River Island to open first Swedish Store , News of Apparel and Accessories, River Island, Swedish store, fashion retailer, River Island spokesperson, Clas Ohlson in the shopping centre. Virgin Megastore to expand in the Gulf , News of Promotional Products, Virgin Megastore France, Butler Capital Partners, online presence, Virgin Megastore Middle East, stores in Qatar.
The entertainment retailer, Virgin Megastore Middle East, has geared up for an expansion in the Gulf with the proposed extension of four stores by 2015, according to Gulf News.
It is also set to launch its store at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall in November 2014 - a new market for the company - with at least two stores in Qatar. The retailer currently holds 14 stores, of which six are in the Gulf region and eight in its top market region that accounts for 45 per cent of sales, the UAE - other regions include Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan. Its Gulf business’ president, Nisreen Shocair, told Gulf news that the company expects its revenue to climb by 15 per cent in 2014. Virgin Megastore Middle East has reduced the volumes of its CDs and DVDs as its consumers go online to purchase goods. However, the firm has dedicated greater space in stores to vinyl records due to strong demand by consumers, especially among their younger customers.
Tata Docomo offer Wi-Fi services in AC Executive buses of Kolkata , News of Computers and Networking, Tata Docomo, telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, Wi-Fi services in AC Executive, Tata Docomo logo. Tata Docomo, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Limited has announced that it will offer Wi-Fi services in AC Executive buses of Kolkata.
The service in its pilot phase is available on two routes plying on Airport- Tollygunge (via Sector V) and Barasat – Chetla (via Airport- to exide- to Rasbihari avenue) depending upon consumer response will be extended to other routes as well. Commuters travelling on these routes can avail free connectivity for duration of 15 minutes. Buses offering this service will be carrying Tata Docomo logo on their body and will have the details of log in process on the back of every seat. Users can either A) Scan QR code or B) Tap for NFC connectivity- to receive password. The phone number of the commuter’s smartphone will work as the registration gateway and they will get the password as an SMS on phone. CarTrade.com has launches a new campaign with a TVC , News of Promotional Products, CarTrade.com, campaign with a TVC, consumer struggles, Mumbai-based online platform.
CarTrade.com, portal for new and used cars has launched a new campaign starting with a TVC which positions the site as the ultimate address for buying a car, whether old or new.
This campaign is focused on choice and it emphasizes on how a vast range of cars are available on CarTrade.com. The ad is inspired from the insight that every consumer struggles to arrive at a choice. It fulfills both rational and emotional needs of a customer and more often than not, the consumer ends up compromising one for the other, due to the paucity of options or time to search for those options.
The ad shows a consumer’s heart and mind debating whether to choose a car that the heart is set on or the one that makes more practical sense. Further the TVC shows how CarTrade.com’s USP is that it gives customers all the information on cars available in the market today across models, brands and manufacturers. Vodafone India has teamed up with Disney India to launch Vodafone Games and Apps , News of Computers and Networking, Vodafone India,major telecommunications service, Disney India, Vodafone Games, Chief Commercial Officer,mobile internet users.
Vodafone India, one of India’s major telecommunications service providers, has teamed up with Disney India’s Interactive business to launch Vodafone Games and Apps.
Vodafone Games and Apps powered by Disney India’s Interactive business will offer customers games and apps on both feature and smart phones. Through this association, Disney India will service the complete content catalogue along with the portal for this offering. Via this portal, consumers will gain access to apps and games like Where's My Water? Celine has opens new 600-square-metre flagship store in London , News of Shoes and Accessories, flagship store in Mayfair, shoes and ready-to-wear, Celines design team, flagship store in London. H and M has been awarded the World Most Ethical Company , News of Apparel and Accessories, World Most Ethical Company, firms in the fashion industry, fashion firm,Ethisphere Institute,firms in the fashion industry. Boohoo.com has extended contract with e-commerce firm Venda , News of Apparel and Accessories, Fast fashion retailer Boohoo.com, e-commerce firm Venda, expand into new markets,important element of our growth strategy, international markets, international.
Fast fashion retailer Boohoo.com has extended its contract with e-commerce firm Venda as it seeks to expand into new markets.
Boohoo, which is preparing an imminent float on the alternative investment market (AIM), is aiming to raise its international profile to support impressive sales growth. “International expansion is an important element of our growth strategy. In the last year, our active customer base has doubled to over two million, with many of our new customers coming from international markets,” said Carol Kane, Joint CEO of boohoo.com. Venda’s cloud-based platform has supported boohoo.com to scale up its services. Warehouse open a new flagship store on Oxford Street , News of Apparel and Accessories, Fashion retailer Warehouse, flagship store on Oxford Street, lounge environment, outstanding customer service. Fashion retailer Warehouse will open a new wi-fi enabled flagship store on Oxford Street on 1st March 2014 as it embraces an omni-channel approach to retailing.
