Monthly Archives: December 2009

eBay, Fashionair and Shini Park among winners of Online Fashion Awards

Handbag.com has announced the results of its 2009 Online Fashion Awards. Online only brands awarded include eBay.co.uk, Fashionair, Park & Cube and ASOS. eBay was voted Best Vintage Site, Simon Fuller’s venture Fashionair took Best Innovation and Shini Park, part …

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Meet Guy Hipwell, Managing Director at Liberty.co.uk

Guy Hipwell joined Liberty in 2007 having previously headed up merchandising and home shopping at Harrods. He currently sits on the advisory board of the 2010 Drapers/Retail Week E-commerce Summit. My role at Liberty involves… a fairly broad remit. I …

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Meet Sorcha Harriman-Smith, Creative Director at Childrensalon.com

Sorcha Harriman-Smith is the creative behind Childrensalon.com, the go to website for children’s designer clothing. My job involves… overseeing and driving forward our creative and marketing departments. It’s a very diverse role and can change a lot depending on the …

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Fashshot teams up with Virgin Media for The Fashshot Studio launch

Fashshot.com teams up with Virgin Media as it promotes online fashion video service for retailers. Fashshot.com, the leading supplier of fashion e-commerce photography, this week showcases the first episode of its format ‘The Fashshot Studio’ in partnership with Virgin Media. …

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Meet Fadi Shuman, Co-Founder of Pod1

Fadi Shuman is one of the most well respected entrepreneurs in online fashion. In 2001 he co-founded Pod1, which designs and develops e-commerce websites for brands such as Anya Hindmarch, Reiss and Coast. He is also behind another creative e-commerce …

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Matches recruiting eShop Manager

As part of growing its online retail presence luxury retailer Matches is understood to be searching for an eShop manager. The Online Fashion Agency believes the company, which has thirteen stores across London, is looking for a candidate with at …

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How to manage e-fulfilment

By Claire Muir of e-fulfilment services provider Amethyst Group Essentially, there are 5 core warehousing tasks, receipt, putaway, storage, pick & pack, and returns. Understand the level of service quality you would like to achieve in each area. Create a clear …

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Meet Kristine Kirby, Home Shopping Director at Fat Face

Kristine Kirby recently joined Fat Face as Home Shopping Director after leaving Lipsy. Kristine sits on the judging panel for the Drapers Etail Awards 2010. My role at Fat Face involves… lots of stuff! I oversee our ecommerce and catalogue …

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Brand Alley releases viral video

Last month The Online Fashion Agency reported Brand Alley would be undergoing a revamp. The private sale website unveiled its new look this week with the help of a viral video.

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Award for retailer with ‘best delivery’

Snow Valley is to accompany its annual delivery report with an award ceremony. Each year the e-commerce service provider places orders with over 100 online retailers to monitor the fulfilment process. The retailer deemed to have the ‘very best delivery …

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What is e-fulfilment?

By Claire Muir of e-fulfilment services provider Amethyst Group E-fulfilment is everything that happens between the customer hitting the ‘buy’ button and the moment they get their hands on the goods. E-fulfilment is the customer experience. Of course it’s important …

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How’s your email marketing doing?

Last week on my Drapers blog I asked the question ‘What’s happening to email marketing?’ Prompted by the many discussions I had been having with marketers in the industry it was clear the trend for open and click through rates …

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