Black Friday: Late night shoppers to bag this year’s bargains
With less than two weeks until this year’s Black Friday, Hitwise reveals what to expect in the run up to the £5 billion, all-hour, shopping frenzy.
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Pop culture clothing site Absolute Cult launches consumer website
Clothing retailer Absolute Cult, which prints Star Wars, Marvel Comics and Disney garments, is launching a new consumer website with SpinMe’s imaging technology following successful shop fronts on Amazon and eBay.
Facebook takes on Craigslist and eBay with classified ads
Facebook is launching “Marketplace”, a dedicated section of its social network, where people can browse used goods for sale in their neighbourhood and list items for sale.
4am shopping binges: eBay looks at changing online retail habits
To coincide with its 21st anniversary, eBay has launched its first UK Retail Report – opening up its search and sales data to show the way the UK shops today.
Christmas in August? eBay predicts gift bonanza this bank holiday weekend
eBay Advertising predicts that the August Bank Holiday weekend will fire the pistol for early Christmas shopping, according to new shopper insights.
Top Google tips: Watch out for the seismic shifts in the search landscape
Google recently introduced new search ad for smartphone screens called Expanded Text ads (ETAs). John Stuchfield, Head of Paid Search at Found, looks at how the move give advertisers far greater control of their bids.
One in four name Amazon as their favourite retail brand
Over a quarter of UK shoppers say that online giant Amazon is their favourite retailer, with John Lewis (14%) and M&S (10%) following behind, accoding to new research.
Time buys ad tech firm Collective Europe
Time UK has snapped up Collective Europe Limited a provider of premium digital creative advertising solutions, for an undicsclosed sum.
Lastminute.com spin off connects brands to travel and lifestyle audiences
Travel pioneer lastminute.com mis expanding with a new media company called ‘The Travel People’ designed to help brands reach the group’s 10 million annual customers.
Half of consumers want brands to use artificial intelligence
Half of consumers are interested in brands using artificial intelligence (AI) for customer engagement, such as chatbots or virtual assistants, according to new research.