Most of the international high-end apparel brands that have set up businesses in China have failed to cash-in on the opportunities provided by the digital media, says a study conducted by the digital innovation think tank L2. ...
Tags: Apparel Brands, Apparel, Fashion
Online is still the number one go-to destination for mums who are looking for pre-school toys. 58.3 per cent of parents surveyed by ToyNews say they buy their new toys using internet stores. However, one third of those say they also ...
Tags: Toys, pre-school toys
Some 58.3% of parents surveyed by ToyNews said they buy their children's new toys online. However, one third of those say they also supplement their online shopping with visits to local bricks and mortar stores, too, depending on the ...
Tags: Toys, toys price, Toys industry
A group of U.S. senators has offered a nonbinding amendment to a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution allowing states to collect sales taxes on Internet sales and end the tax-free shopping that many shoppers enjoy online. The amendment, ...
Tags: Internet Sales, Budget Resolution, nonbinding amendment
In a bid to promote US designers in China, which is rapidly-growing as an international luxury market, the Beijing-based high-end fashion web retailer Shangpin.com has entered into a partnership deal with the Council of Fashion Designers of ...
Tags: Chinese Web Retailer, Shangpin, CFDA
More companies are complaining of unfair competition from Amazon Web Services (AWS), suggesting that Amazon has created AWS-based services similar to their own, pricing them aggressively in a bid to win market share. The claims come less ...
Tags: unfair competition, Amazon Web Services, online service
City Furniture has opened its 10th Ashley Furniture HomeStore, in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area, to take advantage of a recovering market in Florida. City Furniture has opened a 25,000-square foot Ashley Furniture HomeStore here, its ...
Tags: City Furniture, Ashley Furniture HomeStore, recovering market
Officeworks has introduced an online hub which will provide individuals and small businesses access to a suite of print and copy services. The redesigned online centre complements the in-store offering and will allow customers to complete ...
Tags: Officeworks, print service, copy service
GB Patent Number: 2474175 Granted to: Qinetiq The high street and its retailers are facing growing challenges, as highlighted by the recent demise of companies such as Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster. For 'bricks and mortar' retailers in ...
Tags: Electronics Patent, Anti Retail-Theft RFID Antenna, Reader
Apple posted record revenue and pre-tax profits in its fiscal 2013 first-quarter results, covering the three months to 29 December. However, the company's shares continued declining in value in after-hours trading - falling by a further ...
Tags: Apple, pre-tax profits, profit margins
Austrilian bricks-and-mortar retailers bruised by the high dollar, lack of innovation and perceived threat from online players have been urged to "personalise" customer experience to build loyalty. A retailer in the US has begun ...
Tags: bricks-and-mortar, Australia, data centre
Esdevium Games has set a 'Dobble Challenge' to independent retailers at this week's Toy Fair. It wants to continue the success of the game, after sales of Dobble soared at a Worcester toy indie thanks to strong in-store demonstrations. ...
Tags: Esdevium Games, Toy Fair, Dobble Challenge
Unsatisfactory online grocery experiences-especially on special occasions-are a sure-fire way to undermine brand loyalty,writes Andrew Don. A typical suburban family home last Christmas Eve:presents around the tree,table laid in ...
Tags: Asda, online service, online grocer Ocado, UK
Near field communications (NFC) technology has brought a new wave of techniques to the retail industry, enabling bricks and mortar stores to attract and interact with customers in innovative ways. Analysts see these tools as a money maker ...
Tags: NFC, UK, payments, mobile technologies
Mobile payments are expected to be worth $730bn by 2017 with high street purchases driving growth, according to a study from Juniper Research. The report: Mobile Payments for Digital & Physical Goods: Opportunity Analysis 2012-2017 ...
Tags: mobile payments, analysis, shopping, online