Amazon sets its sights on India with £3 billion injection
Amazon wants to make India its second largest market outside of the United States, and has the capital to back up its plans. A £3.2 billion injection into the Amazon India subsidiary should see the...
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eBay bolsters secondhand clothing operations with Twice acquisition
E-commerce giant eBay has acquired a second-hand clothing store Twice for an undisclosed amount. The service launched in 2012, offering a way for users to sell unwanted clothes to people for a cheaper...
View ArticleWebification and retail IT – Taking ecommerce to the shop floor
Last month saw J Sainsbury chief executive Mike Coupe vow to reinvent the supermarket and push the boundaries of shopping in order to fight falling sales. And with low cost grocery players like Aldi...
View ArticleApple Store redesign merges product pages with online store
The Apple Store has received a quality of life update, merging the product pages and the online store. While it might seem like a small change, it removes the need to place a product in the order cart...
View ArticleOnline and mobile shopping to hit 125bn transactions by 2018
Online and mobile purchases are set for continued growth and are expected to reach 125 billion transactions a year by 2018, an increase of more than 60 per cent when compared with this year’s total....
View ArticleHow retailers can turn digital footfall into a high street reality
As omni-channel retail press goes, online retail seems to get all the glory and physical stores all the doom. Retailers have been bombarded by a constant stream of statistics threatening their high...
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Why the move to mobile is big business for online shoppers
There are currently an estimated 1.91 billion smartphone users worldwide, and 82 per cent of them use their mobile devices to shop. [see_also] As consumers are five times more likely to abandon...
View ArticleCould the Internet ultimately save the high street?
With 14 per cent growth in the online retail market in 2014, resulting in £104 billion being spent online, and the forecast for 2015 being 12 per cent market growth and £116 billion being spent, many...
View ArticleTricky customer? Building trust in the mobile marketplace
Whether browsing through Amazon on a tablet or flicking through the latest offers on our mobile phones, we’ve grown accustomed to the digital shopping experience. However, it’s one thing to do your...
View ArticleThe blueprint to the modern shopping experience
As consumers, the majority of us would rather not think about Christmas just yet – especially as we cling to those last few days of sunshine. Yet, for retailers preparations are already well under way....
View ArticleQ&A: How retailers can prepare for the Black Friday boom
This year’s Black Friday is expected to be bigger than ever, with spending predicted to reach the £1 billion mark. But, despite the expectations, studies have revealed that many online retailers aren’t...
View ArticleTechnology is disrupting the way we shop and Brits have never found it easier
There is a pricing revolution underway, and millennials are at the forefront of it. These young adults, as well as those who have quickly adapted to the digital era, are now considered as digital...
View ArticleShoppers shouldn’t have to trade personal data for bargains this festive season
What was once a US-only trend is now firmly steeped in British culture – and now more than ever, all eyes will be on retailers to prove that they are capable of delivering a seamless, secure shopping...
View ArticleThe importance of website personalisation for SMBs
Determining where a small business ends and large one begins is extremely difficult, but most consumers would agree that the differences between the two extend beyond size alone. Small to medium-sized...
View ArticleDon’t be caught out this Black Friday
If your business is going to play the Black Friday game you have to get it right. It is vital that you can ensure your technology infrastructure will support you. Businesses need a plan to deliver...
View ArticleBlack Friday – Have you got what it takes?
The temperatures are dropping, the nights are getting darker, and in the coming weeks we will see an explosion of web traffic as a result of US import Black Friday and its associated sales, which has...
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Black Friday 2015: Advice and analysis from those in the know
Ahead of this year’s Black Friday shopping bonanza, various it professionals have offered their thoughts on what is expected to be a record-breaking day for UK retailers. Rashmi Knowles, Chief Security...
View ArticleShoppers warned of critical Zen Cart vulnerability ahead of Black Friday
It’s around this time of year, with Black Friday looming and Christmas just around the corner, that online sales boom. Today security firm High-Tech Bridge has issued a warning to retailers and...
View ArticleAvoiding infrastructure problems on Black Friday 2015
The interest in last year’s Black Friday took both shoppers and retailers by surprise. With 55 per cent of all shoppers making online purchases, the unprecedented customer demand left many high profile...
View ArticleAmazon and Adobe celebrate Cyber Monday success
The “biggest online shopping day” is now behind us. Cyber Monday certainly brings out the deals, but do people really take advantage of them? According to a couple of announcements it would seem that...
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