Home Retail Group, the parent of Argos and Homebase, has appointed a managing director for its recently acquired home furnishings brand Habitat. Clare Askem, who was previously director of strategic development at Home Retail, steps into the role with accountability for the management of the Habitat UK business, including the three flagship stores and website.
In a project dubbed the “virtual collection tin”, secret-sales website BrandAlley has become the first major online retailer to take part in Cancer Research’s Give Change Make Change campaign. The initiative allows BrandAlley shoppers to round up their bill at the checkout, enabling them to donate their “spare change” to the four founding charities: British Red Cross, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, WWF and Cancer Research UK.
London-based online retailer ASOS has launched an Australian website offering customer pricing in Australian dollars, localised content, free shipping and local returns. International online sales now account for more than half of the company’s total turnover.
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