Sainsbury’s new multichannel grocery platform from Salmon now fully live

· Heralded to be the largest grocery re-platform programme globally (based on revenue) · Annual online grocery sales already in excess of £1 billionWatford, London, 22 June 2014 – Salmon, the eCommerce digital agency, is pleased to announce that Sainsbury’s, the UK’s 3rd largest supermarket, is now fully live with its new multichannel grocery platform, www.sainsburys.co.uk  offering customers an even better, smarter and more intuitive shopping experience. Sainsbury’s have replaced their existing platform to help them realise their future

Salmon develop first B2B website for DFS

www.dfscontract.co.uk aims to provide a complete furniture solution for independent and large hotel groupsWatford, London, 30th April 2014 – Salmon , specialists in delivering eCommerce and multichannel solutions, has helped DFS, Britain’s biggest, most well-known sofa retailer and Curtis Furniture launch their first B2B website, DFS Contract.  Trade customers can now search the widest range of contract furniture in the UK at, www.dfscontract.co.uk DFS has over 44 years’ experience of designing, manufacturing and retailing upholstered furniture.  Together with

Salmon appoints new Head of Data Communications

Watford, London, 19th March 2014 – Salmon , specialists in delivering eCommerce and multichannel solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dom Chudleigh as Head of Data Communications. In his new role, Dom will be responsible for helping Salmon’s clients seize the opportunity in their data by building on the Salmon pedigree in eCommerce and developing a number of data services as an extension to Salmon’s offerings. Dom has worked in both agency and client side roles and he brings a unique understanding of the challenges faced when collaborating with

Salmon announces appointment of new Commercial Director

Salmon , specialists in delivering eCommerce and multichannel solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Iain Devine as its new Commercial Director from immediate effect. Iain will be responsible for contributing to Salmon’s overall strategy and increasing offerings to both existing and new clients.  Iain will oversee marketing, strategic business partnerships and sales and will report into Neil Stewart, Salmon’s CEO. Iain joins from IBM, where he has had various roles since 2001. His last role, which he held for 3 years, saw him responsible for

Premier Farnell announce their new global web platform developed by Salmon

Watford, London, February 20, 2014 – Salmon , the eCommerce digital agency, is pleased to announce that it has helped Premier Farnell , the world-leading distributor of electronic components and equipment, to implement a new global web platform serving Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. With multichannel sales at the heart of its global strategy, Premier Farnell has launched the new platform to enhance the customer experience and provide improved functionality across its transactional sites. The new platform, built

Salmon Wins 2014 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Smarter Commerce Solution

IBM Beacon Awards recognise IBM Business Partners for driving business value with smart, innovative solutionsSalmon Wins 2014 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Smarter Commerce Solution IBM Beacon Awards recognise IBM Business Partners for driving business value with smart, innovative solutions WATFORD, London, February 11, 2014 – Salmon  has been named winner of the 2014 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Smarter Commerce Solution.  This honour has been awarded to Salmon for delivering exceptional solutions that drive business value and transform the way their

Salmon enhance Halfords online customer experience unveiling their new digital platform for the future

Salmon , the eCommerce digital agency, is pleased to announce the unveiling of Halfords new digital platform for the future and overhaul of their existing website. This marks the next phase in the leading retailer’s strategy to drive growth online and to its portfolio of 465 superstores nationwide. The redesign is the latest development to enhance the customer experience and has been deployed across the .com and .ie websites, plus mobile and tablet optimised sites, in less than six months. Halfords Digital Director, Clive West said: “Our new website represents

DFS transforms its business with new multi-channel platform

Multi-million pound investment offers customers a fully integrated journey from inspiration to purchaseDFS today announced the launch of its new multi-channel platform and websites, www.dfs.co.uk and www.dfs.ie delivered by Salmon .  The new platform offers the leading British furniture retailer’s customers a seamless, integrated journey, taking them all the way from inspiration to purchase, whichever channels and devices they use. DFS carried out extensive research in collaboration with ForeSee, a leading customer experience analytics firm, to understand how