The £1m store offers multiple payment and delivery options, a suite of fully transactional iPads as well as a private VIP room. “A store on Oxford Street has long been an ambition for the brand,” said Paula Stewart, Warehouse Brand Director. The company said that “outstanding customer service” is at the heart of the proposition and added that most of the upper mezzanine floor would be dedicated to a “lounge environment” where customers can browse and buy products then and there. Liz Evans, CEO Oasis and Warehouse said: “264 Oxford Street gives us a great opportunity to showcase the Warehouse brand to our international franchise partners.” Warehouse currently trades from a total of 420 stores in 33 countries, with a further 20 new international stores planned for this year.
eBay announces acquire PhiSix Fashion Labs , News of Promotional Products, Online shopping Portal, PhiSix Fashion Labs,chief executive officer Jonathan Su, spanning computational geometry, virtual reality, physical simulation. Online shopping and auction giant eBay announced February 19 that it has acquired PhiSix Fashion Labs, a San Francisco Bay Area-based computer-graphics company that has developed 3D technology to streamline clothes buying for consumers.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PhiSix was co-founded by chief executive officer Jonathan Su, who has a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University; and chief technical officer Jatin Chhugani, who has a bachelor’s degree in technology in computer science and engineering from the IIT-Delhi and a Ph.D. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. Chhugani has collaborated with major special effects houses Disney, Industrial Light + Magic, and Dreamworks on physical simulations. The Indian American was also a finalist for the 2012 Gordon Bell award in high-performance computing.
Su and his three-person team will join eBay’s Innovation and New Ventures group to focus on ways to transform retail, the company said. Mulberry opens second British factory in Somerset with Nick Clegg , News of Promotional Products, Luxury leather fashion, accessories brand Mulberry, British factory in Somerset, Prime Minister Nick Clegg, international fashion brand. Luxury leather fashion and accessories brand Mulberry last week celebrated the opening of its second British factory in Somerset with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
The new factory, named The Willows after the area’s history of basket making in Somerset, will double Mulberry’s UK production capacity. The latest addition to Mulberry’s burgeoning fashion empire was funded by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, which also provided a £2.5 million grant to help recruitment and training costs. Once it’s at full capacity, the new site will employ more than 300 full time craftsmen.
Commenting at the launch, Clegg, said: “This new Mulberry factory is a major boost to the economy of the area, creating hundreds of new jobs thanks to this Government’s Regional Growth Fund. Mulberry is an international fashion brand based in Somerset and I am pleased that the Government is able to offer assistance to help them expand. Kenneth Cole first brand to use Google Glass to market its products , News of Apparel and Accessories, American clothing designer, clothing designer Kenneth Cole, Google Glass to market, wearable technology. American clothing designer Kenneth Cole has become the first brand to use Google Glass to market its products.
The campaign, titled ’21 Days, 21 Deeds’ invites the public to complete a daily deed every day for three weeks, share their achievements on Google Glass and #manupformankind. Examples of deeds include overtipping a waitress, taking a photo for a tourist and picking up rubbish and is aiming to attract attention to Kenneth Cole’s new ‘Mankind’ fragrance. Currently only a few thousand people own a Google Glass which has a 5 megapixel build-in camera with 720p video capture. The wearable tech category is currently emerging but has been met with excitement from retailers such as Dixons Retail and Argos who brand it “great technology.” The news comes as Ring managed to raise almost £500k through Kickstarter. Zoomin.com has launches Photo Prints mobile app for Android and Windows platforms , News of Cell Phones, Zoomin.com online service, digital photos, camera-enabled mobile phones, camera enabled smartphones, cash on delivery, credit card, debit card, net ba. Zoomin.com, an online service which lets users to store, share, and print their digital photos has launched Photo Prints, a mobile app for Android and Windows platforms.
This app will let users print photos directly from their phone and have them delivered anywhere in India. An iOS version of Photo Prints is expected soon. Sunny Balijepalli, Founder and CEO, Zoomin.com, said, “The ubiquity of camera-enabled mobile phones has made everyone a photographer. Our phones constantly buzz with notifications from photos being shared on Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. Retail and consumer innovation hub launches in Central London , News of Promotional Products, Retail and consumer innovation hub, digital innovation in the retail sector, Richard Mergler, Lauren Bowker, e-commerce businesses. Retail and consumer innovation hub TrueStart has launched as digital innovation in the retail sector continues to accelerate. The hub, located in Victoria, London, plans to bring together start-ups and larger companies who are seeking to disrupt any aspect of the retail or consumer landscape such as data analytics, retail innovation, supply chain and advertising technology.
