Bazaarvoice buys Curalate to boost social content across reviews network
Product review provider Bazaarvoice has bought social commerce solution Curalate to add more visual tools to its network of reviews.
Online food revenues rise by 75% amid Coronavirus lockdown
Ecommerce revenues and conversions for Food, Electronics and Home goods have seen a rise due to the impact of Covid-19, while the hardest hit verticals have seen a 15% decrease in revenues, according to new research.
Fighting fake reviews: 72% of consumers want ‘GDPR-like’ fines
Almost three quarters (72%) of consumers feel the retail sector needs a new set of standards to combat fake reviews, according to new research.
Delivery wars heat up: Greggs picks Just Eat over Uber and Deliveroo
Bakery chain Greggs will work with Just Eat after testing the food delivery firm alongside rivals Deliveroo and Uber Eats in several cities last year.
Amazon’s revenue ‘equivalent to 224,055 UK SMEs
Tech giant Amazon’s current yearly revenue sits at $265.468 billion, but how does the revenue of small businesses around the world compare to the tech giant’s fortune? Latona’s has analysed Eurostat and United States Census Bureau data to reveal how the revenue of small businesses compares to that of Amazon.
GAME to close 40 stores as customers switch to digital and streaming
Retailer GAME is to close 40 stores in the UK as the shift to digital gaming and game streaming takes its toll on the high street.
UK high street sales slump to lowest in 25 years
The UK high street retail sector suffered the worst year for 25 years, as Brexit continued to hurt the country’s economy, but online sales stayed healthy.
Search and travel trends: How rugby fans planned their trips for the World Cup
Last year’s Rugby World Cup attracted fans from around the globe to visit host Japan, but how did they plan their trip, and what can travel operators learn from their behaviour. A new report takes a detailed look…
Love Island star Molly Mae’s Instagram post banned by ASA
Social media influencer Molly Mae has as been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for breaking its rules on Instagram.
Amazon partners with Indian retail giant Future Retail to take on FlipKart
Amazon is working with Future Retail to expand the Indian retail chain online and take on rival FlipKart.
Online grocery trends: Click and collect services booming [INFOGRAPHIC]
Brick-and-mortar drove the vast majority of grocery sales worldwide, particularly for fresh food, but ecommerce maintained its meteoric rise during 2019, according to new research.
Klarna and ASOS expand UK partnership with new payment method
Online global fashion destination ASOS has extended its partnership with leading payments provider Klarna.
The worst marketing fails of 2019: Area 51 aliens, lethal smoothies and competition calamities
As 2019 draws to a close, we look at some of the biggest marketing blunders of the year. From the US military threatening to bomb alien hunters to lethal conker recipes, there were plenty of mistakes from companies that should know better. Read on, learn from the mistakes and hope your team doesn’t make the list in 2020…
What features make people trust a website before buying?
An unhappy user will leave a website within 10 – 20 seconds if left dissatisfied – one of the key factors that determines whether a user stays on a website is if they believe it’s trustworthy.
KFC appoints Mindshare as retained media-buying agency
After a competitive pitch process, KFC has appointed Mindshare as its new UK media-buying agency.
Chrimbo limbo: Advertisers should save some budget for post Xmas shopping frenzy
Brands are right to cash in on festive fever in the run up to Christmas, but new insights from eBay Advertising UK reveal an overlooked opportunity for advertisers to engage with time-rich consumers in the often-neglected ‘Chrimbo limbo’ period between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
The year in review: 16 biggest digital trends of 2019
2019 was another big year for digital marketing, with the rise of TikTok, audio ads going mainstream and Google buying FitBit. This was the year that Uber went public, brands became activists and the world’s biggest game vanished down a black hole. As the digital decade comes to a close, we’ve identified 17 of the biggest trends of the year.
Search trends for 2020: More clicks than ever as reviews win over shoppers
UK consumers are relying more on search when on the purchasing journey, with clicks on search up 20% in 2019 compared to 2018, according to new research.
The power of reviews: Just 53% would consider using business with less than 4 stars
Reviews continue to be a major driver of consumer behavior, with 91% of consumers saying they’re more likely to use a business with positive reviews, while 82% being deterred from using a business by negative reviews, according to a new study.
Half of Brits ‘willing to exchange data in return for personalised menu’
Almost half of Brits (48%) are willing to hand over their data to restaurants in return for a personalised menu tailored to their likes and dietary requirements.