Asda has reported a 16% rise in online sales in the first quarter of its financial year. The company said its multichannel strength helped drive a 1.3% rise in like-for-like sales, excluding VAT and fuel, …

Dixons Retail today said it was in the best position it had been in for years after its multichannel businesses delivered healthy sales growth in its latest financial year. Chief executive Sebastian James told investors: …

Thomas Cook said today that it had “every confidence” that it would become the leading ecommerce tour operator over the next five years, as it launched a partnership designed to offer its customers personalised holiday …

UK online sales grew by 16% as temperatures warmed in April, new figures suggest.
The IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index recorded the rise, compared to last April, after warm weather and Easter holidays fell during the …

RichRelevance has bought online merchandising platform provider Avail for an undisclosed sum, in a deal announced this week.
RichRelevance, the San Francisco-based provider of dynamic personalisation, says the move to buy Swedish Avail gives it a …

Sainsbury’s today said its online grocery sales were approaching £1bn a year, and continue to grow by 20% a year, proving the success of its multichannel strategy.
The update came as the supermarket reported a 4.5% …

Morrisons this week said its multichannel ambitions were developing according to plan. The supermarket said it remained in discussions with online-only grocer Ocado as it prepares to launch its own online food ordering service …

Marks & Spencer this week proclaimed a transformation of its supply chain operations as it looks to a future of international multichannel retailing.
Alan Stewart, chief finance officer at M&S , was speaking as the retailer …

Ecommerce sales grew during April, with many retailers reporting that sizeable proportions of their online transactions came via mobile commerce, the British Retail Consortium said today.
Internet sales during the month rose by 8.3%, slightly …

Next today reported a 2.2% boost to sales, thanks once again to its growing internet business.
The fashion retailer said that a 1.9% fall in retail sales was counteracted by an 8.9% rise in the internet-led …

Iceland Foods has returned to online shopping, trialling a service that enables customers to place orders worth £25 or more up to 10pm for free next-day delivery.
The frozen food specialist is trialling the service at …

There’s still time to win one of 10 free tickets to this year’s Internet Retailing Awards.
Judges of the event say they will still take into consideration nominations received today and tomorrow. Everyone who puts forward …

UK online retailers will send out more than two billion parcels a year by 2017, new figures suggest.
A new study from etail trade association IMRG  and Manhattan Associates suggests that the total number of parcel …

Consumers are more likely to trust a high street shop or an online retailer above one selling through a social networking site, a study suggests. But early signs show that attitudes may be changing.
For while …

Ebook and book sales have much to say about the prospects for multichannel retailing. Books were the first product category for Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com, when it started selling in 1995. Since then online bookselling has …

WAE+ says it is on target to hit sales of £9m in only its second year of trading after turning in sales of £4.48m in the first half of its financial year.
The Birmingham-based pureplay sells goods …

Asos chief executive Nick Robertson today said £1bn in annual sales was “firmly in our sights” as he reported a 34% first-half boost to turnover at the fashion etailer, while profits grew by 19%.
The company …

UK retailers will grow their overseas online sales by more than seven times to hit £28bn in 2020, up from £4bn in 2012.
That’s the prediction of a new study from OC&C Strategy Consultants, working in …

Internet Retailing readers can win one of 10 free tickets to this year’s Internet Retailing Awards.
To be in with a chance of clinching a ticket to the glitzy party and awards ceremony, to be held …

Claire’s Accessories is launching its first-ever affiliate programme.
The jewellery and accessories brand is working exclusively with global performance network, Affiliate Window, and the announcement comes soon after news of Claire’s first ecommerce website. The launch …