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Chemist Direct, the UK’s leading online pure play healthcare and pharmacy store, has reported customers who use its search box are the most valuable thanks to SLI Systems, the company that helps online retailers increase sales by connecting shoppers with
Asda Direct reports it has recorded bumper sales by developing a series of omni-channel business innovations with eCommera, the decision-intelligent commerce company, to improve its online customer e-commerce facilities including click and collect. Business teams from eCommera and Asda worked as
Rakuten Marketing’s affiliate and display marketing channels report continued, strong growth for the second quarter of 2014, and the company announces new clients across its affiliate and display divisions, Rakuten LinkShare and Rakuten MediaForge. The global, digital marketing division of Rakuten
The tournament itself is building to a thrilling conclusion, and so too is Direct Golf UK’s huge World Cup giveaway – with more than £100,000 of vouchers due to be redeemed by customers. Direct Golf’s ‘World Cup Loyalty Bonus’ ran
Direct Golf UK, Europe’s award-winning and leading multi-channel specialist golf retailer, has now joined Tesco direct, as part of the leading retailer’s online marketplace. Direct Golf will retail golf brands including Mizuno, Wilson, Bridgestone, Stuburt, John Letters, Progen, Golf Locker,
Outdoor and sportswear brands Berghaus and Speedo will be offering online shoppers a better customer experience in 2014, as parent company Pentland Brands launches a series of new direct e-commerce websites incorporating an integrated order management system in partnership with
IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s biggest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, is celebrating after scooping two awards at the ECMOD Direct Commerce Awards. The prestigious awards for multi-channel retailers and direct b2b marketers recognised IronmongeryDirect in the
Neteven, the marketplace distribution solution, and Spartoo, one of Europe’s leading online footwear and fashion marketplaces, have signed a partnership to expand the online distribution of products and integration of new brands through Neteven. A brand integrated on Neteven will
Morrisons’ online delivery service is moving further into its Northern heartland, and will be making its first drop-offs around Manchester and Hull as of today Its distinctive yellow vans will be delivering groceries to more than 807,000 homes across the
Barclaycard has partnered with new technology company Flubit to bring to market a new type of retail offering which it claims will benefit both consumers and e-tailers. The new proposition being developed (consumer launch expected in Q4 2014) is an
A UK retailer claims to have seasonal organisation sorted this summer with a handpicked range of clever products designed to butter chaos, flotsam and clutter from homes and gardens across the country. From handy spring cleaning ideas and effective outdoor
Celebrated make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury’s new consumer beauty brand is gearing up for international expansion in the US and farther afield, after e-commerce intelligence platform Ometria helped provide a business case for global growth opportunities. The company began using Ometria to
A new online male grooming hub, Regal Gentleman, launches online this week, 23 May 2014. Developed by Liam Jennings and Josh Blackburn, the website has been designed as a retail hub for the image and health conscious modern man and
Online electrical retailer ao.com has branched out of its traditional heartland of domestic appliances to launch a market-leading TV and AV accessories proposition. The move comes at a predicted bumper period for TV retailing, with many consumers expected to bring TV upgrades
One of the UK’s most successful sporting retail chains, Direct Golf, has diversified into cycling with the opening of its first Bike-Shed.com store in Huddersfield. The 4,000sq ft store, which has taken over part of the company’s flagship Direct Golf outlet
Following a successful regional trial, fetch.co.uk, the online pet store from Ocado, is now delivering to homes across Britain. Fetch is a standalone online pet store currently stocking more than 8,000 products, ranging from food and treats to specialist healthcare,
Brightpearl (www.brightpearl.com), a cloud-based multi-channel retail management system that integrates orders, inventory, accounting, reporting and customer data, today announced it has raised $10m in a funding round led by new investor MMC Ventures, alongside participation from Quayle Munro and existing investors
Tesco has reduced website load times by over 70% in Asia by deploying CDNetworks’ Content Acceleration as part of its strategy to bolster global online sales in key growth markets including China, Thailand and Malaysia. The move is also designed to
Online supermarket Ocado (ocado.com) has launched its biggest ever recruitment drive to find over 1,000 new UK staff. The retailer’s dramatic expansion has fuelled the search for new team members in all areas of the organisation including its Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC)
ShopStyle, a leading fashion aggregator and a division of Sugar Publishing, has appointed Forward3D to manage its paid search across Europe. ShopStyle describes itself as “a search engine devoted to fashion” and brings together the most fashionable stores and brands
A new premium online tea shop, Sleepy Leaf, has debuted its first range of herbal loose leaf teas. Launched at the start of the month, sleepyleaf.co.uk sells high quality whole leaf varieties of black, green, oolong and other herbal infusions. The site claims
Michael Sinn, director supply and category management support, Otto Group, revealed how the world’s second largest multi-channel retailer, is using Blue Yonder’s predictive analytics for trend research, forecasting, demand planning, dynamic pricing and returns. Sinn said Otto chose Blue Yonder
Leeds Metropolitan University and Bluefin Solutions, a global independent consultancy, are launching the world’s first Omni-channel Master’s degree for retail professionals. The move is designed to address the retail industry’s shortage of professionals with direct omni-channel experience, which is slowing down retailers from growing
Shop Direct, the online retailer which operates the Very, Isme and Littlewoods brands, is focused on the UK and has no current plans to expand internationally, according to Gareth Jones, group retail and strategy director. Speaking at the BRC Omni-Channel
House of Fraser is in negotiation to open 12 standalone click and collect stores and is also looking for partners with sympathetic collection locations, according to Andy Harding, executive director, multi-channel. Speaking at the BRC Omni-Channel Retailing conference, Harding said the
