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UK stores will adapt to digital or be obsolete, warns leading developer
May 14, 2013 – 12:38 pm | No Comment
UK stores will adapt to digital or be obsolete, warns leading developer

UK retail stores must adapt to the rise of digital shopping or become obsolete, British Land warned today.
Announcing its full-year results today, the property investor said stores remained central to UK retail in a world …

Next-generation Thomson shops set for summer launch
May 14, 2013 – 12:16 pm | 2 Comments
Next-generation Thomson shops set for summer launch

TUI Travel is set to launch next generation high street shops this summer, where customers will be able to browse holidays on a variety of connected devices while getting personal advice from sales staff.
The travel …

Barclaycard uses personalisation to counter ‘offer fatigue’
May 14, 2013 – 10:19 am | No Comment
Barclaycard uses personalisation to counter ‘offer fatigue’

Barclaycard is using personalisation in a new online bespoke offers service, launched to counter what it describes as ‘offer fatigue’ among consumers.
Using the bespoke offers service, consumers can search for a wide range of offers …

Broad welcome for the Consumer Rights Bill, set to update the law in the light of online retailing
May 8, 2013 – 4:44 pm | One Comment
Broad welcome for the Consumer Rights Bill, set to update the law in the light of online retailing

Commentators have broadly welcomed the new consumer rights bill proposed in today’s Queen’s Speech, which is set to update customer rights in the light of online retailing.
The Consumer Bill of Rights, outlined in today’s …

Online purchases rise in April, despite subdued overall consumer spending: figures
May 7, 2013 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
Online purchases rise in April, despite subdued overall consumer spending: figures

Early figures detected a fall in overall UK consumer spending in April – but a rise in online spending.
Visa Europe’s UK Expenditure Index, based on spending on Visa debit, credit and prepaid cards which account …

Consumers suspicious of retailers’ ability to secure their payment details
April 16, 2013 – 8:19 am | 2 Comments
Consumers suspicious of retailers’ ability to secure their payment details

Consumers are suspicious of retailers’ ability to hold their personal payment details securely, a new study has found.
A survey of 1,000 consumers by information security company Integralis found that less than a quarter (24%) would …

Customers see new products first in the store, and research online using search: study
April 9, 2013 – 10:33 am | Comments Off
Customers see new products first in the store, and research online using search: study

Customers are more likely to see new products in the store first, a new study has found. And when they come to research them online they’re more likely to use search, either through a browser …

IRX 2013 PREVIEW Thousands set to converge on IRX 2013
March 19, 2013 – 1:00 pm | Comments Off
IRX 2013 PREVIEW Thousands set to converge on IRX 2013

More than 5,000 people have now registered for Internet Retailing Expo (IRX 2013), which starts tomorrow.
Multichannel and ecommerce retailers drawn from across the UK industry and from overseas are converging on Birmingham’s NEC to attend …

IRX 2013 PREVIEW Interview with Jonny Zhu, chief executive of Baidu partner CharmClick
March 19, 2013 – 11:50 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 PREVIEW Interview with Jonny Zhu, chief executive of Baidu partner CharmClick

Ahead of our annual expo, we’ve asked some of our key speakers for a sneak preview of what they’ll be telling delegates to IRX 2013. Today we feature Jonny Zhu, chief executive of CharmClick, the …

13 for 13: vote now for the top 13 trends for 2013
March 15, 2013 – 11:00 am | Comments Off
13 for 13: vote now for the top 13 trends for 2013

At IRX on Tuesday 20 March, 2013 we are launching the results of our research into the top trends for 2013.
In conversation with retail leaders, ecommerce professionals and commentators we’ve surfaced 15 trends. But since …

IRX 2013 PREVIEW: Interview with Jan Mehmet of FitFlop
March 15, 2013 – 10:30 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 PREVIEW: Interview with Jan Mehmet of FitFlop

Ahead of our annual expo, we’ve asked some of our key speakers for a sneak preview of what they’ll be telling delegates to IRX 2013. Today we feature Jan Mehmet, global ecommerce director, FitFlop.

IRX 2013 PREVIEW Interview with Saeed Anslow of Asda
March 12, 2013 – 9:35 am | One Comment
IRX 2013 PREVIEW Interview with Saeed Anslow of Asda

Ahead of our annual expo, we’ve asked some of our key speakers for a sneak preview of what they’ll be telling delegates to IRX 2013. Today we feature Saeed Anslow, development director (home shopping) at …

IRX 2013 Preview: Interview with Julia Monro of M&S
March 8, 2013 – 12:00 pm | Comments Off
IRX 2013 Preview: Interview with Julia Monro of M&S

Ahead of our annual expo, we’ve asked some of our key speakers for a sneak preview of what they’ll be telling delegates to IRX 2013. Today we feature Julia Monro, social media manager at M&S.

Internet …

IRX 2013 REASONS TO VISIT Meet Tony Sale, ‘Britain’s greatest fraudster’
March 8, 2013 – 11:26 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 REASONS TO VISIT Meet Tony Sale, ‘Britain’s greatest fraudster’

Tony Sales was dubbed “Britain’s greatest fraudster” after defrauding retailers of an estimated £30m over a number of years.
Today a reformed character, he’s now working for the retailers, and is expected to be a key …

IRX 2013 REASONS TO VISIT Top 13 trends for 2013
March 5, 2013 – 12:21 pm | Comments Off
IRX 2013 REASONS TO VISIT Top 13 trends for 2013

New to our annual expo, IRX 2013, this year will be the Top 13 for 2013 discussion panel. Multichannel leaders will join Internet Retailing editors for this event, to be held on March 20 at …

IRX 2013 PREVIEW Interview with Dan Mahoney, head of operations at Zulily UK
March 1, 2013 – 11:06 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 PREVIEW Interview with Dan Mahoney, head of operations at Zulily UK

Ahead of our annual expo, we’ve asked some of our key speakers for a sneak preview of what they’ll be telling delegates to IRX 2013. Today we feature Dan Mahoney, head of operations at Zulily …

IRX 2013 THE INDEPTH VIEW The operations and logistics conference
March 1, 2013 – 10:55 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 THE INDEPTH VIEW The operations and logistics conference

As IRX 2013 approaches, we’re taking an in-depth look at each of the six conferences. Today the focus is on the Operations and Logistics Conference, to be held in the eSeller Theatre on March 21. 

IRX 2013 THE INDEPTH VIEW The Customer Journey conference
February 26, 2013 – 11:17 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 THE INDEPTH VIEW The Customer Journey conference

As IRX 2013 approaches, we’re taking an in-depth look at each of its six conferences. Today the focus is on The Customer Journey conference, to be held in the Customer Theatre on March 21.
The customer …

Domino’s Pizza now ‘fundamentally a digital business’
February 25, 2013 – 4:40 pm | One Comment
Domino’s Pizza now ‘fundamentally a digital business’

Domino’s Pizza is now “fundamentally a digital business,” its chief executive said today, as he unveiled a 9.2% rise in profits.
Bottom-line pre-tax profits at Domino’s Pizza, UK and Ireland, rose to £42.4m after a …

Land Securities set to unveil its vision of future shopping at Trinity Leeds
February 22, 2013 – 12:15 pm | Comments Off
Land Securities set to unveil its vision of future shopping at Trinity Leeds

Land Securities will present its vision of the future of retail when it opens the Trinity Leeds shopping centre in a month’s time.
The retail developer says Trinity Leeds will mark “the beginning of the next …