Ikea to sell furniture via third-party sites
Ikea will start experimenting with selling its famous flatpack furniture through third-party online retailers as part of a wider push to become more accessible to shoppers.
E-commerce
The Sharing Economy: When Will Payments Catch-Up?
With more industries embracing the sharing economy each day, such from pet sitting to DIY, is it time that payments caught up? Anna Tsyupko, CEO of Paybase, assesses all the different options for these companies, from Gumtree to Etsy and discusses to pros and cons of each.
Top online retail tips: heads in the ecommerce cloud
Just how great is the need for speed when building an online business, and how can technology help or hinder the process? Terry Hunter UK MD at with Astound Commerce, looks at the benefits of a fully utilised cloud platform for online retailers.
Cashless technology: Canada leads cashless economy
Canada is leading the world when it comes towards consumer adoption of cashless technology, followed by Sweden and the UK, according to new research.
Retail drives digital ad spend in Germany
The retail sector will take more than a fifth of all digital expenditure in Germany this year according to eMarketer’s Digital Ad Spending In Germany, by Industry: Forecasts and Trends report.
The importance of pre-Black Friday engagement tactics for e-commerce retailers
With Black Friday looming large on the horizon, Tim Johnson, chief sales officer, at e-commerce digital marketing agency Visualsoft discusses how to best use online marketing tactics such as targeted email alerts and on-site overlays to engage your customers well ahead of the Black Friday weekend.
Influencer marketing: What motivates customer advocacy?
New research reveals what motivates UK consumers to refer brands to friends and family, which sectors and brands are most referable, and which qualities a brand should possess to be referred.
Shoppers to splash out on spooky stock this Halloween
Having overtaken Valentine’s Day as the UK’s third biggest retail event, Brits made more than 2 million searches for “Halloween costume” on the site during September and October last year, according to new research.
EU forces Amazon to pay back €250m in “illegal” back taxes
The European Commission has ordered Amazon to pay around €250m (£220m) in back taxes after finding it had benefited from an illegal sweetheart deal with Luxembourg.
Quarter of North American fast food customers using mobile payments
Just over a quarter (26%) of North American fast food eaters are using mobile payments, according to new research.