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WHSmith leaps to top of website usability rankings

WHSmith has replaced HMV as the high street retailer offering the best user experience online, according to the latest report from usability specialist Webcredible

[Editorial] HMV - the good news and bad of online retail

HMV's recent results show good news for etail (online revenues up some 100% in a year) yet also warning signs that the 'offline' retailer is not competing well with other pureplay etailers.

[Editorial] HMVdigital - top dog or toothless hound?

HMV has launched HMVdigital its music download service online, just as it celebrates at 150% increase year on year for online sales. Yet as sales like for like in music overall fall 5.4% (12 weeks to 23 September) is this new initiative enough to build a dominant position in downloads and to compensate for the declining sales in-store?

Targeted ads up AOV at HMV

HMV's site seems to be going from strength to strength with the company now reporting an increase in average order values due to targeted advertising.

E-retailers see 65% increase in traffic

Microsoft and Google sites still saw the highest number of visitors in November, according to audience figures collected for the comScore World Metrix. The start of the Christmas shopping period saw visitor numbers increase on some retailer sites by as much as 65%, the company reports.

500 queries per second for HMV

HMV may have issued a profits warning at the end of last year but its site saw a threefold increase in traffic over the Christmas period with 500 search queries performed every second.

HMV sales up 12.2%

HMV reports that its HMV.com site - enhanced by new branding and customer communication - has "continued to grow by over 100% year on year". Announcing its financial results for the 18 weeks ended 1 September, the company reports total HMV Group sales up by 12.2%. Group like-for-like sales are up 5.8%.

HMV rebrand leads to results

The rebranding of HMV.com has resulted in the "highest-ever margin rates, average transaction values, email open rates and email sales", reports the online business. The new look site - which launched during the first week of September - incorporates HMV's new brand identity and 'get closer' strap-line, a fresh creative approach and provides online shoppers with enhanced usability.

Will HD DVD and downloads revive music etailers' fortunes?

An interesting research piece from Verdict shows that - while overall market volume will shrink 2.9% to £40bn - the outlook for the specialist music store is brighter. A combination of some specialists going under (fewer slices of a shrinking pie) and music becoming less attractive to the supermarkets will give some retailers hope. Whether the shift to downloads (especially with Amazon now entering the market) will prove sufficiently lucrative, or the HD DVD a sufficiently large fillip, the critical Christmas period will make clear.


Scrapping VAT is the solution

Customers can use in-store terminals to order up out-of-stock titles for delivery from CD tax haven.


In-store kiosks test Channel Islands VAT rules

Customers can use in-store terminals to order up out-of-stock titles for delivery from CD tax haven.


Code Computerlove and HMV winning the big prizes

Code Computerlove's digital marketing work for online retailer HMV.com has been recognised with a national award, while HMV wins yet another award to add to their over-flowing mantelpiece.

HMV seeks new ecommerce director

Gideon Lask, HMV's ecommerce director since 2006, is off to Universal Music...

Matalan unveils first transactional website

Clothing retailer Matalan has opened up for business online for the first time...

Project delivery

Clothing retailer Matalan has opened up for business online for the first time...