Research from HookLogic has highlighted a new UK shopping trend, which saw a peak in conversions at 1am on Black Friday, with traffic peaking just before – shoppers were clearly aiming to make the most of potential discounts as early as possible.

Telecoms regulator, Ofcom has said that six million homes could be suffering from slow broadband speeds as a result of putting up Christmas lights, placing Wi-Fi hubs close to microwaves, or near lamps or by installing baby alarms.

Richard Eddolls, Head of Platforms, Corestream, looks at the implications of last year’s updates to the Financial Reporting Council’s Corporate Governance Code, with regard to board-level responsibilities for risk management.

Nir Debbi, co-founder and CMO at Global-e, the cross-border e-commerce specialists, offers advice to online retailers on how to capitalise upon the fast-growing cross-border e-commerce market.

Mark Zuckerberg plans to give away 99% of his $45bn Facebook fortune as he announced the birth of his first child.

Younger adults, ages 18-34, are more likely to favour smartphones for retail activities than any other age group, according to new research.

John Lewis offers the best UK consumer mobile shopping experience, closely followed by Argos and Expedia, according to new research.

Online sales driven by UK retailers’ paid search ads on Black Friday were up nearly 25% this year compared with 2014 according to new data released by Kenshoo.

With traditional banks adopting digital services and digital-only providers, like Atom and Fidor, pressuring the big players, who will win the battle of the banks in 2016? John Rakowski, director of technology strategy at AppDynamics, argues that, as consumers start to engage with their banks mostly via apps and online services, organisations will have to … [Read more…]

The ability to identify and understand customers is valuable to any retailer, in any sector. But, for apparel retailers, there is a set of attributes that stand head and shoulders – above any other: fit. Stuart Simms, chief executive officer, Fits.me, looks at the challenges of appealing to clothes shoppers online.