DX Group, a leading UK logistics company, has opened a new parcel sorting and distribution centre in Warrington to meet demand from the fast-growing online retail sector for secure delivery services. According to the company, the 28,000sq ft building on
Shopping website VoucherCodes reports visitors to its site between Boxing Day and 9 January 2012 increased by 44% compared with last year, as the nation logged on post-Christmas to pick up the very best offers in the sales. The high
Online lifestyle store, Surfdome, has partnered with CollectPlus to offer customers the chance to return goods free of charge through CollectPlus’ network of 4,500 corner shops. CollectPlus is a joint venture between PayPoint, the UK’s leading retail payment network, and
Britain’s biggest and most well-known retailers have started ‘mega sales’ early this year in an attempt to boost Christmas shopping among cash strapped shoppers, reports social shopping search engine Shopow. In the run up to Black Friday, Amazon is offering
Online retailer, TheHut.com, has launched a trade-in service for electrical items and entertainment products including CDs, DVDs and games. TheHutRecycle.com allows users to dispose of their unwanted CDs, DVDs, games and hardware including mobile phones, digital cameras, iPods, tablets and
Online fashion retailer ASOS has launched a twilight delivery service, allowing customers to place orders up to midnight and receive home delivery the following day. The service was introduced in London and has been extended to customers in Leeds and Manchester.
Aurora Fashions, the group behind women’s fashion brands Coast, Oasis and Warehouse, is extending its 90 minute delivery service to five new cities across the UK. The service, part of Aurora’s strategy to offer its customers the widest range
ShopStyle.co.uk, an online fashion retailer launched in the UK in 2008, is adding the ranges offered by top US department stores – Barneys New York, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue – to its site. The introduction of international retailers
ASOS, Britain’s largest online fashion retailer has launched ASOS.com/au, the company’s Australian standalone website and is targeting China in 2012. Aimed at fashion forward 16-34 year olds globally, ASOS attracts over 13m unique visitors a month and, as of 30
Online fashion retailer, ASOS, has launched a digital marketing campaign for its autumn/winter 2011 menswear ranges. Titled ‘The ASOS Urban Tour’, ASOS said the campaign uncovers sub-cultures from across the globe and features the latest trends in culture, music, art
South London online tea retailer, JING Tea, has won Google’s Best of British Web competition, which recognises small UK businesses who are making the most of the internet. According to Google, the competition was designed to inspire small businesses to
E-commerce platform provider, ChannelAdvisor, is holding a Countdown to Christmas webinar on 1 September 2011 at 2:00pm BST, which it claims will equip European retailers to prepare for a busy fourth quarter. Hosted by ChannelAdvisor’s director of product management, Link
BT’s retail e-commerce division, BT Fresca, has signed a five-year deal with Aurora Fashions and Karen Millen. Under the contract, BT will support Aurora and Karen Millen’s e-commerce plans to grow their brands and increase sales outside the UK, initially
Aurora Fashions, the group behind UK women’s fashion brands – Coast, Oasis and Warehouse – is launching its first native language website in Germany in October 2011. Aurora operates a total of 106 stores across its three brands in Germany,
Web users are discovering a more engaging way to shop, according to Shopow, a shopping search engine which allows people to share shopping tips with friends. Social shopping involves the use of social networking to share recommendations, share discounts, post
JD Williams, a leading UK direct home shopping catalogue company, is reported to have experienced notable revenue growth since signing on with ChannelAdvisor’s Comparison Shopping solution. JD Williams turned to ChannelAdvisor in 2009 hoping to acquire new customers and increase
Technology retailer Best Buy UK has added Reevoo Reputation reviews to its e-commerce website so customers can rate the company’s service performance as well as the products they purchase. Best Buy claims displaying the results gives customers, who have decided
Online wine retailer, Naked Wines, has been shortlisted for the Orange Innovation Award in the 10th annual National Business Awards. The Norwich-based business is reported to have been shortlisted for its innovative approach to the wine industry. Its ‘virtuous circle’
ChannelAdvisor, the e-commerce platform provider, has introduced two service packages for clothing retailers wishing to launch on eBay’s Fashion Outlet in time for the Christmas selling season. According to the company, these services will launch retailers onto eBay Fashion Outlet
Shop Direct chief executive, Mark Newton-Jones, has helped raise more than £15,000 for the UK’s military heroes. Newton-Jones led an 11-strong team of senior management and other staff which successfully completed the grueling Three Peaks challenge in 24 hours. Former
UK retailers are failing to use the micro-blogging website, Twitter, for business purposes, according to new research by Virgin Media Business. Its survey, which coincides with Twitter’s fifth birthday on 15July 2011, explores retailer use of the social networking channel.
Leading UK fashion website, ASOS, has taken its online wardrobe to foreign shores in the past year launching country-specific websites in the US, France and Germany. Localised websites have contributed to a 142% growth in international sales, and ASOS credits Webtrends for providing it with vital
Bra brand Maidenform reports it has increased its online business after partnering with ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce platform provider, that enables retailers to sell more across online channels. Maidenform said it has increased its paid search revenue since implementing ChannelAdvisor’s Managed Paid Search solution.
Fashion retailers Urban Outfitters and French Connection and multi-channel marketplace, Play.com, have linked up with analytics company, Webtrends, to manage their social, mobile and web presence; and measure the performance of online marketing campaigns. Despite current economic challenges, retail is one
Online beauty retailer, feelunique.com, has teamed up with e-commerce provider, ChannelAdvisor, to improve its online brand presence and rapidly scale its business. Feelunique launched ChannelAdvisor’s Paid Search and Comparison Shopping solutions in March and is reported to be seeing impressive
