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Missguided records sales of £14.7m for 2011
Young fashion etailer Missguided made total annual sales of £14.7m for 2011, the company announced today.
Stylistpick receives investment boost
Online accessories specialist Stylistpick.com has received $11m (£6.9m) of investment with which it plans to grow its business in the UK and overseas.
Matilda & Quinn to pop up in London
Women’s tailoring etailer Matilda & Quinn will open a 1,200 sq ft pop-up shop at Brent Cross shopping centre on February 1.
Drapers Ecommerce Conference 2012
This year’s Drapers Ecommerce Conference 2012 will discuss and evaluate the changing dynamics of the digital age and the massive potential this has for fashion retailers.
Final deadline for Etail Awards imminent
All entries for the PayPal Etail Awards, honouring the best in online retailing, must be submitted by the end of this week as the entry deadline has been extended until January 27.
Net-a-Porter makes three key appointments
Luxury etailer Net-a-Porter has announced appointments for the three key roles of fashion director, group head of brand relations and a newly-created group publishing director position.
Cocosa to launch full price site
Online retailer Cocosa is set to launch a full price site in 2013, a second major steer from its original private sales business model in six months.
My-Wardrobe plans international launch
Premium fashion etailer My-Wardrobe.com is to launch internationally next month as it revamps its website and prepares to unveil a loyalty scheme.
Americana’s head of ecommerce quits
Nik Burton, the head of ecommerce at Americana International, owner of young fashion brand Bench, has left after almost a year-and-a-half in the job.
Etail Awards deadline looming
All entries for the PayPal Etail Awards, honouring the best in online retailing, must be submitted by the end of next week as the entry deadline is January 20.
Shop Direct reveals Christmas sales leap
Home shopping group Shop Direct’s sales jumped 9% over Christmas but it expects sales to deteriorate in 2012.
Daily Round Up: H&M rebrands plus size; Mila Kunis new face of Christian Dior; Isabella Oliver reports sales surge
From around the web and the nationals
Brand Alley sales surge 61% in fourth quarter
Private sales site Brand Alley has had an “excellent” year, posting a 61% sales surge in the final quarter of 2011.
Sales via mobile made up more than 15% of all online sales on Boxing Day, finds IBM analysis
Mobile sales accounted for 15.93% of all online sales on Boxing Day, a 275% increase on 2010, according to data from IBM.
Selfridges launches last-minute Christmas shopping services
Department store group Selfridges has brought forward the launch of a mobile-optimised website to help last-minute Christmas gift buyers make their purchases and is introducing an in-store SOS shopping service.
American Vogue launches online archive
Vogue has today unveiled the launch of the Vogue Archive, an online archive of every issue of American Vogue from 1892 to the present day.
Web visits soar by a million at M&S
Marks & Spencer gained 1 million extra visitors to its website in October, according to the latest figures from internet tracking firm ComScore.
Clarks launches mobile site
Clarks has launched a mobile site, making it the latest retailer to launch a mobile commerce site amid growing importance of the sales channel.
Daily Round Up: Replay, Ted Baker, Four Seasons, John Lewis, Missguided
From around the web and the nationals
Deckers invests in UK-based SEO for the first time
Deckers UK has appointed a digital search agency for the first time to help it raise visibility for two of its brands’ UK websites.
Cloggs planning higher-end offshoot
Branded footwear etailer Cloggs will launch a higher-end offshoot next spring.
Longchamp to launch online web series
Luxury accessories brand Longchamp has joined the likes of Burberry and Mango by using online content to increase awareness of the brand.
Asos to debut one-off Skype style sessions
Asos will tonight debut online style sessions via Skype giving users the chance to get fashion help in the comfort of their own homes.
Retail search grows at fastest rate this year, driven by mobile
Customers searching for retailers using Google grew at the fastest rate ever this year, driven by a surge in mobile search.
Daily Round Up: Lipsy, BDO sales, Manchester Fashion Network, Clements and Church, Fallen Hero, unpaid interns
From around the web and the nationals
Figleaves app campaign will track responses to Tube ads
Lingerie etailer Figleaves is launching an advertising campaign on London Underground later this month, using an app that can track consumer interaction with offline advertising.
