Category: InternetRetailing
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Do stars shine brighter against a dark sky? [Editorial comment from November 2008’s Internet Retailing Magazine]
This article appeared in November 2008’s edition of Internet Retailing Magazine. After the buzz and positive atmosphere at the InternetRetailing 2008 Conference, Ian Jindal considers the role of ecommerce in a hostile and uncertain period for retailers: can etail’s star shine undimmed? There’s a stunned and bruised feeling in retail. Not so much as a…
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Going for Gold [Editorial comment from the August 2008 Internet Retailing Magazine]
Having won a temporary pass from IR Towers to a seaside retreat with cable TV, Ian Jindal is watching Olympic synchronised diving as the rain beats against the windows and thinking of peak season…The Olympics are an extraordinary event. Not solely for the obvious (and barely-understood) commitment and expertise of the athletes but for the…
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From destination to distribution – new paradigms for the networked customer [Editorial in July 2008’s Internet Retailing]
This was my Editorial from the July 2008 issue of Internet Retailing magazine. The paradigm of the web channel being a vast shop with elastic walls has run its course. As Ian Jindal packs his bucket and spade for the summer holidays, he considers a new etailing paradigm: active selling in the network age. Retailers…
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E-consultancy.com’s Graduate Academy
This is a great idea. It’s become axiomatic that there’s a skills-shortage in ecommerce, but a less-well documented problem with the explosion in ecommerce is the lack of entry-level, junior skills. Such has been the growth that experienced ecommerce people are now looking at senior management paygrades, but there’s not been the investment within companies…
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“99% pregnant” – misleading percentages in retail (Editorial from Internet Retailing Magazine, February 2008).
InternetRetailing‘s Editor in Chief, Ian Jindal, has been shopping hard this month and his experience at the sharp end of retail (handing over cash, rather than writing strategies) has made him ponder how retailers should respond to anticipated ‘percentage declines’ in sales.Thanks to client engagements your Editor in Chief has had the opportunity to pound…
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iGoogle “UK Retail” tab, featuring Internet Retailing
Google has recently added a “UK Retail” resource to its iGoogle offering. This is more than a collection of retail-specific feeds from the existing Google database. Google has worked directly with key information providers to ensure that the feeds provided are relevant, correctly formatted, useful for retail ‘watchers’ and provide a good mass of information.…