Lovehoney hires Astound Commerce for mobile-first shopping platform
Sexual wellbeing brand and online retailer Lovehoney has partnered with digital commerce agency, Astound Commerce, to create a new mobile-first platform.
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Top tips: Managing the shifting sands of ecommerce
The pandemic has seen some retailers attract Black Friday volumes online every day, but this is an increase that doesn’t necessarily convert to a rise in conversion. James Brooke, founder and CEO at Amplience looks at how retailers must prepare for a digital only world, and find an efficient way to change the customer experience, … [Read more…]
Amazon Fresh expands cashier-less grocery stores to London
Amazon has opened its first UK-based till-free store in Ealing in west London – but already has plans to expand with dozens more in the country.
Deliveroo to give riders up to £10,000 in UK float
Deliveroo plans to reward its busiest riders with bonuses of up to £10,000 when the food delivery firm lists its shares on the London Stock Exchange.
UK third most popular market globally for online cross-border shopping
The UK is the third most shopped market for international online purchases, topped only by China and the US, according to new data.
Online shopping ‘stopped Covid-19 from stealing Christmas 2020’
People opted to save instead of spend over key ‘peak’ retail moments in 2020, and 61% of consumers said that their Christmas celebrations would have been impossible without online shopping, according to new research.
More Brits see household income decline during winter lockdowns
Over one third of British consumers (35%) faced a decline in household income, up from 29% in September, according to new research.
Top 25 global retailers: Amazon No.1 with $1.63tn market cap
Covid-19 reshaped the landscape for many industries and e-commerce sites benefitted from the sudden influx in e-commerce activity.
Facebook launches shopping tool in the UK and Canada
Facebook has expanded its ecommerce features with a new ‘Shop’ bookmark that gives users in the UK and Canada the ability to browse virtual storefronts.
Social commerce on the rise: Shopify expands Shop Pay in-stream payments process to Facebook and Instagram
Shopify has partnered with Facebook to expand its payment option, Shop Pay, to all Shopify merchants selling across both Facebook and Instagram.