Although the year 2020, marked by COVID-19, posed immense challenges for retailers, the trade in fast-moving consumer goods was able to benefit from the fact that public life was shut down during the lockdowns. The 27 EU countries recorded an average sales growth of 5.5%.
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Nutravita upscales e-commerce operations with fulfilment experts James and James
Jun 22, 2021
Nutravita, a fast-growth e-commerce supplement company, has selected James and James Fulfilment to provide a fully outsourced e-commerce fulfilment service, as it diversifies and enhances its direct-to-consumer (D2C) shopping experience.
BluJay approved as member of Solar Impulse World Alliance Network, receives ‘Efficient Solution’ Label for Sustainability in TMS
Jun 22, 2021
BluJay Solutions, provider of global supply chain software and services, has launched its sustainability programme with its approval as a member of the Solar Impulse World Alliance.
How consumers’ spending data will help to personalise the customer experience and drive consumers back in-store
Jun 22, 2021
By Dr Sam Short, Chief Data Scientist at Upside Saving.
Pandemic difficulties aside, today’s retail environment is challenging. Whilst the shift to buying online has been an easy one for consumers, it has presented new and existing challenges for retailers, especially those with an omni-channel presence.
Cybercriminals turn to phishing and pretexting to scam online shoppers out of their payment details during high street closures
Jun 22, 2021
Cybercrimes targeting online shoppers are most likely to come from outside the retailer’s business, according to a new report from Verizon Business.
ReachFive selects Google Cloud for a strategic global partnership
Jun 22, 2021
ReachFive, provider of SaaS-based Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) for retail, has selected Google Cloud for a strategic global partnership that further expands ReachFive’s ecosystem and underlines growing demand from retailers to scale their digital transformation with reliable and secure cloud solutions that allow consumers to access personalised offers anytime and from any touchpoint.
