News roundup—Argos, Firebox, Prezzybox, and more


  • The logo isn’t the only thing changing at Argos,
    according to
    The Times.
    Among other things, it will install kiosks
    specifically for its online “check and reserve”
    orders.
  • Several direct marketers shared their Christmas results with
    IMRG. Gadgets mailer
    Firebox.com enjoyed a “record-breaking”
    December, with sales up 31 percent from December 2008. Gifts
    merchant Prezzybox.com saw year-on-year December sales
    jump 57 percent, due largely to increased marketing and “an
    aggressive product-pricing policy”. Online Christmas season
    sales at electricals merchant Pixmania.com rose 15 percent
    from the previous year.
  • A sign of the importance of the US market to Boden’s
    business: The fashion cataloguer now presents its apparel in US
    sizing, rather than UK sizing, on its Stateside website.

  • The Times
    sings the praises of lingerie cataloguer
    Bravissimo, which caters to voluptuous women.

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