Salmon help GAME prepare for biggest trading year ever

Salmon , specialists in delivering eCommerce and multichannel solutions today announced the latest online developments to GAME.co.uk , the UK’s leading games specialist, in preparation for what is anticipated to be their biggest trading year ever. Salmon have been working with GAME Retail since 2011, when they implemented the strategic eCommerce platform (IBM WebSphere Commerce) they have today. In 2012 Salmon successfully migrated Gamestation’s online platform to GAME.co.uk, following GAME Retail Ltd’s decision to provide their customers

Lack of online integration holding back international revenues for UK B2B organisations

New survey reveals that B2B organisations are struggling to extend their online footprint abroadB2B organisations in the UK are struggling to extend their existing online offerings to the rest of the world, despite success selling through existing channels. This is according to newly released research  jointly commissioned by Master Data Management company Stibo Systems  and ecommerce digital agency Salmon . The research findings revealed that 72 per cent of UK B2B organisations sell internationally, but only

Salmon partner with Technology Everywhere in France to drive European growth

Salmon, the eCommerce digital agency, today announced their partnership with Technology Everywhere, a digital agency based in France specialising in the design and build of custom eBusiness solutions.Salmon, the eCommerce digital agency, today announced their partnership with Technology Everywhere, a digital agency based in France specialising in the design and build of custom eBusiness solutions.    Salmon provide digital consulting, design, delivery and support services to leading retail, wholesale and manufacturing brands.  The partnership brings together Salmon’s experience and

SALMON LEAPS INTO AUDI UK DIGITAL ROLE

Agency to support car brand in new digital and web strategiesAudi UK has appointed Salmon  as its new strategic digital and web partner.  The main brief is to work with the premium car brand’s in-house team to develop and implement new digital strategies focusing on the management of its website. The appointment, made after Audi conducted its overall strategic review for 2013, will see Salmon assist Audi in creating digital marketing solutions across a variety of platforms including the hugely successful audi.co.uk website, which has over one million unique

Salmon joins WPP

Salmon announces that WPP has acquired the entire issued share capital of Okam Limited, the holding company of the Salmon Group (“Salmon”).With a unique combination of technical and business expertise, Salmon provides digital consulting, design, delivery and support services to leading retail, wholesale and manufacturing brands including Akzo Nobel, Argos, Game, Halfords, Kiddicare, Morrisons, Selfridges and Premier Farnell.Salmon clients have won recognition for their eCommerce and multi-channel achievements, including Retail Week awards for Multichannel Retailer of the Year, Technology

Morrisons launches first transactional eCommerce site with help from Salmon

Watford, London – 12th December 2012.  Multi channel specialist, Salmon, today announced that it has helped Morrisons to launch its first transactional eCommerce site, MorrisonsCellar.com, which focuses on selling a comprehensive range of wines.MorrisonsCellar.com offers customers a unique, personalised and enjoyable shopping experience, including: · An interactive Taste Test allowing customers to discover those wines most likely to suit their palette via three simple questions · The case builder tool giving customers the ability to build and keep track of a mixed case of wine  ·

Halfords and Salmon Highly Commended at Retail Week Awards

Salmon, specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions today announced that Halfords have been “Highly Commended” in the category Brandbank Multichannel Retailer of the Year, at the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2012. The awards celebrate the greatest achievements in UK retailing.Sue Pratt, Head of Marketing at Salmon said, “We are very pleased that Halfords have been ‘highly commended’ in this prestigious award category. We have been helping Halfords implement their multichannel strategy since 2005 and their current mix of channels now covers: stores, online (Reserve and Collect, Free Delivery