Gilt.com enters the UK flash Sales ring
US private sales etailer Gilt.com will launch tomorrow in the UK as part of a global expansion into more than 90 countries.
Video walk-through: Marks & Spencer's Style Online instore
Marks & Spencer is trialling an in-store touch-screen “outfit builder” catalogue called Style Online.
Society Footwear launches online store
Society Footwear has set up a transactional footwear site as it looks to harvest consumer data for product development, marketing and customer communications.
Etailer All Sole takes £500k in first month
Sales at footwear etailer All Sole, The Hut Group’s second specialist fashion site, have topped £500,000 since its launch last month, according to the group’s footwear buyer Jacqui Swede.
Fashion firms introduce mobile parcel tracking
(Updated 07.11.11) Customers of fashion businesses Asos, Radley and Jules B will be able to track and make changes to deliveries through their mobiles from this week as a result of the retailers’ carrier DPD launching a mobile site.
Topshop to launch mobile site as mobile sales climb
Topshop is to launch an app and mobile optimised site in the coming months as mobile becomes an increasingly important channel for retailers.
Adidas flagship introduces virtual shopping wall
German sportswear brand Adidas has unveiled its first Virtual Footwear Wall at its Oxford Street flagship store.
Two more Towie stars join womenswear label cast list
Amy Childs and Lauren Pope, stars of The Only Way Is Essex, are the latest members of the ITV reality show to launch their own fashion collections.
Consumers expect pre-Christmas discounts
More than two-thirds of consumers expect discounting before Christmas, according to a study commissioned by private sales site, BrandAlley.
Boohoo.com's parent sees profits soar in 2011
Pinstripe Clothing, the parent company of young fashion website Boohoo.com, saw pre-tax profits jump 80% last year as its turnover also shot up by 85% to £24.5m in 2011.
Shop Direct chief executive Newton-Jones to exit
Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones is to leave the home shopping giant.
IMAGE GALLERY: Karl by Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld’s diffusion line launched on Net-a-Porter yesterday with crowds queing in London’s Covent Garden to get a peek at the Karl pop-up window.
Karl Lagerfeld diffusion line launches today
The long awaited diffusion line from designer Karl Lagerfeld will launch today with items from just £20.
Asda to boost George online customer experience
Asda is on the lookout for an digital agency to help it deliver a “more exciting customer experience”, as it aims to increase customer engagement with its George clothing line.
Shoedazzle UK to close after four months
The UK arm of Shoedazzle, the online footwear, handbag and jewellery styling service co-founded by US reality TV star Kim Kardashian, is to close.
Asos sales and margin up in third quarter
Fashion etailer Asos UK sales were up 10% to £62m in its third quarter.
Farfetch to bolster international teams and customer service following £12m injection
Farfetch.com will invest in international expansion and customer service, following an injection of $18m (£11.7m) earlier this week.
Beyond Skin adds accessories range
Ethical footwear brand Beyond Skin has launched a range of accessories on its website with the intention of expanding and wholesaling the range for spring 13.
N Brown like-for-likes up 2%
Home shopping group N Brown like-for-likes rose 2% in the 19 weeks to January 7.
Web shoppers vote for more size views
Shoppers want to see images of different-sized models wearing a product when buying fashion online, according to a new study of more than 2,000 UK adult consumers.
Esska relaunches website in a bid to increase sales
Young fashion footwear brand Esska has relaunched its UK website as it looks to drive 10% of its total turnover from its online business by 2013.
Online shopping spree leads to delivery chaos
A seasonal online shopping spree has resulted in a delivery logjam after a leading courier company failed to cope with demand.
Aurora bolsters online team
Aurora Fashions has made four high-profile appointments across its Warehouse, Coast and Oasis chains to improve design, marketing and ecommerce functions.
Clarks aims to double mobile traffic with QR codes roll-out
Clarks will put QR codes in all of its shop windows next year following the launch of its m-commerce site at the end of last month.
