Retailers need to address the growing trend of mobile commerce to keep up with the needs of their consumers. This was the belief of Olivier Ropars, senior director of Europe mobile commerce at eBay, who told Computer Weekly that fewer ...
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LEDs in John Lewis’ Ipswich store High street retailer John Lewis has completed its first 100 per cent LED store. The retailer has installed luminaires supplied and adapted by Edge Lighting, incorporating GE Lighting’s ...
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High street retailer John Lewis has completed an overhaul of its Ipswich store to make it the first 100 per cent LED shop. The department store has installed some 500 LED modules throughout the store, including in non-trade areas and they ...
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Launched in 2011 as a fledgling event with just seventeen exhibitors and three countries represented, the 2012 edition of Fashion SVP, held in September at Olympia, saw the number of exhibitors more than double to thirty-six, the number of ...
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The latest figures of the annual IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed that online sales in November are up 18 per cent from last year as the festive rush has encouraged consumers to reach into their digital pockets. In ...
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Paul Coby faces his second Christmas as IT director at department store chain John Lewis. Since joining the retailer in March 2011, after many years as CIO at British Airways, he has embraced what he calls the "retail revolution" brought ...
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UK-Today Scala,Inc.has announced the installation of more than 350 digital signage screens at Britain's third largest shopping centre,Westfield Stratford City.The installation was carried out by Scala-partner Esprit Digital. Included are ...
The Campaign for Wool, of which His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is patron, began its third year with a spectacular knit-over of Harvey Nichols' iconic Knightsbridge store – with more than 100 metres of wool. The wool was ...
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John Lewis has introduced biodegradable polyethylene packaging across its schoolwear and bed linen lines The move is designed to reduce the environmental impact of packaging from the retailer’s bed linen ranges and some schoolwear ...
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Gibsons Games has reported that retailers have sold out of its festive Pass the Pud game ahead of Christmas. The company has been recieving daily phone calls from customers asking where they can buy one. The sales have 'exceeded all ...
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John Lewis have all the gift ideas you need this Christmas! LONDON,ENGLAND,August 26,2012/24-7PressRelease/--KitSound Mini Buddy Speakers-GBP9.95 Available in four designs;penguin,owl,football and union jack,these great value speakers ...
UK retailer Waitrose has today (13 September) recorded an increase in first-half profits boosted, it said, by sales, increased efficiency and investment in convenience and online. In the six months ended 28 July, operating profit climbed ...
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UK retailer Morrisons lost ground to its bigger rivals Asda and Sainsbury's, Kantar Worldpanel claimed today (11 September) as they issued their latest sales data on the country's grocery sector. The UK's fourth largest grocer saw its ...
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850 high-quality visitors came to preview the fabrics and private label collections offered by fashion co-contractors at the October 2012 show, down 15% year-on-year because of the sluggish economic climate. Fast Fashion London remains ...
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Grayers presents Autumn/Winter 2012 collection exclusive at John Lewis this season. The autumn winter collection was initially inspired by a wonderful late 19th century hand-sewn quilt comprised of a patchwork pattern of 15 different ...