Halfords and Salmon make the shortlist at the 2012 Oracle Retail Week Awards

Salmon, specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions today announced that Halfords have been shortlisted in the highly sought after category – Brandbank Multichannel Retailer of the Year, at the 2012 Oracle Retail Week Awards.It looks to be a fiercely fought category this year, with competition from other retail giants including, Argos (also a Salmon customer), Debenhams, House of Fraser, John Lewis, New Look and Tesco. Halfords have a strong multi-channel offer, combining store, online, mobile and apps to deliver a compelling customer experience. They provide an excellent case study in

Salmon ranked 13th in the Drum’s Digital 100

Salmon has been ranked No. 13 in The Drum’s Top 100 Digital Companies list for 2011, as well as 3rd in the Design and Build Agencies ranking.The Drum's Top 100 Digital Companies for 2011 list ranks agencies based on their UK fee income from digital activities, and also highlights agencies in the Top 100 by their core discipline – Marketing, Design and Build or Technical. As well as coming 13thin the Top 100, Salmon is 3rd in the Design and Build Agencies list. Salmon is a highly innovative, award winning global systems integrator specialising in eCommerce, mCommerce, eInsurance and multi-

Salmon Develop iPhone and Android Apps for Halfords

Salmon delivers eCommerce optimisation services to Kiddicare.com resulting in 86% increase in repeat purchases

Watford, London – March 1st 2011 Salmon, specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions for leading brands in retail, insurance and retail finance markets, is successfully helping Kiddicare.com optimise its online marketing and eCommerce operations. Recent benefits of activity to date include; 1. 86% increase in number of customers who make repeat purchases 2. 500% increase in number of customers who opt-in to receive emails and newsletters 3. £165,000 incremental revenue from second purchases during first two months Scott Weavers-Wright, Partner at Kiddicare.com said, “Salmon advised us to

Halfords Mobile Site Goes Transactional

Watford, London December 7th, 2010 – Salmon, specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions today announced car accessories and cycling retailer Halfords has launched its first ever transactional mobile website.This builds on the success of Halfords’ dotmobile site, which went live in August. Now the retailer has made further enhancements to enable customers to pay for orders via their mobile phone. Shopping from mobile phones is booming. More than a quarter of Britons have a smartphone, rising to 45% amongst 15-24 year olds. IMS research states that the number of internet connected phones

Pets at Home extend multi-channel capability with the addition of “Click and Collect” and reap the rewards – doubling order expectations

3rd November 2010 - Pets at Home today announced the successful implementation of “Click and Collect” on http://www.petsathome.com delivering a seamless shopping experience whether customers shop online, in store or over the phone. Evidence so far, demonstrates that “Click and Collect” has been well received by customers with orders double that expected and Pets at Home anticipate this will grow as the service becomes more recognized over the coming months. Matt Stead, Director of Multi Channel at Pets at Home said, “Click and Collect” was part of our strategy when we implemented a new

Salmon help Halfords.com Go Mobile As Smart Phone Access Soars.

Watford, London August 2010 - Salmon, specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions today announce the successful development and launch of Halfords’ mobile platform, enhancing the retailer’s multi-channel proposition and delivering a unique and compelling mobile shopping experience for its customers. 5% of traffic to www.halfords.com is from internet enabled mobile phones. Visitors to Halfords.com using any popular mobile device will automatically be directed to the new mobile platform where they can search for products, read customer reviews, make product comparisons, locate their nearest

Salmon selected by Jacques Vert Group to develop new multi-channel eCommerce platform

Watford, London – May 2010 Salmon specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions are delighted to announce they have been selected by Jacques Vert plc, to design, deliver and manage the implementation of their new multi-channel eCommerce platform. Salmon will develop new sites for the four womenswear brands within the Jacques Vert Group including, Jacques Vert, Planet, Precis and Windsmoor. Ian Johnson, Finance Director at Jacques Vert said, “We needed to replace our existing system as it was becoming difficult to manage and unable to cope with our plans to provide a more personalised and