All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 496
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NewsEBay’s fine in LVMH court case reduced
EBay has had its fine over LVMH fakes sold on its site slashed by a French court of appeal.
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NewsGap sales flat in August
US fashion giant Gap said that total sales and like-for-like sales were flat in August with “mixed” results across its fascias.
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NewsMorrisons considers online food launch
New Morrisons boss Dalton Philips is expected to signal a move into selling food online when he unveils elements of his strategy for the grocer at next week’s interim results.
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Conversion rates jump 20% on new Blacks site
Outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure has relaunched its website to give customers a better online experience and ensure branding consistency across its stores and etail offer.
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NewsPrivate sales site Cocosa refreshes to keep ahead
Online private sales site Cocosa has relaunched its website and will unveil a new dedicated menswear site later this year.
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OpinionThe cost of convenience
Customers will weigh up the cost of delivery charges against the benefits, says Steve Robinson
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NewsEcommerce debut for Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren will launch its first transactional UK website next month.
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NewsSelfridges multichannel director departs
Selfridges multichannel director Peter Robinson has left the business six months after the launch of its transactional website.
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NewsIn Focus: Net-a-Porter
Surely for those affluent ladies it is largely about service in the shops in Bond Street or upmarket department stores?
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NewsZara ready to take a slice of UK online market with site launch
Zara launched its much anticipated transactional website in the UK yesterday as the fashion giant seeks to take a share of the growing online clothing market.
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Meijer launches product locator app
Meijer has launched a product locator app called Find-it, built upon Point Inside’s mobile destination content platform. Shoppers will be able to see the location of more than 100,000 items in a Meijer store using their smartphones, eliminating the need to ask store employees where to find particular items. The ...
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OpinionZara and H&M set to fight it out for online share
Zara’s move onto online is likely to generate a great deal of interest, which will include praise and criticism, as the world’s largest fashion group Inditex finally embraces the world of online.
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NewsZara unveils transactional website
Zara has unveiled its new transactional website allowing UK customers to buy its entire fashion collection online for the first time online.
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NewsAdvertising regulations extended to social media sites
Advertising regulations will be extended to cover retailers’ websites and non paid-for messages on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, from March 1 next year.
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NewsOcado shares fall again on analyst comment
Online grocer Ocado saw its share price fall yesterday (August 31) after a leading retail analyst predicted a decline in its market share and questioned its growth strategy.
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NewsEBay to push fashion credentials through major advertising push
EBay is preparing to launch its autumn advertising campaign, its biggest yet, to push its Fashion Outlet offer.
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NewsAndy Bond gets a Wiggle on
Former Asda CEO Andy Bond is back in the saddle as he takes a stake in fast-growing bikes etailer Wiggle
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AnalysisRetailers test online behavioural re-targeting
Targeting online advertising based on consumers’ browsing history is a contentious issue and for retailers there are both pros and cons to behavioural re-targeting
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OpinionTwittering on about social media
It is right and essential for retailers to invest more heavily in social media in the war for customers. But what use is all this interaction when we still get the basics wrong and on a daily basis alienate existing and potential customers?
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AnalysisBrands: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again
Joining the ranks of high street failures such as Zavvi and Woolworths, high-profile retail casualty of the recession MFI is being resurrected as an online brand. But can failed or struggling brands successfully put their tattered reputations behind them and regain trust