All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 414
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NewsDebenhams aims for single customer view
Debenhams is taking a single view of its customers to help it better target shoppers.
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AnalysisInfographic: Online shopping around the world
Retail Week takes a look at the impact of online shopping around the world.
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OpinionComment: Dixons’ celebrates first-half profit
Dixons has much to feel festive about. Last week, the Currys and PC World owner revealed its UK business had made a first-half profit for the first time in five years.
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AnalysisResponsive web design: What do retailers need to know?
With shoppers using tablets and mobiles as well as desktop PCs to view a retailer’s site, responsive web design means it will resize itself for that device
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NewsCyber Monday frenzy drives record online shopping sales
Retailers enjoyed a record surge in trade on Monday as shoppers rushed online to secure Christmas deals.
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NewsOcado launches Facebook tie-up
Ocado is allowing shoppers use their Facebook profiles to shop the retailer’s site and will ultimately look to sell products through the social media site.
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OpinionBlog: Amazon offers customisable pages and posts
Online giant Amazon has launched Amazon Pages and Posts to improve the look, feel and performance of other retailers’ pages on its site.
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NewsAmazon debuts luxury fashion offer
Amazon has launched a new upmarket fashion site in a bid to emulate the likes of Net-a-Porter.
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NewsJohn Lewis achieves record online sales last week
John Lewis sales jumped 9.3% to £124.2m last week, representing the third best week ever at the department store group and its best ever week online.
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NewsRetailers braced for Cyber Monday
Retailers are today bracing themselves for what they expect to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.
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Opinion
Blog: eBay is putting the fun into Christmas shopping
It’s not Christmas without an eBay festive themed pop-up shop.
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GalleryIn pictures: eBay's social media pop-up shop
Online giant eBay opened the door to it Social Shopping pop-up store in Covent Garden today, which features screens displaying up to the minute social media trends for the top gifts this Christmas.
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Opinion
Blog: Ignore your customers and provide them with a better service
‘The customer is king’ is a long accepted truism in retail. Everything retailers do revolves around the customer.
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NewsAnalysis: Gap UK faces fierce competition
Despite 25 years in the UK, the US fashion giant has struggled to find its gap in the market.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Argos, I Can Shop From Here
Argos declared its intention to move away from its traditional catalogue heritage last month and instead focus on multichannel.
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NewsThe future of Comet hangs in the balance
Comet’s future hangs in the balance as crunch talks between administrator Deloitte and potential white knight Clive Coombes commence today.
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OpinionComment: Christmas will be the real multichannel test
The sceptics remain in the ascendancy when it comes to whether the UK can replicate the consumer feeding frenzy witnessed around Black Friday in the US.
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OpinionComment: Retail today is web, web, web
Consumers can fulfil their every need online, so it’s vital retailers invest.
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AnalysisSites: Waitrose Vs Sainsbury's
Dominic Monkhouse, managing director of PEER 1 Hosting, shares his view of good and bad apps.