In today’s InternetRetailing newsletter we’re reporting ecommerce growth from the likes of John Lewis and Gap. That chimes with ONS figures out this week showing that online sales continue to grow at a double-digit pace. Today’s guest comment looks at the rise of the bitcoin cryptocurrency in retail sales. And we also report on the arrival of Zalando Lounge in the UK, and on how the AmazonBasket hashtag seems to be gaining the retailer more social media followers.
Our webinars
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Our conference
Our next big event is the Internet Retailing Conference, to be held on October 14 at the Novotel, Hammersmith, London. Keynote speakers confirmed so far include Mark Lewis, online director, John Lewis, Andy Harding, executive director, multichannel at House of Fraser, and Jérôme Cochet, senior vice president sales at Zalando. The conference takes the theme of Re-foundation, and will be keynoted by retailers who have led transformation within their business as their product sector or the retail landscape have evolved. Find out more at http://internetretailingconference.com/
Catch-up on IRX 2014
If you missed an Internet Retailing Expo 2014 presentation that you’d like to catch up on, you can do so now through the post-event website. Visitors to www.internetretailingexpo.com can access all the presentations that we’ve been given permission to share with our audiences.
