Top tips: Driving business value from the Internet of Things in retail
Naser Ali, Director, EMEA, at MapR Technologies, looks at how retailers can gain real business value from the Internet of Things.
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An M-Commerce Christmas: Mobile orders to rise 26% over festive period
UK shoppers are increasingly relying on online and mobile devices during the Christmas period, according to new research from Salmon.
Unilever buys haircare brand part-owned by Jennifer Aniston
Unilever has bought Living Proof, a hair care brand that has received investment from Friend’s star Jennifer Aniston.
Guest comment: Fujitsu’s Retail Predictions for 2017
Rupal Karia, Managing Director of Retail and Hospitality, UK and Ireland at Fujitsu, shares his top five predictions for the retail sector in 2017.
Mobile commerce trends: Retailers not fully maximising mobile revenue
Smartphones are rapidly increasing their share of online retail traffic in Europe, with a 54% year-on-year increase in visits to retail sites from smartphones in 2016, according to Adobe’s 2016 Mobile Retail Report.
Amazon Go: The new grocery store with no checkout lines
Amazon has opened its first convenience store today, giving shoppers a “Just Walk Out Shopping” experience with no need to stand in a line for the checkout.
Rise of “Shopcationers”: Fly-in shoppers to boost British retail this weekend
London retailers are set to get a big boost from Spanish and Italian ‘shopcationers’ – people travelling to shop – this weekend, with the weak pound making the Capital the top destination for international shoppers over Europe’s “Immaculate Conception” public holiday, according to new data released today by lastminute.com group.
Black Friday UK stats: 12% increase on last year (but lower than forecast)
Total spend on online retail sites on Black Friday 2016 was £1.23bn, marking a +12.2% increase on the £1.1bn spent on the same day in 2015.
Black Friday: How did apps perform?
As holiday shopping results are tallied from the Black Friday to Cyber Monday time period, early results show it was a banner year for mobile., with many opting to use retailers apps to grab a bargain, according to new research.
Festive shopping trends: Mobile reigns supreme as the retail channel of choice
With the shopping phenomenon that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday over for another year, new research from ChannelAdvisor shows how mobile came out on top, reigning supreme, over desktop as consumers’ preferred method of shopping over the sales period.