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Retailers must plan for big November and Christmas Day sales

1 Retailers must plan for big November and Christmas Day sales

Online retail sales in November will outstrip December this year, while Christmas Day will grow as an important shopping day in its own right, according to James and James Fulfilment (based in Ohio).

Retailers are losing £1.6bn through delivery failure

2 Retailers are losing £1.6bn through delivery failure

IMRG’s Valuing Home Delivery Review 2018 revealed at eCommerce Expo and Technology for Marketing, now co-located with ad:tech London, shows that UK retailers, delivery partners and customers are losing £1.6bn by getting delivery wrong.

New Uberall research shows struggling UK department stores are missing out on high street customers due to online ‘invisibility’

3 New Uberall research shows struggling UK department stores are missing out on high street customers due to online ‘invisibility’

Uberall, the Berlin-headquartered location marketing technology specialist, has announced the findings of its research into the accuracy of online location search results of the UK’s largest department stores.

HARMAN opens first experience store in Europe, creating a space where speed meets sound

4 HARMAN opens first experience store in Europe, creating a space where speed meets sound

HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, has announced the opening of its first Experience Store in Europe.

How to supercharge the retail customer experience and revenue with RFID

5 How to supercharge the retail customer experience and revenue with RFID

By Alan Tamny, Global Product Management, Checkpoint Systems.

How can retailers maintain or even thrive in an environment in which brick and mortar sales and profits have become more challenging?

Over half of us prefer to shop with retailers who offer self-checkouts

6 Over half of us prefer to shop with retailers who offer self-checkouts

Brits are increasingly turning towards retailers who offer self-service payment options, with over half of us (57%) opting to avoid human interaction during the retail experience, according to a new study.

Why a flexible not fixed identity is a must For fashion and beauty retailers

7 Why a flexible not fixed identity is a must For fashion and beauty retailers

Most brands and businesses are trying to cope with the challenges caused by a digital world that never stands still, none more so than the fashion and beauty industries.

Retailers must plan for big November and Christmas Day sales

8 Retailers must plan for big November and Christmas Day sales

Online retail sales in November will outstrip December this year, while Christmas Day will grow as an important shopping day in its own right, according to James and James Fulfilment.

Parrots and carrots – is payment technology going too far, too fast?

9 Parrots and carrots – is payment technology going too far, too fast?

By Ian Benn, Senior Vice-president, Ingenico.

This summer we saw two fun payment stories that caught my attention: pleasingly, one was about carrots and the other, parrots. Both bring a smile and a pause for thought about how rapid change in payment technologies affect behaviour.

Long lines and frozen checkout pages: Brits reveal their biggest ‘shopping stressors’

10 Long lines and frozen checkout pages: Brits reveal their biggest ‘shopping stressors’

Long queues in store and freezing checkout pages are the UK’s biggest contributors to shopping stress.

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