Digital Intelligence

Almost half (48%) of all British shoppers say they plan to purchase from Amazon during the Black Friday sales period this year, according to a new survey.

13/11/2018  |  Full story...

Chinese retail giant Alibaba has once broken its record for shopping sales event Singles Day, making a gargantuan 213 billion yuan (£24bn) in just 24 hours, but demand for big-ticket items fell due to China-US trade tensions.

12/11/2018  |  Full story...

IKEA has implemented ContentSquare's digital insight and user experience analytics solution to enable its teams company-wide to better understand their customers' online behaviour, as part of the business' growth and customer strategy plan for 2019.

08/11/2018  |  Full story...

“The Long Wait” is the most effective John Lewis Christmas ad, according to new emotion AI data released today by Realeyes.

08/11/2018  |  Full story...

Budget Brits are using discount days like Black Friday to find value outside of the mid-market but all is not lost according to new research.

08/11/2018  |  Full story...

Proximity mobile payment uptake in Western Europe has been slow, largely due to the popularity of traditional payment methods like cash, credit cards and contactless credit cards.

05/11/2018  |  Full story...

Big retailers are using top Christmas product lists to help supercharge their festive SEO strategies, according to new research.

02/11/2018  |  Full story...

With China Single’s Day fast approaching, three quarters (74%) of UK marketers are missing out on global opportunities because of their ‘always-on’ marketing approach that doesn’t allow for regional focuses, according to new research.

02/11/2018  |  Full story...

Technology giants will be forced to pay tax on the sales they generate in the UK, under new plans announced in the Budget.

31/10/2018  |  Full story...

UK shopper traffic is expected to rise by 4% on the daily average on Halloween, according tone research, as UK consumers embrace the festival and it becomes an established retail event.

30/10/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon has announced a record profit for the last three months of nearly $3bn, but lower-than-expected revenue growth resulted in shares dropping 10% for the online retail giant.

29/10/2018  |  Full story...

Many brands are missing out on driving growth through new commerce platforms as their marketing and sales teams are not structured to leverage these opportunities.

25/10/2018  |  Full story...

China’s Singles’ Day will double in value in the UK this year as the event falls on a Sunday to make it more popular than ever with home shoppers, according to a new report.

24/10/2018  |  Full story...

eBay is buying online car marketplace Motors.co.uk from Cox Automotive, in a bid to take on the likes of AutoTrader in the UK.

23/10/2018  |  Full story...

UK consumers are forecast to spend nearly £2.5bn online and £4.75bn overall during Black Friday this November 23rd, with an average spend of £90, according to new research.

19/10/2018  |  Full story...

Social scrapbook platform Pinterest is announcing a raft of changes to make it easier for people to shop on its website and mobile app, including real-time pricing and recommendations.

18/10/2018  |  Full story...

The EyeFitU patented Sizing Engine is now available for integration via a SaaS model for online stores and offers consumers personalised sizing recommendations when shopping online.

16/10/2018  |  Full story...

ASOS has teamed up with Google to let customers shop across popular categories using just their voice and the fashion retailers own bot guide 'Enki'.

12/10/2018  |  Full story...

Waitrose has unveiled trial plans to allow for in-home delivery, letting delivery drivers to stock people’s fridges and food cupboards while they’re out.

08/10/2018  |  Full story...

London Fashion Week (LFW) 2018 saw more than 100 designers and models invade the capital once again, with new research showing which brands and models generated most social media buzz.

21/09/2018  |  Full story...

Nearly 85 percent of consumers plan to spend the same or more on gifts as they did last year, with millennials almost 2X more likely to increase spend, according to new research.

21/09/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon is now the number-one online retail destination for UK millennials according to a new study.

21/09/2018  |  Full story...

M&S customers can now leave feedback via a multitude of channels including email, webchat, SMS and Interactive Voice Response (IVR), following a partnership with tech firm Rant &Rave.

17/09/2018  |  Full story...

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has joined forces with a state fund along with telecom company MegaFon and internet firm Mail.Ru Group as part of a new ecommerce venture in Russia.

14/09/2018  |  Full story...

UK online shoppers make 87 per cent of their retail* purchases online, up from 80 per cent in 2017, marking an increase of almost nine per cent year on year, according to Royal Mail’s Delivery Matters report.

11/09/2018  |  Full story...