A million new internet users came online every day in 2018, according to We Are Social and Hootsuite

A million new internet users came online every day in 2018, according to We Are Social and Hootsuite

We Are Social, the socially-led creative agency, in collaboration with Hootsuite, the world’s leader in social media management, released their Digital in 2019 report, examining social media and digital trends around the world. Delving into data from across more than 230 countries and territories, the 8th annual report finds 367m more people came online globally […]

Kelkoo Group appoints Global Partnerships Director

Kelkoo Group appoints Global Partnerships Director

Kelkoo Group, the leading pan-European eCommerce advertising and shopping comparison service (CSS), has announced the appointment of Vincent Vaussion as its new Global Partnerships Director. Vincent will be responsible for developing partnerships with merchants looking to target customers through Google Shopping Ads, across the group’s key European markets. This scheme offers retailers an average advantage  […]

Decline in online customer experience will leave UK retailers struggling to compete in 2019, warns Visualsoft

Decline in online customer experience will leave UK retailers struggling to compete in 2019, warns Visualsoft

The UK’s top e-retailers are seriously jeopardising sales by not prioritising on-site customer experience, according to an industry index report. The research, carried out by leading eCommerce and digital agency Visualsoft, forms part of the company’s second annual e-retail performance report. It analysed the industry’s top 250 names and found failings across a number of website performance metrics, […]

Teespring announces the appointment of Chris Lamontagne as CEO

Teespring announces the appointment of Chris Lamontagne as CEO

Teespring, a leading eCommerce platform which empowers creators to design, promote and sell their own products, announced the appointment of Chris Lamontagne, former VP Commercial, as CEO of the company. Lamontagne is stepping up to take over as CEO of the business, after joining Teespring in 2016. He initially worked in the London office, helping […]

UK retailers wasting two million hours every week on competitor price-checking, according to Omnia Retail

UK retailers wasting two million hours every week on competitor price-checking, according to Omnia Retail

UK retailers are wasting almost two million hours every working week due to ineffective competitor price-checking processes, according to a research report.  The findings were published in a white paper by pricing and automation specialist, Omnia Retail, which questioned 150 UK retail businesses on the scope and efficacy of their pricing strategies. They show that companies are needlessly spending […]

36% of UK retailers admit to destructive price blunders ahead of festive season

36% of UK retailers admit to destructive price blunders ahead of festive season

More than a third of retailers have damaged their profit margins due to errors and inaccuracies in product pricing, according to new research.  The findings were published in a report by pricing and automation specialist, Omnia Retail, which questioned 150 retail businesses on the scope and efficacy of their pricing strategies. The study, Retail Pricing Wars, found that 36% […]

Footasylum teams with Peak to put AI at the heart of its eCommerce business

Footasylum teams with Peak to put AI at the heart of its eCommerce business

Leading fashion streetwear and sportswear retailer, Footasylum, has seen a 28 percent increase in email revenue from hyper-personalised marketing communications as a result of working with artificial intelligence (AI) company, Peak. Footasylum, which trades from over 65 high street stores across the UK and stocks leading brands, including Nike and Adidas, has been working with […]

Personal and targeted communication is driving ad growth, according to Zenith

Personal and targeted communication is driving ad growth, according to Zenith

Online video and paid search are driving the growth in global adspend, as advertisers focus on personalised and targeted communications, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published December 3. With advertisers now able to use these channels to target with pinpoint accuracy and serve personalised messages, they are increasing both the efficiency and effectiveness of […]

adidas Womens and Clubhouse Studios champion co-creation in the global Statement Collection launch

adidas Womens and Clubhouse Studios champion co-creation in the global Statement Collection launch

 ’s latest collection invites women to join in creating the future of sport and to celebrate the diversity of their lifestyles. Created collaboratively with adidas’ creator network, the adidas Statement Collection is designed to support women through their workout, on their terms. Featuring creators Dua Lipa, Karlie Kloss, Shay Mitchell, Hannah Bronfman and Garbiñe […]

Serviceplan Greater China win Tmall and VIVO business

Serviceplan Greater China win Tmall and VIVO business

Serviceplan China have won Tmall and VIVO business with pitch teams led by Chief Creative Officer Chongkin, and Managing Directors Marcus Ma and Bernard Wong. VIVO is one of China’s mobile phone giants and their products have launched globally. VIVO have a good market share in Southern Asia and Russia. Serviceplan Greater China have won the new […]