E-consultancy - Steve Borges's Blog

Fashion - The Final Frontier

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:32:00 UT

I speak to lots of fashion retailers and find that many remain unconvinced that there is a robust case to invest in a transactional website for their business.

I realise this is an anathema to E-consultancy regulars, but the fact is that, if a well-established offline retailer looks at a potential e-commerce channel as a standalone business, the case can look less than compelling.

A lesson from America

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:43:00 UT

In�last week's post, I misquoted Terry Duddy when he predicted (and this is the corrected version) that online retail sales wouldn't�be much more than 10-15% of total UK retail sales by 2015 � my apologies Terry.

With my fingers somewhat burnt, I thought I�d play it safe this week and take a quick look at what�s being said in the US about online sales, now and in the future, to see if this helps inform the debate in the UK.

Jessops launches reserve and collect service

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:45:00 UT

I noticed today that Jessops has quietly launched a reserve online and�collect at�store�service on�its site, following in the footsteps of Argos, PC World, Currys and Comet.