Posts filed under 'Online Retailing'
Regular readers will notice that over the past few weeks we’ve been giving the www.polo-shirts.co.uk website an update and makeover. We’ve decided on an excellent new look - going from this:
To this:
But the real reason for our new appearance is that we’ve been working hard to please our customers. Now you’ll find it even easier to locate what you’re looking for and to place your orders with the minimum of fuss. We’d love to hear your comments on our new look!
August 7th, 2008
Hitwise has announced that www.polo-shirts.co.uk was a Hitwise Top 10 Award winner for the quarter April - June 2008.
During this period, www.polo-shirts.co.uk ranked in the top ten based on market share of visits among all United Kingdom websites in the Hitwise Shopping and Classifieds - Wholesale and Relationship Sales industry. The Hitwise Top 10 Award recognises websites from over 160 industries that are leaders in their industry. To learn more about Hitwise and the Top 10 awards visit http://www.hitwise.co.uk/contact-us/top-ten-awards.php
July 31st, 2008
This is the question that www.nosymbolrequired.co.uk asked.
And the answer?
Well, it was http://www.saftag.com which was given an overall rating of 5 stars, another 5 stars for item quality, 4 stars for item value and 5 stars for item fit and sizing.
Mark Wallace, who conducted the review said, ‘I have had difficulty in the past sourcing good enough organic cotton t-shirts which will hold the reputation of my company. I used anvil organic tees for a while, which were in the correct price range, however they didn’t stand the test of time. SAF t-shirts are good quality, are not prone to misshaping after washing, and are easy to print on. The feel of the fabric is far superior to any other organic cotton tee I have managed to get my hands on. The sizes are acceptable and what you would expect. The colours are vibrant and also last well when washing.
His only quibble?
He wants to know when SAF will be bringing out a yellow tee!
White organic T-shirt courtesy of SAF
July 14th, 2008
A French court has ordered eBay to pay 40 million euros to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton because the company didn’t do enough to stop sales of counterfeit goods on its site. The court decided that eBay had committed ‘serious errors’ in allowing the sales of fake LVMH goods, and had also violated the sales distribution network set up by Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior Couture and issued a cease and desist order, barring eBay from running advertisements for these perfume and cosmetic brands or risk a fine of 50.000 euros per day. The ruling also prohibits the sale of four perfume brands – Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givency and Guerlain.
eBay, the world’s largest online auctioneer, said it would lodge an appeal and said the decision was not a victory for copyright law. The appeal will be closely watched by a number of other brands including: Nike, Fred Perry, Lacoste, Burberry and Armani who all consider themselves to be victims of high volume counterfeit sales of their brands through eBay. The biggest area of counterfeiting, after perfumes and bags, is considered to be men’s casualwear, partly because men are not so good at spotting tiny differences in styling or logo that mark out knock-off goods.
Lacoste courtesy of mori chan
July 10th, 2008
We have been advised by several suppliers that prices are increasing. The products ranges affected are Kustom kit, Regatta and Gildan. We are holding our prices existing prices until 1st July, so if you want to avoid the price rises you can stock up now.
The reasons given for the increases are as follows:
- Increased production costs partly due to escalating oil prices.
- A weakening of Sterling.
- Increased distribution costs.
- Increased cotton prices.
- Appreciation of Chinese currency and rising Chinese labour costs.
We also stock thousands of items with discounted prices in our special offer section.
June 27th, 2008
Internet shopping has always suited men: it’s solitary, it involves technology, you can do it with food, drink or a cigarette in your hand and you don’t have to hang around outside waiting rooms while your girlfriend fights her way into something she’s going to ask your opinion on. And this happiness to shop from a computer has led to men outshopping women online for the first time, in the first quarter of 2008.
Internet clothing sales are booming: 36% of consumers who have internet access purchased clothes, footwear or accessories online in the last quarter of 2007, almost double the figure two years ago – making fashion second only to books as the most popular internet purchase. Shopping online works for men, because they get to play with technology: mouse and screen etc, and can do price comparison processes which are a large part of any male purchase. It’s only good, in the male mind, if you pay the most, or the least, for something, and never good if you actually have to traipse around the shops to find the cheapest!
Also, as every fashion-conscious wife knows, once a man finds a clothing item he really likes, he will tend to buy it over and over again and the internet is the perfect tool for that – he knows the size, he knows the colour and he knows he wants it delivered so there’s nothing left to do but click the mouse! But where is the new growth in garment retailing online coming from? Well, it’s the men who are interested in fashion, or at least in looking good, but who don’t live in a major city. Designer brands, unusual sizes and personalised clothing like monograms or tailoring the cut have all made internet fashion into a great resource for men.
Male fashion courtesy of defrost.ca
May 1st, 2008
The annual Printwear and Promotion Awards are designed to recognise outstanding garment industry achievements in the following areas:
- Technical Innovation Award
- Customer Service Award
- Environmental/Energy Saving Award
- Promotional Product of the Year
- Garment Decorator of the Year
- Manufacturer of the Year
- Distributor of the Year
The Quayside Group was established in 1995 and since then the business has become a leading supplier of wholesale clothing. All the business’s operations run on e-commerce-enabled express clothing platforms. The Quayside Group is proud to announce that it is a finalist in two categories in the Printwear & Promotion Awards.
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
(sponsored by: Screen Process & Digital Imaging magazine)
The judges noted that www.polo-shirts.co.uk uses its online Satisfaction Monitoring System (SMS) to understand its customer’s views on the service and the products it supplies. Customers are sent a post delivery online questionnaire to complete and upon its return, SMS gives www.polo-shirts.co.uk a unique understanding of its customers’ feelings. It provides the company with vital information and helps ensure Quayside is constantly offering an unbeatable product range and service.
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
The Judges noted that Quayside Clothing has used the power of the internet to offer total convenience, easy ordering and outstanding customer service through its web platforms, which distribute products from JHK, Fruit of the Loom, Stedman, Fanshirt, SAF Organic Clothing, and print materials from Grafityp. Its web ordering systems www.tradetag.co.uk and www.polo-shirts.co.uk both use sophisticated search technology to ensure customers are able to find and order the products they need - fast.
The Awards will be announced on Monday 3rd March at the NEC Birmingham.
