UK online retail sales were up 12.1% on average year-on-year (YoY) in 2017, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. Compared to 2016’s YoY average of 15.9%, and just under 2 percentage points lower than the Index’s 2017 forecast of 14%, the fall in annual growth is one of multiple […]
As a step-up from the brand’s ‘Be Trendy. Always.’ campaign last year, Flipkart has recently launched a multi-film campaign aiming to establish itself as an ultimate destination for trendy and affordable fashion. A study done by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Facebook says India’s fashion e-commerce market is expected to grow four-fold to as […]
Refrigerator magnets will never be the same. One touch and you can have Wild Turkey Bourbon, SKYY Vodka, or any number of Campari America products delivered automatically to your front door. The innovative spirits company is piloting a program to simplify the consumer purchase cycle by leveraging near field communication (NFC) technology. It will allow consumers to […]
Infinity Nation, the online retail growth consultancy, has been appointed by furniture specialist Herman Miller, condiment and preserve retailer Tracklements, and online stationer, Boxclever Press, to help grow their businesses online. The agency, which has a proven track record of growing retail business, will advise on online strategy, SEO performance and PPC for the brands. […]
Starting December 5, General Motors (GM) is rolling out the automotive industry’s first commerce platform for on-demand reservations and purchases of goods and services. With Marketplace, drivers can now order and pay for their favourite coffee — and much more — on the way to work with a simple tap on the dash. Marketplace […]
Data services are powering the online retail boom, helping UK businesses get their share of the ‘Santa Economy’ and ensuring they deliver a seamless shopping experience for customers during Black Friday weekend. In 2016, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday alone, Experian received over 24 million requests for contact information to be validated by their […]
Southeast Asia-based aCommerce, a startup that helps brands get into e-commerce and digital media in the fast-growing region, has pulled in $65 million in new funding led by Emerald Media, an Asian firm backed by global investor KKR. The Series B deal takes Bangkok-based aCommerce to $94 million raised to date. Existing backers Blue Sky, […]
Qubit, the leaders in marketing personalisation technology, launched Qubit Aura, a product discovery solution for mobile web. The product has been built to help retail brands tackle a specifically mobile issue: while shoppers now spend equal time on mobile and desktop, the conversion rate for mobile is only half. Qubit Aura sits on an existing […]
After operating in stealth mode for 18 months, Explorics, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) marketing technology company, announced its official public launch with its flagship cloud-based reporting and analytics platform. Its objective: make business leaders who are held accountable for marketing and e-commerce performance better, by turning vast amounts of disparate data into tangible insights and recommendations to […]
Creative content business, seventy7, is preparing to light up the direct selling industry as they celebrate winning a 3-year contract to provide content and deliver a new e-commerce shop for premium candle and home accessories brand, PartyLite. The deal is significant for seventy7 as it’s the first to incorporate their entire range of services. This […]