Posts tagged with 'Shopping'
Launched this week, NakedWines is offering an online 'farmer's market' to connect small wine producers with customers looking for new wines.
The site was launched by Rowan Gormley, who was previously CEO of Virgin Wines. He has been talking to E-consultancy about the thinking behind Naked Wines...
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by Graham Charlton
04 December 2008 10:00am
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Any notion that Christmas will be cancelled this year has been greatly exaggerated, according to the 14th Annual Christmas Retail Survey from Deloitte.
The global auditor and advisory firm reports that for most of the UK population, the economic downturn will not be getting in the way of Christmas, with 57% of consumers saying that they plan to spend the same amounts as they did last year.
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by Jake Hird
04 December 2008 09:30am
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Naked Wines launched this week, offering an alternative model of buying wine online, by connecting winemakers directly to customers.
In theory, this will reduce the winemakers' marketing and distribution costs and allow customers to get quality wines at reasonable prices. So how does the website shape up?
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by Graham Charlton
03 December 2008 14:00pm
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Zavvi, formerly Virgin Megastores, has been forced to suspend web sales of DVDs, games and music products.
The entertainment retailer has been poleaxed by the fallout from Woolworths’ demise after the latter’s wholesale arm EUK stopped providing it with its key product lines.
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by Chris Lake
02 December 2008 15:15pm
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Duncan Jennings, the founder of VoucherCodes.co.uk, spoke at our recent Online Marketing Masterclasses about - you guessed it - the role of voucher codes in affiliate marketing.
I caught up with him to find out how voucher codes can be embraced by e-commerce companies to drive sales, and to figure out some best practices in this area.
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by Chris Lake
02 December 2008 14:00pm
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The benefits of free shipping offers are well documented; it simplifies the charges in the customers mind, and is a proven sales driver.
Luke Knowles from freeshipping.org has put together a free e-book (pdf) with some case studies and stats on free delivery.
Here's a few of his tips on different types of free delivery / shipping offers...
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by Graham Charlton
02 December 2008 09:23am
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It looks like the woes that had already befalled brick-and-mortar retail may have finally befallen online retailers. According to comScore, e-commerce sales in the first 23 days of November declined 4% from the same period last year.
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by Drama 2.0
01 December 2008 12:00pm
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Usually my articles are directed at the search engine optimisation (SEO) customer, the entrepreneur or marketer looking to boost their online business through search.
Today though, I want to explore how we sector professionals interact with these customers, how we deal with them and how we can get the best out of our working relationships.
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by Kevin Gibbons
01 December 2008 09:44am
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Celeb2nds auctions items donated by celebrities, from David Beckham's boots, to Cliff Richard's jacket, all in aid of its eight founder charities, which include the Rainbow Trust and Dial a Dream.
The site is pretty well designed too, though there are a couple of slight issues; the 'auctions ending soon' display could be promoted better, as on eBay, and the fairly hefty delivery charges, £10 for a signed Harry Hill joke book for example, may deter some bidders.
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by Graham Charlton
28 November 2008 09:30am
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Woolworths, having become the latest victim of the credit crunch yesterday, seems to have taken its website offline this afternoon.
Visitors to the website will find this message: 'Our site is currently undergoing essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please check back later. '
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by Graham Charlton
27 November 2008 16:01pm
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