New ‘Predictive Basket’ speeds up online grocery shopping
FACT-Finder has launched a new tool that uses machine learning technology to cut online grocery shopping time by two-thirds for consumers and speed up the buying process for retailers.
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ASOS most visited ecommerce clothing site – but John Lewis is catching fast
Online fashion giant ASOS managed to hold pole position on the list of most-visited UK apparel ecommerce sites between August 2017 and February 2018, besting a number of high street retailers, according to new research.
Delete Facebook” searches increase 423% in UK
As Facebook enters the spotlight for its accountability in the Cambridge Analytica data breach affecting 50million Facebook users, is the UK ready to “Unfriend” Facebook once and for all?
Wagamama creates first ‘walk out and pay’ app with Mastercard
Pan-Asian restaurant wagamama today launches wagamamago, an app that it describes as ‘Uber for diners’ allowing customers to walk in, order, eat and for the first time ever, simply go.
46% of marketers aren’t sharing regular customer insights with sales
Almost half (46%) of marketers only share customer insights, data and feedback with sales teams at most once a month, according to a new study.
Guest comment: Omnichannel thinking is jeopardising retail success
Customers are channel blind – they just want a good retail experience. Yet retailers persisting with fragmented, omnichannel strategies are damaging consumer experiences, undermining retail respect and actively encouraging consumer behaviours – from discount only buying to more frequent returns – that are destroying retail profitability. Craig Summers, Managing Director UK, Manhattan Associates, asks why … [Read more…]
Retailers are losing out on online sales through a lack of trust and reliability
Retailers need to do more to demonstrate their reliability and trustworthiness if they want to encourage more shoppers to spend larger amounts online, according to new research.
Facebook data-sharing plan with WhatsApp blocked in UK
Facebook has been stopped from making use of UK citizens’ WhatsApp data for purposes beyond the chat app itself.
UK spending trends: Brexit keeps Brits indoors (but treats remain important)
Brits now feel worse about the UK economy than at any time since 2015 – and it’s changing their leisure and spending habits, according to new research.
The true impact Disney and 21st Century Fox merger [INFOGRAPHIC]
Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox means that the House of Mouse now controls a huge amount of our most beloved films and television series. This infographic from ABC Finance looks at the implications for the massive media merger, including streaming.