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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A popular bridal shop is going out of business. The House of Fashion Bridal Salon has been a Sacramento staple for nearly 60 years but will close its doors for good next month. After nearly six decades the shop will be closing its doors for good in a little over a month and they say customers switching to online shopping is part of the reason why. David Murai owns House of Fashion with his wife and said his mother-in-law started the business in 1959 at 38th and J. Murai has seen generations of brides combining the racks…
Croatia has a little problem. It seems domestic online retailers aren’t as popular as retailers from abroad: three quarters of Croatian online buyers shop in foreign web shops. It’s not that consumers don’t have faith in local retailers, as 83% of Croatians trust such stores. It may have to do more with the lack of marketing and a limited online product range.…
The Steinhoff-owned value retailer will wind down its ecommerce site over the next few months, but still retain an online presence. “The amount of customers wasn’t that great that were using it [the website] as a proposition and the amount of returning customers wasn’t as high as we would have liked to have seen” Barry Williams, Poundland trading director Poundland’s ecommerce service was launched in September 2015, offering around 2,000 items. Delivery cost £4 on orders under £50. Speaking exclusively to Retail Week today, Poundland trading director Barry Williams said the decision was part of a “tidying…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Homebase runs Britain’s worst online shop, according to a new survey. Consumers found the DIY retailer’s site difficult to navigate and not always up to date with stock information, according to a poll of more than 10,000 people by Which? One disgruntled customer told the consumer group that Homebase’s “unattractive site is not very clear”. The struggling DIY chain, which was bought for just £1 earlier this year, confirmed in August that it…