Digital Intelligence

As 77% of marketers are now preparing for peak shopping season later this year, retailers are expecting an average 25% improvement on 2018 Black Friday revenue, rising to 28.6% for the holiday shopping season as a whole, according to new US and UK-based research.

13/08/2019  |  Full story...

Older people are increasingly chosing ecommerce over the high street, with more than half of British adults aged 65 and over now shoppuing online, according to new research.

13/08/2019  |  Full story...

Tea brand Twinings has chosen ecommerce analytics provider e.fundamentals to help drive sales of its everyday and speciality teas through retailers’ websites.

09/08/2019  |  Full story...

Ecommerce giant Rakuten is leading a $35m round in Fever, a data-led entertainment and experience company.

07/08/2019  |  Full story...

Payments provider Klarna has expanded its partnership with fashion giant ASOS, to include the US.

06/08/2019  |  Full story...

Ecommerce ads has seen a 40% rise ad spend in the last three months, according to new data.

02/08/2019  |  Full story...

50% of Americans order online at least 4 times a month, with books and media top items shoppers preferred to purchase online, followed by video games and electronics, according to new research.

01/08/2019  |  Full story...

Eco-conscious consumerism is here for the long-haul, and with fashion stalwarts such as Zara making a promise to sell only sustainable clothing by 2025, it’s clear that sustainability is now an essential element in the purchase decision process.

26/07/2019  |  Full story...

Consumer confidence remains flat in Q2 amid continued economic uncertainty, according to new research.

24/07/2019  |  Full story...

Google has debuted its new shopping platform in partnership with select retailers, offering personalised recommendations based on their browsing habits.

23/07/2019  |  Full story...

Digital natives want to ‘buy into better’, with those aged between 16- 24 looking to make progressive, environmentally progressive purchases (and are happy to trade their data for a good deal) according to new research.

19/07/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon declared Prime Day its biggest shopping event in history, with sales surpassing those of Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.

18/07/2019  |  Full story...

Online sales will overtake the high street in the next decade, expected to account for 53% of retail sales by 20208, according to new research.

10/07/2019  |  Full story...

The Do Black card is a radical solution to expanding carbon footprints- a credit card that won’t let you buy anything else after you’ve hit your annual carbon limit.

04/07/2019  |  Full story...

River Island has partnered with Curalate to align social shopping experiences on and away from its website.

01/07/2019  |  Full story...

Despite clear differences in expectations among shoppers of different generations, almost half of retailers (44 percent) have made no progress in tailoring the in-store shopping experience according to a recent study.

28/06/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon’s dominance amongst the younger generation may be dwindling, despite attracting more than a third of all online retail spend internationally (36%).

27/06/2019  |  Full story...

This social media, ecommerce and retail campaign from Carrrefour saw the French supermarket giant not only boost sales, but it actually changed EU laws in the process. See why it won a top prize at Cannes Lions below..

25/06/2019  |  Full story...

Brands universally underestimate the issues their customers experience the most, with long checkout lines, low inventory and customer wait times topping the list of shopper peeves, according to new research.

21/06/2019  |  Full story...

Marketers are failing to adopt user generated content into their marketing strategies despite its role in reducing return rates, according to new research.

17/06/2019  |  Full story...

Digital differentiators such as accessible websites, personalised offers and fast, interchangeable delivery times, are becoming crucial to success as British brands continue to compete for customer loyalty, according to new research.

14/06/2019  |  Full story...

Retailers could be earning more in advertising by taking on more of a role as publisher, offering tips and boosting loyalty from customers, according to new research.

12/06/2019  |  Full story...

UK shoppers are ahead of their European counterparts but still lag behind US shoppers when it comes to volumes of online shopping, according to new research.

12/06/2019  |  Full story...

Despite three years passing since the EU referendum, over half (57%) of British retailers still have no plans in place for Brexit, according to a new survey.

11/06/2019  |  Full story...

Some 27% of UK retailers and 53% of German retailers fail to provide the customer with any communication during the delivery period, according to new research.

11/06/2019  |  Full story...