In today’s Internet Retailing newsletter, we report from our annual expo, where visitor numbers were up by a quarter, where a range of conference speakers from retailers including Boots, Asda, M&S and Debenhams gave us food for thought, and where a wide range of suppliers gave some visitors just the solutions they were seeking.
Elsewhere, we also report on some of the other major happenings of the week in the multichannel and ecommerce industries. We report on figures from Next and Asos, and on this week’s retail sales figures from the ONS. And we also have a guest comment from Sarah McVittie of Dressipi, who was one of the speaker at IRX 2013 this week.
Webinars
We have some upcoming webinars to tell you about. Take part by registering for the free events on our webinar page.
Laster this month, Ian Harris, chief executive of Search Laboratory will join us for a session on Demystifying Organic Search for Retailers. The event, which runs from 11am on March 28, will give a helping hand to retailers in developing natural search strategies that work. It will look at best-practice examples of search, highlight no-no’s and give action points for retailers to improve their own search marketing. Find more and register for the event here.
On April 11, at 4pm, the focus is on tag management, in How to Win with Tag Management: Strategies for Achieving Business and Marketing Agility. The event, which features QuBit’s CMO Ian McCaig and technology partnerships manager Harry Hurst, will look at how tag management works, what its benefits are, and how to use it to best advantage. Find more and register here.
And on April 18, at 11am, we’re joined by Will Cook, VP of multichannel at HP Autonomy and Colin McFarland, head of group CEM at Shop Direct, for a session on Marketing Optimisation for Online Retailers. The focus in the session will about what marketing optimisation can do for retailers, helping to personalise the customer experience and boost performance against key KPIs. Find out more here.
Finally, on April 30, Stibo Systems and Bazaarvoice join forces for a webinar on Staying relevant: creating a personal shopping experience that drives sales. In the 11am webinar, speakers Aurelien Dubot, product marketing manager EMEA at Bazaarvoice, and Simon Walker, director, ecommerce innovation, Stibo Systems, will discuss why it’s so important that retailers focus on their customers as they create shopping experiences that reflect both shoppers’ feedback and needs. They’ll be considering how to harness and learn from social data. To find out more about the webinar and to register for free, click here.
Today’s stories
Thousands turn out as IRX 2013 boosts visitor numbers by a quarter
IRX 2013 SHOW REPORT Key Views from the conferences
Next puts the spotlight on multichannel convenience
Online growth outstrips February’s boost to the high street
GUEST COMMENT The recipe for the perfect sales strategy
Sales up by more than a third at Asos