One in 10 online sales made via click and collect
One in 10 online sales are made via click and collect, according to figures from ecommerce trade body IMRG.
Daily Round Up: Sales Tracker, Clarks Originals, The Style Standard, Milan Fashion Week, The Original Car Shoe, US sales, Francois Lesage
From around the web and the nationals
Lacoste to overhaul SEO strategy
Casualwear brand Lacoste is overhauling its online search strategy, ahead of European expansion of its ecommerce business next year.
Sharp growth in online shopping is levelling off
The sharp growth in online shopping is levelling off, according to research based on the transactions of 39m customers across 205 home shopping brands over the last five years.
Daily Round up: Karl Lagerfeld, Façonnable, Jack & Jones, D&G, Rachel Bilson, Alexander McQueen, Henry Holland
From around the web and the nationals.
Jaeger launches transactional mobile site
Premium retailer Jaeger is targeting an 80% increase in mobile sales with the launch of its new mobile-optimised transactional site.
IMAGE GALLERY: Valentino to launch virtual museum
Valentino will open up his archive of 5,000 images of dresses, illustrations and photographs plus 95 fashion show videos to the public, as a downloadable desktop application next month.
House of Holland reality app brings magazine to life
British designer Henry Holland has released a smart phone app that turns a magazine cover into a moving catwalk.
Online debut for Common Sons
Men’s knitwear label Common Sons, which debuted for autumn 11 and manufactures all of its heritage-inspired product in the UK, launches a full transactional website tomorrow at www.commonsons.co.uk.
Galliano launches first online store
Luxury label Galliano has launched its first official online store, a newspaper themed website, providing customers with the opportunity to buy the brand online.
Drapers Fashion Summit
First-day delegates’ of this year’s Drapers Fashion Summit discuss some of the key topic, translating products for international markets; the future of retail and what makes a brand.
Festive mobile spend estimated at £6.9bn
Almost a quarter of shoppers plan to buy Christmas presents using a smartphone or tablet, according to research released this week.
H&M, Burberry and Macy's launch on Google+
H&M, Macy’s, Burberry are the first fashion brands to launch on Google social network business offering, Google Pages, launched last night.
Missguided to launch first TV campaign
Fast fashion etailer Missguided is to launch its first television campaign to promote the retailers Christmas party collections.
Shop Direct hires former Clarks finance director Mark McMenemy
Shop Direct has hired former Clarks group finance director Mark McMenemy.
River Island launches international shipping
Young fashion retailer River Island has introduced international shipping from its website from today (November 1).
My-Wardrobe hunts for chief executive as it looks to global markets
Premium etailer My-Wardrobe is looking for a chief executive to take the company to international markets, according to reports.
Fenn Wright Manson’s Hollins joins Asos as trading director
Online giant Asos has hired Fenn Wright Manson interim merchandising director Maria Hollins as its new trading director.
Luxury brands missing out on mobile sales
Luxury fashion brands could be missing out on sales via m-commerce with new research suggesting that there is an appetite for buying luxury goods via mobile phones.
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Shop Direct to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses
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Cocosa to bring down membership wall
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Republic expands multi-channel offer
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Marks & Spencer appoints non-exec director and launches French website
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Brand Alley sales soar 70%
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East rolls out iPad purchase system
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Giorgio Armani launches online global flagship
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Marks & Spencer to recruit 200 graduates
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EBay launches ad campaign to promote its Fashion Outlet
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Tesco to open online clothing delivery to international markets
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Online retail searches rise 35% in the third quarter
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Figleaves in profit but N Brown warns confidence is waning
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First glimpse of House of Fraser click and collect store
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N Brown warns of declining consumer sentiment despite profit jump
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Minnies Boutique website launches - and crashes
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Freya’s relaunched website focuses on interactivity
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Ebay director moves to senior adviser role
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Facebook to develop personalisation on retailers' websites
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New Look boosts mobile with new app
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TOWIE boutique apologies for website's failure to launch
