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From Retail Times: ShopStyle.co.uk, the UK online fashion shopping site, has launched a widget which allows users to tag an item they want and receive a notification when the item goes down in price.

The widget is one of the new features introduced to the site as part of a redesign earlier this month.

The tag and save function is said to be easy to use, the user clicks on any item they want, and hits ‘sales alerts’ and then sits back and waits for the item to go into the sale. They will then receive an email to notify them when the item is reduced.

From Direct Commerce: Online apparel website ShopStyle.co.uk has revamped its web offering, launching the new site across the US, the UK, Germany, France, Australia and Japan simultaneously on 7th November.

The refreshed site incorporates personalised search tools that deliver tailored styles, brands, items and content from ShopStyle’s enhanced editorial as well as more dynamic filtering to include brands, stores, price, size, sales and saved searches and preferences.

The site, which curates products from leading brands and retailers including Asos, Debenhams, and Stella McCartney, now also features enhanced merchandising opportunities through On Trend, Editor’s Pick, Free Shipping and On Sale pages, which are flagged and personalised to the user. A new addition to the homepage is “brands we love”, a series of graphics that drive users to key merchant partners and advertisers.

From FashionUnited: Aggregate fashion website ShopStyle has revamped its website this week to enhance its merchant and brand opportunities to capitalise on its two million users. The new-look site, which was launched across the UK, US, Germany, France, Australia and Japan simultaneously, incorporates personalised search tools that deliver tailored styles, brands, items and content from ShopStyle’s enhanced editorial.

The design now also fits any browser size, has an intuitive search through natural language matching, and features an upgraded dynamic filtering include brands, stores, price, size, sales and saved searches and preferences.

The main benefits to the new site are commercial, as the new design includes increased inventory on the home and search results pages, as well as enhanced merchandising opportunities through On Trend, Editor’s Pick, Free Shipping and On Sale pages, which will be flagged and personalised to the user. Plus there is a new addition to the homepage, ‘brands we love’, which is a series of placements to drive the user to key merchant partners and advertisers.

Commenting on the new site, Joanna Wells, Editorial Director for ShopStyle Europe, said: "It’s a natural method of delivering advertising and merchandising opportunities and fits perfectly within the new search focused ShopStyle."

"As well as modernising the site, we’re curating products in a cleaner, faster, more personalised environment."

From Drapers: Aggregate site Shopstyle has re-launched its website this week in a move to create a more seamless shopping experience.

The design now fits any browser size and the vertical scrolling display fits 400 products per page. The website has also been upgraded with filters, favourites, recommendations and personalisation.

The website was redesigned for increased engagement and users can now share products with friends, join groups and create looks.

Shopstyle said it wanted to create "a modern holistic and seamless shopping experience".

"While over the years we have launched many new features these sometimes were buried behind other functionality because of the site design," the company said.

"We wanted to bring our most important features to the forefront and upgrade the experience with filters, favourites, and recommendations and personalisation, and needed to upgrade our overall aesthetic so that these features could be highlighted and truly integrated with the overall experience."

From Drapers: Online fashion shopping site, ShopStyle, is relaunching its website today with a fresh look aimed at delivering new merchant and brand opportunities for the 2m users who regularly visit it for a fashion fix.

Claimed to be the no.1 fashion aggregator in the UK since 2008, the new look and feel launches today at 8pm (GMT), 7 November 2012. It aims to offer an enhanced experience and drive users through the site to merchant partners quickly and intuitively.

The new site is being launched across US, UK, Germany, France, Australia and Japan simultaneously; and will incorporate personalised search tools that deliver tailored styles, brands, items and content from ShopStyle’s editorial.

It will also introduce more dynamic filtering to include brands, stores, price, size, sales and saved searches and preferences, the company said. The site has been designed to ensure a completely intuitive search through natural language matching.

According to ShopStyle, the new site will also provide new opportunities for its merchant partners, brands and advertisers.

In addition to increased inventory on the home and search results pages, there are also enhanced merchandising opportunities through On Trend, Editor’s Pick, Free Shipping and On Sale pages, which will be flagged and personalised to the user. A new addition to the homepage is 'brands we love', a series of placements which drive the user to key merchant partners and advertisers.

"It’s a natural method of delivering advertising and merchandising opportunities and fits perfectly within the new search focused ShopStyle," said Joanna Wells, editorial director for ShopStyle Europe.

"As well as modernising the site, we’re curating products in a cleaner, faster, more personalised environment."

From Directorsof.com: ShopStyle recently held a fashion blogging debate which answered a number of questions about the publishing , retail and business of fashion blogging. The panel included Sarah Bush from ShopStyle, Keely Stocker from Drapers, Stephanie Phair, Director of THE OUTNET and Krisin Knox, the blogger behind The Clothes Whisperer. Directors Of .COM founder Leon Bailey-Green chaired the debate.

The debate discusses a number of issues including: How the media treats bloggers, blogging as a business, who reads fashion blogs, whether to feature high street or luxury products, driving traffic and much more.

Some top tips for monetising and making a success from your blog, as provided by Stephanie Phair in the debate, include, establishing a relationships with affiliates/sponsors,  proposing interesting ideas and knowing your statistics.