Internet Retailing

Items tagged with 'Hamleys'

Hamleys plans major expansion

London toy store Hamleys is expanding its online operation and has hired a new marketing team to increase global awareness of the brand.

Internet shopping cracking under the strain of Christmas?

There's nothing like a sales rush to show the cracks in a online operation but it's how a retailer reacts to these 'glitches' and communicates with customers that can have more of a lasting effect. Both Woolworths and toy retailer Hamleys have been in the news this week.

[Editorial] Can retailers manage earthquakes, tornados and explosions?

Two earthquakes, centred off Taiwan, on 26 December severed undersea cables and caused chaos for businesses across Asia. Internet traffic had to be redirected as millions of internet users lost their connections. Earthquakes of such magnitude do not happen in the UK, but it made me think about business continuity and crisis management.