How one company has the solution to the Black Friday “invisible threat”
With Black Friday looming, a new “invisible” cyber security threat looks set to “more than double”, experts have warned
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Black Friday 2015: Big boom or big bust for British businesses
By Simon Porter
Black Friday takes place in the UK on Friday 27th November for the third year in a row, and it represents a great chance for retailers to boost their end of year sales. What will you do
That’s a wrap: Amazon Local to close before Christmas – what happened
Amazon Local, the Groupon-like division of the online retailer, which works with merchants to sell daily deals to nearby restaurants, spas and so on, is to be closed on 18 December.
Crafty entrepreneurs to wrap up 376m from sales of homemade items this Christmas
More than three million Brits are set to get creative during the festive period and sell handmade goods for Christmas, which is set to generate sales of £376m.
Half of small UK retailers ignore valuable data ahead of 1bn Black Friday
The UK’s small retailers run the risk of losing out on a big payday as 49 per cent fail to track their data, even though sales on Black Friday are set to cross £1bn in Britain for the first time.
PayPal to mentor UK firms for third time as 6 startups complete Start Tank scheme
The second UK outing of Start Tank, a six-month mentoring programme from PayPal and its Braintree division, has come to an end. The six startups that completed the scheme are now ready to spread their wings, which means PayPal is seeking a new batch of companies for a third incubation period.
Don’t leave your customers out in the cold: Tips for a successful Christmas marketing campaign
By Marie Dalton
Here are our top tips for retail bosses and their marketing teams on how they can make sure they get marketing right this year.
Embrace the dark side: Black Friday online spending in UK to break 1bn
Black Friday is almost upon us, so let’s recap why the American shopping day has become of such importance in the UK as this year’s online spend is set to top £1bn.
Digital investment is special recipe behind Domino’s tasty UK sales growth
Pizza business Domino’s experienced a quarterly sales increase of 14.9 per cent in Q3 and it was the firm’s investment in digital and mobile support that helped to cook up a sum of £200m.
Yodel prepares for Black Friday and Christmas rush with creation of 7,000 jobs
Ahead of the Christmas commerce chaos that will begin soon, delivery business Yodel has is strengthening its operations for the peak period with 7,000 new seasonal part-time and full-time positions.