Monthly Archives: January 2012

VOGUE.COM UK Editor Dolly Jones reveals all about Online Fashion Week

Last December VOGUE.COM UK hosted a week of special content and exclusives in conjunction with online fashion and luxury retailers. We caught up with Editor Dolly Jones to discuss her brainchild, Online Fashion Week, and to find out if it …

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Poll: Who will be next to follow Kiddicare with a bricks-and-mortar presence?

This poll has now closed. Take part in our new poll. RESULTS: ASOS 45% Net A Porter 21% Play.com 17% The Hut Group 14% Ocado 3%

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Poll: Will UK online retailers adopt payment on delivery?

This poll has now closed. Click here to vote in our new poll. According to Retail Week online retailer Play.com, owned by the Japanese Rakuten group, is considering introducing payment on delivery. We asked whether you agreed or disagreed with …

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Del Huse from Oakley Capital talks private equity deals in online retail and digital media

Del Huse is a Managing Director at Oakley Capital Private Equity, a mid market private equity fund operating in the UK and Europe. More high value deals, like Kiddicare and Wiggle, to come in 2012 Oakley keen to acquire or …

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Profiled: James Bailey, Pleasefund.us

James Bailey is the founder of Pleasefund.us a crowdfunding website for creatives in music, film, fashion, technology and publishing. One of the most important things to remember when being a boss is… that you have to lead by example. You …

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The Hut Group Director Daniel Crown has £50m turnover ambition for Lookfantastic.com

Just over a year ago, The Hut Group acquired Daniel Crown’s online beauty empire, Lookfantastic, for £19.4m. As well as continuing to run the website, he also sits on the board of the Hut Group. Turnover target of £50m Foray …

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Poll: Who do you think will own ASOS ten years from now?

This poll has now closed. Click here to vote in our new poll. RESULTS It will remain a public limited company with shareholders (as currently operating) – 45% A non-UK pureplay retailer (e.g. Amazon, eBay) – 23% A technology company …

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M-Commerce Pecha Kucha – Video – Part 1

Gabrielle Hase (Soleberry), Nick Lisher (Mydeco) and Richard Yeo (Digital Property Group) feature in the first of a series of videos by Cranberry Panda from the Ecommerce UK M-Commerce Pecha Kucha event. Gabrielle Hase, Director at Soleberry Advisory, presents her …

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Directors Of .COM Online Fashion Dinner – December 2011

Directors Of .COM Online Fashion Dinner – December 2011 Directors Of .COM Online Fashion Dinner in association with Chiswell Street Dining Rooms, London, EC1Y 4SA. Find out more at http://www.chiswellstreetdining.com Leaders in fashion e-commerce came together at the Directors Of …

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Matt Davies on exploiting chaos and huge growth for travel website Directferries.co.uk

Matt Davies is a man who means business. The tourism side of his and his father’s freight enterprise was established in 1999 with the birth of Direct Ferries Ltd. The website Directferries.co.uk was launched in 2002. £46.5m turnover 13% year-on-year …

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