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Ocado begins move into non-food business

The online delivery service is adding a range of toys to its business in time for Christmas, as it continues with its goal of making this year its first profitable year in eight years of trading

Tesco shows off new shopping management tool

Tesco has been giving a sneak preview of a new ecommerce service this week at a conference in the US. The new application combines online shopping with diary and task management and aims to replace the family pin board...

Tesco finalist for World’s best e-tailer

Six of the World’s leading retailers have been nominated to compete for the prestigious ‘E-tailer of the Year’ accolade at the World Retail Awards 2008 and Tesco is one of them, as well as being nominated for three other categories of the nine categories available.

Editorial - Grocery watch

A quick look at the trials and tribulations at Tesco and Sainburys show that while they’re both doing incredibly well they’re not great at everything

Asda admits misreading the pace online

The battle for supremacy of the UK's online grocery spend is hotting up as Asda announces it's to take on 1,800 new employees to launch a massive expansion of its online offering. This expansion coincides with the company admitting that it "misread the pace of the internet retailing revolution".

Are supermarkets failing to deliver the goods?

A mystery-shopper test has revealed that not one of five online supermarkets tested could deliver all of the items on a shopping list. This "dismal service" was just one of 11 checks made on leading supermarket sites including Tesco, Ocado and Asda.

Tesco speeds up online reporting to continue growth

The amount of data that Tesco acquires about its customers offline is legendary. The company is now changing its web analytics system in a bid to gain a greater understanding of its online customers. The move is part of Tesco's multi-channel retail strategy and will enable it to analyse all aspects of its online customer acquisition, retention and conversion behaviour.

Tesco trials clothing sales online

Tesco has added clothes to the range of products available to buy online. A small trial started at the weekend and is expected to last for 4 weeks.

Will you be carrying the turkey home from the supermarket?

In many parts of the country, consumers hoping to order their Christmas food supplies online have already missed the boat. Demand is already outstripping supply to the point that Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Ocado have already all but filled up their pre-Christmas fresh produce delivery slots.

Best ever Christmas for internet retailers

Early reports indicate that online sales in the run up to Christmas were 50% up on 2005 as internet retailers, including Tesco and Amazon, record their best ever Christmas.

Tesco rolls out 200 in-store collection points

The new, 1,000-page Tesco Direct catalogue has landed in stores and will be joined by customer service desks enabling customers to order and collect non-food products which have been ordered online.

Tesco.com sales increase nearly 30%

Tesco continues its growth as annual profits hit £2.55 billion, up 13.2% on last year. Its online operations recorded even higher growth rates with Tesco.com sales up by 29.2%, to £1,226m, and profit, before the start-up costs associated with Tesco Direct also rising strongly - by 48.5% to £83.4m.

The environment raises other issues for retail

Philips Electronics is adding a green tick logo to products which offer significantly better energy efficiency than their closest competitor product. Meanwhile Tesco's plan to label products with their carbon footprint is proving more difficult than originally thought.

Top e-retailers to present at Internet Retailng 2007

Tesco, Hotel Chocolat, Warehouse Express, DSGi, Otto UK, Boots.com and Koodos.com are some of the leading retailers sharing their e-retailing experience with delegates at the Internet Retailing conference in London on 2 October. They are joined by Guess and Shop.org from the US who will be imparting their knowledge of the US customer and US-based retailers are doing to reconcile brand objectives with online sales and conversion rate goals in the global market.

Research report on UK supermarkets

Online sales in the UK are anticipated to account for more than 19% of the combined retail sales by 2012 and are projected to exceed £62 billion. According to research by RNCOS, UK supermarkets need to build infrastructure, which will enable them to foray into the online retail market.

Tesco tries its hand at estate agency

The estate agency industry has been under threat of a shake up from the internet for a while now and things are looking bleaker for them as Tesco moves into the market. However, the supermarket may have difficulties with its offering since it wants to list property from estate agents as well as private sales.

Tesco in online price war with Argos?

Tesco currently stands at number 2 in the IMRG/Hitwise UK e-retailer rankings (behind Amazon) with Argos following in P3. A recent email arrived at IR Towers from Tesco and made me stop - Hundreds of products cheaper than Argos.

Tesco will have to become an Estate Agent

... in addition to being a grocer, of course! The Office of Fair Trading determined it was acting like and estate agent and so therefore should register as one (abiding by the rules that govern estate agents).


MyVoucherCodes.co.uk tries to put Tesco and Waitrose in the dock alongside Littlewoods

Fear not, dear readers, it's just a touch of humour and opportunism from MyVoucherCodes - this is hardly the International Criminal Court - but this fun and partisan claim has given us a few moments' pause for thought about the whole voucher-swapping culture and retailers' approaches.


Supermarkets gain over Christmas

Online sales for supermarkets are up year-on-year and electrical goods and drink are driving the increase through micro sites rather than through the main store pages.

Top e-tailer raises red top condom condemnation

Tesco.com marketing exec "given further training" after adding something for the weekend to couple's online shopping basket

IR's Weekend Web Crawl: Download wars

This week, we take a look at Amazon's newly launched UK download store, at some interesting innovations at Tesco Digital, and we look forward to Zavvi's first download service, due to launch any day now

Tesco Direct desks to be added to Metro stores

Tesco is set to leverage its Tesco Direct online business by installing desks in its Tesco Metro stores that allow consumers to place orders and have them delivered to the store free of charge

[Editorial] Groceries set to dominate online sales

InternetRetailing.net's web editor, Sarah Clark, on the day's news...

Tesco.com to get a new look in spring

The supermarket giant is set to give its site a makeover in April, and a focus on how the web can be used to incorporate the retailer into daily family life will be key to the new design. Tesco Greener Living is also to get a boost, with the retailer planning to make the environment a key part of its online strategy for 2009

Home delivery continues to grow, but in-store collection gains ground

Online shopping will continue to drive growth in the home delivery market but this may be about to stall as the success of stores' click 'n' collect services gather momentum, says a new report from Verdict Research

Amazon and Tesco target Xmas gift buyers with free shipping — but M&S drops its delivery offer

Amazon.co.uk has dropped its eligibility requirements for free shipping to only £5 whilst Tesco Direct is introducing free delivery to stores on orders of £25 and above and to homes on orders over £50. Marks and Spencer, though, has dropped the free shipping on all orders it introduced last month. Is free delivery set to be the online battleground this Christmas?

Tesco.com adds low cost web store-within-a-store concept, reports online sales up 20%

Tesco.com is joining in with the company's reinvention of itself as 'Britain's Biggest Discounter' with the introduction of a dedicated 'Discounter' tab on the website that takes shoppers directly to a low cost store-within-a-store stocked with the retailer's new Discounter line. Both Tesco.com and Tesco Direct continue to report strong sales and a second internet-only fulfilment 'store' is set to open soon

Tesco.com to use Clubcard data to target third-party advertising

Third-party advertising looks set to be a major part of the new-look Tesco.com due to be unveiled in April — and Clubcard data will be used to target advertising to visitors' spending habits

Tesco goes multi-channel with Direct challenge to Argos

Tesco is continuing to pile the pressure on its competition. Tesco Direct catalogue checking self-service terminals are to be installed in all Tesco's new non-food Homeplus stores.  And the rumours suggest there are plans to add Argos-style shop-in-shops to its grocery stores as well...