Richard Mergler, co-founder of TrueStart, said: “We are committed to finding and supporting innovative businesses and ideas that have genuine potential to shape the future of the retail and consumer industries.” The first entrant into the hub is The Unseen - a start-up founded by Lauren Bowker which integrates electronic and chemical elements into materials which can change the colour of garments.
Frank Meehan - an ex-board director for Siri and Spotify who co-founded a start-up hub in Asia - gave a speech on digital transformation at the launch. Pop-up shops to launches at the end of April at tube stations , News of Promotional Products, Pop-up shops at tube stations, Transport for London, pop-up store, retail space on South Molton Street. Pop-up shops will be rolled out across tube stations as Transport for London uses its vacant retail space for new purposes.
Old Street, Piccadilly Circus, Baker Street, St James’ Park will feature pop-ups for millions of people who use the tube every day. The short-term letting deal, struck up with online property agency Appear Here, will begin with 15 spaces at pop-up capital Old Street and launches at the end of April. “Pop-up shops have proved extremely popular for us,” explained Graeme Craig, Director of Commercial Development for TfL. “The partnership will enable us to make the most of our retail assets whilst generating revenue we can reinvest into improving the transport network.” Appear Here says annual footfall at Old Street is 23m a year, while Piccadilly station is an impressive 43m. House of Fraser is discuss with a Chinese multi-millionaire to sell the business , News of Promotional Products, Premium department store group, House of Fraser, Chinese multi-millionaire to sell, Chinese conglomerate Sanpower, retail estate. Premium department store group House of Fraser is in discussions with a Chinese multi-millionaire to sell the business for £450m.
The proposed takeover, first reported by the Sunday Times, was tabled by the Chinese conglomerate Sanpower founded by Yuan Yafei. Sanpower owns one of China’s oldest and largest department stores – the Nanjing Xinjiekou - which was the first ever company in Nanjing to be publically listed. Yafei has built a business across retail estate, retail and technology sectors. The group, which trades from 61 stores in the UK and Ireland, has been considering a possible initial public share offering and ended talks with French business Galarie Lafayette in January. House of Fraser refused to comment but a Sanpower spokesperson confirmed that talks were ongoing. Technology entrepreneur joins takealot.com , News of Computers and Networking, Willem van Biljon, online retailer takealot.com,chief technology officer, Cape Town head office,SA market leader,Tiger Global Management.
Willem van Biljon has joined South Africa's online retailer takealot.com as co-CEO and chief technology officer. A seasoned technology entrepreneur, Van Biljon co-founded Mosaic Software, the creators of the Postilion payment system, and was one of the leaders that built Amazon's EC2 cloud service and Nimbula. Willem van Biljon Commenting on van Biljon's appointment, co-CEO Kim Reid said: "We are thrilled to have someone of Willem's stature, a takealot.com board member since August 2011, join us in an executive capacity in our Cape Town head office. He has a world-class technical background paired with serious business acumen making him ideal to join our team and contribute to taking takealot.com from a challenger brand to SA market leader in online retail".
Says van Biljon: "Having been on the board and watching how the business has accelerated over the last two and half years, has given me the inside track on the future potential of takealot.com. Kalahari.com launches mobile logo , News of Cell Phones, mobile shoppers, mobile-friendly logo, heaper smartphones on the market, Caren Genthner-Kappesz, CEO of kalahari.com, mobile shopping revolution in SA. To cater for the increasing number of mobile shoppers, kalahari.com has created a new mobile-friendly logo. More than 40% of its customers shop on their mobile phones and the site expects the number to grow.
Kalahari.com's new logo South Africa ranks 5th globally on mobile data usage and, with the launch of cheaper smartphones on the market, this number is expected to increase. "The future of e-commerce in this country is in mobile. In many established markets, upwards of 40% of online purchases are made on mobile devices and we expect South Africa to follow this trend. PriceCheck and MTN extend m-commerce deal to Nigeria , News of Computers and Networking, PriceCheck CEO, MTN Group Chief Commercial Officer, Pieter Verkade, decision making process,mobile phone market in Africa, African environment,mobile payment integrat. Metail24.com arises from rubybox.co.za success , News of Health and Beauty, online beauty community, Sylvia Gruber, metail24.com CEO, online discount beauty club.
The online beauty community, rubybox.co.za, has expanded its operations, following a majority investment from 24.com (a subsidiary of Naspers' Media24) in September last year. metail24.com CEO, Sylvia Gruber A parent company, metail24.com has been created. This extension will house rubybox.co.za, manbox.co.za, a monthly men's subscription box specialising in grooming and lifestyle products launched in January 2014 and the recently created fab4less.co.za, an online discount beauty club geared at the ethnic, female market, which gives members access to discounts of up to 60%. The new company will focus on building and commercialising its respective communities through curated product offerings. E-commerce stores - Tips for choosing the right products , News of Computers and Networking, e-commerce store, Newspapers and magazines, Product directories, Competitors.
