail websites for its portfolio of brands.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sir Stuart Rose's appointment is a coup for Ocado, but what does it mean?
Ocado today surprised the City with the appointment of former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose as chairman. Retail Week takes a look at what Rose will add to the etail grocer.
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OpinionComment: Will 2013 be the year contactless payments take off?
When was the last time you made a chip and pin payment? For many the answer will be today. The response to the same question about contactless payments, however, is likely to be never.
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OpinionComment: Sir Stuart can be very charming, but what will he bring to Ocado?
Ocado has pleasantly surprised with the announcement that Sir Stuart Rose will become its new chairman.