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John Lewis records first fall in online sales

The retail bellwether has seen online sales fall in real terms for the first time. Overall, sales are down 14%...

Jane Norman races ahead with new transactional website

The fashion retailer says it is already recording average sales of £100,000 a week only 28 days after launching its first transactional website — and before it starts marketing the site

IR's Weekend Web Crawl: Take part in this week's tour of the latest ecommerce sites

Join in with this week's IR Weekend Web Crawl, visiting the latest sites that have been given a new look. This week, we drop in on the first retailer/fashion brand to go live with an iPhone application, a fashion retailer with social aspirations and an ironmonger that is making it easy for trade and DIY customers to get a tailored online experience

Clarks launches first transactional website

The family-owned shoe company has come from nowhere to launch a transactional website which shows real second mover advantage. Serious thought has gone into creating not just an ecommerce solution but a real, integrated multi-channel system that leverages both the advantages of the web and the company's network of stores

IR's Weekend Web Crawl: First timers move online for Xmas

For this week's IR Weekend Web Crawl we're visiting two companies that have just opened up for business with their first transactional websites — ladies' fashion brand Sahara and global dance music brand Ministry of Sound. Both had a strong, but very different, image to protect in the move online

Virtual worlds drive real world sales

Retailers that have tested the idea of offering virtual items for sale in online communities are finding that they are not only popular — particularly with tweens and teenagers — but also they help drive visits to their main ecommerce sites

Comment – making online match in-store

Sam Jackson, CEO of Prologic argues that mid-tier fashion retailers need to up their internet game to match their in-store experience and that for a retail business to achieve significant sales uplift they need to manage their stock, whether in-store or online, in one system, since that way it will always know what stock is available to sell.

Handbag.com revamps site for faster fashion

Handbag.com, an editorially-led fashion and women's-interests portal, has revamped its designs to give a more dynamic, fast-fashion format.

Increase online fashion sales by £134m a year

Increasing the download speed of a page, coupled with the provision of detailed information which actually slows down the purchasing process but helps the shopper bond with a product, could increase online fashion sales by more than £134m a year, according to research by retail operations specialists Envision Retail.

Over 60% of fashion retailers yet to move online

Research carried out by Zendor (multi-channel retail consultancy), reveals that the number of fashion and footwear retailers who have launched transactional websites has increased from 23% in 2003 to 39% in 2006. Surprisingly, 11% of these retailers do not even have a basic website presence.

Retailer halves returns

The fashion industry sees a high level of returns because clothing sizes are not the same across the industry. One US retailer is hoping to change this by showing customers only clothes which will match their size and suit their body shape.

Online gets a style makeover

Media is full of generalisations typically about audiences, about the roles of the media and about certain media brands. Online suffers from similar generalisations, especially at the hands of fashion advertisers, says Gavin Reeder, Head of Strategy at media agency BLM Group. He gives his view...

These boots are made for clicking

Zendor GSI Commerce reveals more than half of UK fashion & footwear market is now online

Bauer Media launches online fashion retailer

The owner of Grazia, FHM and a host of mass market magazines and radio stations has launched Cocosa.com, a high-end fashion retailer with a twist that firmly crosses the line between publishing and retailing. Time for retailers everywhere to re-assess the media in their sector as friend or foe?

[Editorial] Going shopping is just so last year

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

Blurring the lines between e-media and etailing: Marie Claire signs partnership deal with my-wardrobe.com

Once upon a time the lines between a publication and a retailer were really clear. But, gradually, affiliate marketing has been blurring those lines. Now Marie Claire has blurred them still further with the launch of a co-branded fashion trends channel with an online fashion retailer, opening the door for similar deals to be struck between retailers and publishers in other sectors as well

Asos increases sales and profits, set to expand overseas

The new role of international director has been created as Asos posts downturn-defying half year increases in sales and profits

IR's Weekend Web Crawl: Using video to drive more sales

This week, we take a look at three retailers who are using video to actively drive their sales...