All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 523
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NewsZara goes online as Inditex profits decline
Fashion giant Inditex has suffered a profit drop of 8% to €375m (£330.6m) in the first half of the year as it revealed plans to launch its Zara brand online.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Launching a US website
We are looking into launching a US website. Should we dispatch orders from our UK distribution centre or set up locally?
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NewsEBay petitions the EU over competition laws
EBay has taken its petition to stop brands restricting sales on its site to the European Union.
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NewsBurberry to launch social networking site
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry is to launch a social networking site next month as it seeks to forge closer relationships with customers and attract new shoppers.
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OpinionRetail demands more online rising stars
At last week’s Retail Week Rising Stars Awards the number of glamorous, successful and technology-savvy ladies in the room showed just how well retail is adapting to ecommerce.
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NewsOcado appoints investment banker as new FD
Ocado has appointed seasoned investment banker Andrew Bracey as its chief financial officer, fuelling speculation it is gearing up for an IPO.
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NewsShop Direct brings in chief to run financial services arm
Home shopping group Shop Direct has brought in Neil Chandler in a newly created role of chief executive of its financial services arm.
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NewsAdili to open stores for the first time
Adili is expanding its reach by opening its first stores under its new name Ascension.
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NewsJohn Lewis to ramp up fashion credentials
John Lewis is to launch a luxury shop fit for its womenswear range in its Cardiff store to drive its fashion credentials as it relaunches its online clothing site.
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NewsLosses widen for Adili
Losses for ethical etailer Adili, now trading as Ascensiononline.com, have widened to £1.9m in the year to April 30 from £1.58m the year before.
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NewsFigleaves broadens its offer with site revamp
Etailer Figleaves has taken a further step towards widening its offer as it unveils its new-look website.
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NewsHMV takes a 50% stake in 7digital
HMV last week announced that it has taken a 50% stake in 7digital, thrusting the digital media company into the retail spotlight.
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NewsBarratts Priceless adds user review facility to its sites
Barratts Priceless is encouraging customers to write ratings and reviews across its six websites.
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NewsAsos tempts UK customers with free returns
Asos has introduced free returns for all UK customers as part of an overhaul of its delivery options.
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NewsBHS introduces premium lingerie range
Department store chain Bhs has this week introduced a premium lingerie range to 25 stores and online in an attempt to cash in on the growing lingerie sector.
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NewsMoonpig seeks global growth as profits soar
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com is confident of continued growth and is eyeing further international markets after reporting pre-tax profits more than doubled.
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NewsN Brown emerges as front runner to buy High & Mighty
Home shopping giant N Brown has emerged as the front runner to buy outsized fashion retailer High & Mighty.
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News‘Recovery hopes premature’ as August UK retail sales fall
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.1% in August as shoppers stayed away from the high street due to very wet weather, casting doubt on early economic recovery hopes.
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NewsGoogle tries to ease European anger over book digitisation
Google is trying to tackle the growing anger over its proposals to add millions of books to its digital library.
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NewsOnline cards retailer Moonpig doubles profits
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig’s pre-tax profits more than doubled from £2.54m to £6.7m in the year to April.