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Issue 352 7th January 2010
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Top Stories...
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HDN to buy DHL UK unit
Home Delivery Network (HDN) is acquiring the UK domestic parcel business of DHL, subject to regulatory approval. HDN intends to retain all employees and facilities. DHL plans to transfer the operations to HDN by the end of the first quarter of the year. The deal gives HDN an estimated 17 percent of the UK parcel business, compared with Royal Mail’s 30 percent market share. |
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Goodmusic.co.uk parent to revive Books etc
The online business of bankrupt bookseller Borders has been sold—but the Borders website will not be revived. The Capital Organisation acquired the Borders customer database along with the brand and website of sister brand Books etc, and it will add Books etc to its stable of websites, which include CD/DVD etailer Goodmusic.co.uk.
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Other news...
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Santa was good to Next...
Catalogue and web sales at Next for the 22 weeks to 24th December were up 6.8 percent from the previous year, and retail sales rose 4.6 percent, exceeding expectations. As a result Next has raised its full-year forecast of profit before tax to £490 million-£500 million; in November it had anticipated pretax profit of roughly £472 million.
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... And to M&S as well
Online sales at Marks & Spencer for the 13 weeks to Boxing Day were up 32 percent from the previous third quarter. Overall like-for-like sales were up nearly 2 percent. And after adjusting for the timing of its annual post-Christmas sale, the first day of which fell within the third quarter of 2008 but not that of 2009, “total UK sales were up over 3 percent”, according to a statement.
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Record Christmas sales for John Lewis...
Like-for-like sales at John Lewis for the five weeks to 2nd January were up 12.7 percent from the previous year and up 10.4 percent from the comparable period of 2007. Sales for the week before Christmas reached a record £112 million. For the 13 weeks to 2nd January like-for-likes were up 12.2 percent from the previous year.
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... And a strong showing for Shop Direct Group
At Shop Direct Group, the parent company of Woolworths, Littlewoods, and Very, sales for the six weeks to 1st January were up 6.3 percent on the previous year. What’s more, margin growth was “significantly ahead of sales growth” as a result of less clearance activity.
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More holiday sales figures
Among the 6,000 small and midsize etailers surveyed by shopping-cart provider ekmPowershop.com, sales in the run-up to Christmas 2009 rose roughly 23 percent from the previous year. Another survey, by ecommerce solutions provider Actinic, produced even rosier figures: The small and midsize online sellers it surveyed reported an average 42 percent increase in turnover for November and December 2009 compared with November and December 2008.
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Entry forms available now for ECMOD Awards!
The prestigious annual ECMOD awards will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on April 14th 2010. This popular event aims to recognise the hard work, flair and commitment of businesses in the catalogue and multi-channel sector. Entries are welcome from single, dual and multi-channel enterprises of all sizes and at all stages of development. There are categories for both B2B and B2C marketers. For more details about entries, table booking and sponsorship opportunities visit ecmod360.co.uk. You can now download the entry form here.
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Don't miss this month's exclusive Catalogue Exchange event!
Time is running out to secure your place at the first Catalogue Exchange event of 2010. This one off training day in Bristol will show delegates how to improve their web sales on a shoestring budget. Experts from the world of copywriting, SEO, analytics, usability and website design will be on hand to offer insights and advice. The event takes place on January 28th. Call the CatEx team now to book, on 0871 8555 545. Don't forget to book your place as well, for the CatEx New Year Detox in Twickenham on February 4th. Visit catalogueexchange.co.uk to see the full calendar of events.
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December Catalogue Log
Catalogue volume tailed off sharply in December, but the same wasn’t true of the number of promotional offers. For Catalogue e-business’s exclusive analysis of December’s catalogues, as well as of all 1,476 catalogues we received in 2009, visit catalog-biz.com.
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Coming up in Catalogue e-business magazine
- February issue: Double feature—catalogue design and branding AND a roundup of payment processing service providers.
- March issue: Double feature—database management AND customer feedback solutions.
To advertise, contact the Catalogue e-business sales team on 01271 866112 or at sales@catalog-biz.com. To subscribe, contact Jill Sweet on 01271 866221 or at subs@catalog-biz.com. |
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