The first thing you need to do before opening an e-commerce store is to decide what exactly you want to sell. In addition, you need to figure out how you will access these products. With the myriad of options to choose from, finding the right products to sell can be a very frustrating task. Here are some things you need to consider when deciding what to sell in your e-commerce store. Sony TV sales increased by sports programming , News of Electronics, Sony TV, Sony TV sales, TV Sony, Sports Programming,Winter Olympic Games,World Cup. COS launched US e-commerce site , News of Apparel and Accessories, Collection of Style, US e-commerce site, e-commerce sites, focusing on style, US website for COS, H&M group. Primark Is Set To Launch In America , News of Apparel and Accessories, favourite budget, high street retailer,stateside store in Boston,Massachusettes in 2015,Penneys in Dublin, US market, UK stores.
Mary Katrantzou announced a new collaboration with sportswear giant Adidas , News of Apparel and Accessories, London-based designer, Mary Katrantzou, sportswear giant Adidas, footwear for Adidas. London-based designer Mary Katrantzou has announced a new collaboration with sportswear giant Adidas. Katrantzou will design a capsule collection of clothes and footwear for Adidas originals women’s collection for autumn 2014, focusing on her signature hyper-colour and kaleidoscopic patterns. “I grew up, like so many other kids around the world, wearing adidas trainers and I'm really excited about bringing my vision to such a global brand,” said Mary. “They have a fantastic heritage and their ability to innovate in sportswear makes them the perfect partner for us to work with in this market.” Set for a November launch, it’s thought the collaboration could be part of a long-term partnership for the German sportswear brand. Speaking to Vogue, global creative director of Adidas’ sport style division Dirk Schoenberger said it would be a merging of “exceptional talent”.
Temperley launches first collection for the UK high street at John Lewis , News of Apparel and Accessories, UK high street at John Lewis, John Lewis stores, John Lewis customers, Alice Temperley, exclusive brand. After ten years of the quintessentially British brand, Temperley will now launch its first collection for the UK high street at John Lewis. Named Somerset after designer Alice Temperley’s home county, the 60-piece collection will launch in John Lewis stores and online on 4 September, along with a campaign staring Lily Donaldson. Smiggle to opens a new store in Brighton , News of Apparel and Accessories, shopping centre in Brightonm,Australian stationary retailer Smiggle,store in Stratford Westfield,Group general manager,shopping centres Reading Oracle,Kingston Bentall Centre. Australian stationary retailer Smiggle has opened a new store at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton as it continues its expansion across the UK.
The store, which sells colourful stationary for 6-13 year-olds, will mark the firms first opening outside London after opening its first store in Stratford Westfield last month. The firm has signed a 10-year lease for the 900 sq ft unit positioned between Zara Home and T.H. Luxury brand IRO to open a flagship store in Brompton Cross , News of Apparel and Accessories, French fashion brand, 10 stores across the USA, flagship store in Brompton Cross, central London retail team. Luxury brand IRO is to open a flagship store in Brompton Cross, West London as it joins a host of high-end retailers in the area.
Kelly Slater announces to launch new lifestyle brand , News of Promotional Products, professional surfer Kelly Slater, luxury conglomerate Kering,longstanding brand ambassador, Having worked with Quiksilver for more than 23 years, world-famous professional surfer Kelly Slater has announced he will leave the sports brand to focus on a new partnership with luxury conglomerate Kering. A statement on Slater’s Facebook page explained how the athelete would embark on a “new journey” with the French holding company also known for its Gucci, Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Volcom brands: “For years I've dreamt of developing a brand that combines my love of clean living, responsibility and style.
The inspiration for this brand comes from the people and cultures I encounter in my constant global travels and this is my opportunity to build something the way I have always wanted to. So I am excited to tell you that I’ve chosen The Kering Group as a partner. They share my values and have the ability to support me in all of my endeavours.” Online bathroom retailer Plumbworld to launch national TV and print ad campaign , News of Promotional Products, Online bathroom retailer Plumbworld, Big brands, James Hickman, managing director, huge marketing budget. Online bathroom retailer Plumbworld has revealed its “no-nonsense” approach to business in a new advert. House of Fraser is discuss with a Chinese multi-millionaire to sell the business , News of Promotional Products, Premium department store group, House of Fraser, Chinese multi-millionaire to sell, Chinese conglomerate Sanpower, retail estate.