Tesco axes 24 hour stores; blames rise of internet shopping
Tesco is to end 24-hour trading in 70 of its stores due to the growth of online shopping which has meant that certain shops had few customers during the night.
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Top client retention tips: Three steps to keep your customers coming back for more
In an age where it costs five times more to acquire a new customer than it does to keep an existing one, Gavin Harris, senior UX consultant at Box UK looks at three simple steps digital marketers can take to increase their client retention.
#Techfugees looks for digital solutions to global refugee crisis
A new initiative looking for digital solutions for the global refugee crisis is calling on tech firm to submit their ideas, ahead of a conference at 10 Downing Street this week.
Driverless cars set for London’s roads
The design for the first driverless cars to be tested on the streets of London has been revealed.
Amazon shares plunge despite doubling profits
Amazon shares have fallen 12% in after-hours trading as quarterly results missed Wall Street expectations, despite getting twice as much profit.
AI breakthrough: Computer beats Go champion 10 years earlier than expected
20 years on from a computer beating a chess champion, artificial intelligence now looks to have finally mastered the board game Go.
Top 10 branded Vines of last year
Twitter’s short form video sharing platform Vine celebrated its third birthday this week.
Knorr debuts ‘thermally reactive’ posters in brand refresh
Knorr has teamed up with TV show Come Dine With Me as part of a £2.7m brand refresh, that will see the stock cubes adopt ‘thermally reactive’ poster technology.
Richmond ‘Sausages and Chip’ help parents track their kid’s toys
In another innovative use of ‘Internet of Things’ technology, Richmond Sausages launched a new campaign in the UK, helping to fuel family bonds with a microchip tracking device for childrens’ toys.
Worst 10 CV buzzwords: ‘Motivated’, ‘strategic’ and ‘passionate’ top list
LinkedIn has revealed the most overused buzzwords of the UK’s marketing professionals – highlighting the adjectives that they should avoid this year if they want to stand out from the crowd.