Ian Stansfield, distribution director at Asda Stores, will be telling delegates at this year’s Internet Retailing conference on October 13 about Asda’s experiences developing the fulfilment operation for Asda Direct.

The lifestyle fashion retailer has posted a 34% rise in sales leading to profits up 42% as well as an increase in home shopping sales of 70%.

Hear from the founders of Asos, Charles Tyrwhitt and more at the SheerLuxe E-tailer Conference on 8 July — and quote ‘Internet Retailing’ to get a special discounted rate.

According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, online sales growth has now fallen to its lowest level ever, at 8.2% this year compared to 30.9% in 2008.

The online grocer has placed an order with Juniper Networks that will see it bringing its website hosting in-house.

A new survey from Webcredible has found that a retailer’s reputation is most likely to persuade a shopper to make an online purchase — followed by price, the look of the site and ease of use.

The national MOT and car servicing company is continuing the trend of non-mainstream retailers adopting mainstream ecommerce platforms.

A new survey by StrongMail Systems has found that an increasing number of companies now view social media as a direct marketing channel that should be managed by the marketing department, rather than a communications channel managed by PR.

The online baby goods retailer is to expand its use of carousels, where several promotional images are displayed on a rotating basis in the same banner, after seeing their initial use result in a doubling of its conversion rate

By posting offers and responding to queries, the @DellOutlet Twitter account has generated $2 million in Dell Outlet sales and a further $1 million in sales on the main Dell.com website

Marks & Spencer will both fulfil orders placed on its website and offer to deliver purchases made in-store to countries as far apart as Italy and Mongolia

Just one in five companies has an internal strategy that ‘ties data collection and analysis to business objectives’ and only 27% say their web analytics definitely drive actionable insights

Keynote’s Performance Index for May has found that all but one of the retailers hit over 99% availability, but none achieved 100%

Changing shopping habits mean that many vacant retail outlets are now obsolete and should be permanently re-zoned, says the KPMG/Synovate Retail Think Tank

Argos’ multi-channel sales continue to grow in popularity, Home Retail Group has reported, accounting for 42% of sales in the last quarter, up from 26% in the year to end February

The pureplay entertainment retailer has lifted the Which? Awards title for the second year in a row

Ocado has been rapped on the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority over Tesco price matching advertisements it ran early last year

The online fashion retailer has reported sales up by 48% in the year to 31 January and profits up by more than 230%

The electricals retailer is to enable consumers to ask each other product-related questions, using Bazaarvoice’s Ask & Answer service

The introduction of its Reserve & Collect service was the key driver in increasing multi-channel sales in the year to 3 April, says Halfords