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Many retailers are setting early deadlines this week for orders placed online and picked up in-store. Craig Sears-Black, UK MD of Manhattan Associates, says that if the right process sits behind it, retailers can offer …
In today’s Internet Retailing newsletter we’re looking beyond Christmas. The biggest online selling day of the year is still to come, according to forecasts from the IMRG and Experian Hitwise, who predict that as a …
Commercial property company Land Securities says visitors to all of its shopping centres will soon be able to search for the product they’re seeking from their mobile devices.
The developer has signed an exclusive agreement with …
Shoppers’ spending stayed flat in November – but more of the money they did part with was spent online, according to official figures out today.
The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) retail sales figures for November …
A new First Choice website has been launched, promising users the chance to explore holidays in more detail before buying.
Platform provider hybris says it has completed the launch of the new site, built on …
Retailers are continuing to report record online sales as Christmas approaches. Reporting on its figures for the seven days to December 15, John Lewis said records set just the previous week had already been smashed. …
Traditional post-Christmas sales are already underway at a number of retailers, with still more preparing for early starts to clearance. That could benefit the 46% of men who, says website Escentual.com, have yet do their …
by Mark Gunn of Compuware Gomez
A reported £2bn was spent by UK shoppers last weekend and many retailers will aim to continue to take full advantage of what promises to be a bumper Christmas build …
Earlier this month Alibaba Group officials hailed the success of the two shopping websites it owns, Tmall and Taobao Marketplace, in together passing the RMB $1 trillion ($157bn, or £97bn) sales milestone for the first …
It seems UK shoppers remains torn between the merits of online and high street shopping, according to two studies out this week.
On the one hand, it seems, consumers would rather buy in-store, according to the …
Today is the last day for standard pre-Christmas delivery at the Post Office, though some retailers are offering priority Christmas delivery for orders made right up to Saturday. And sites from The Body Shop to …
Russell & Bromley has launched its first ecommerce website.
The British shoe retailer has developed the site in response to the demands of customers who were visiting its information-only site and asking where they could buy …
Cyber Monday, previously established as the busiest online shopping day of the year, has been eclipsed for the second year in a row, according to new analysis.
Data from a range of companies working in the …
Retailers and suppliers have welcomed a report that suggests internet shopping is more popular in the UK than any other major country as evidence of a national shift in the way we shop.
At more than …
by Francois Ajenstat
The amount of data available to retailers is growing at a phenomenal rate. Whether it is pulled from stock level analysis information, customer loyalty cards or online shopping trends, it’s clear that there …
Laura Ashley today reported an autumnal boost to its ecommerce sales of more than a fifth, thanks to expansion in m-commerce and overseas.
The fashion retailer said ecommerce sales grew by 22.6% in the 19 weeks …
Olympic fever boosted sales at Sports Direct both online and off in the first half of its financial year.
The multichannel retailer said this week that online sales grew by 54% in the 26 weeks to …
Online sales at Superdry-owner Supergroup grew by almost a quarter in the first half of its financial year, the company said this week.
The fashion retailer saw internet sales rise by 24% in the 26 weeks …
A sea change in the way we shop is being detected by many in the run up to this Christmas. It’s a theme for two of the stories in today’s Internet Retailing newsletter, where we report …
As Christmas looms and I find myself dashing off this last mobile missive of 2012, my thoughts turn to drink and mince pies… sorry, that’s better. Right, with crumbs in my beard and my head …
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