As part of the Internet Retailing UK Top 500 campaign, seven British retailers have been granted “elite” status for the ecommerce and multichannel services provided to consumers.
By Darryl Adie
The less-than-spectacular recent results of UK bastions such as Next and M&S highlights the fact that large-scale retailers cannot rest on their laurels. We take a look at how boutique retailers are riding a new wave as consumer preferences evolve and online retail develops further.
It’s absolutely critical that a company’s website functions well and engages with users to provide an enjoyable user experience. To gain insight as to how startup companies have managed to convert online visitors to paying consumers, we have spoken to various successful business owners who have first-hand experience in this.
How do you maximise your company’s ecommerce potential in 2016″ While there is obviously no generic solution, there is value in evaluating the generic approach your company is taking towards achieving continual growth.
According to the executive chairman of Google’s parents company Alphabet, Eric Schmidt, the UK is the world leader in terms of ecommerce.
As the adoption of card payments continues to grow, NetPay has been there to support the transition. And with the company named 2015’s business-to-business champion, MD Carl Churchill spoke with Real Business about how facing firms is done with innovation, ideas and feedback.
Gousto, the fresh ingredient delivery service named in our Everline Future 50 2014, has secured a £9m investment from a new arm of the Business Growth Fund. Real Business caught up with CEO Timo Schmidt about the pot, how the business will apply pressure to Tesco and why he believes the sector can be as commonplace as buying clothes online.
By Paul Vale
Black Friday was once an American trend but it has crashed into the UK to signal the start of the Christmas shopping season, thus shoppers will run riot searching for bargains. But Paul Vale, MD of TVSC Clothing has closed up shop determined to boycott the big day (27 November) and promote a much more wholesome message.
Today’s consumers expect online retailers to provide convenient and personalised product delivery options to accommodate their busy lifestyle needs. As such, Real Business talked to MetaPack’s Kees de Vos about how a company’s delivery options needed to change depending on country and target audience.
By Simon Brooke
Almost every large company has a Facebook page and a Twitter feed, but too many smaller and medium-sized businesses are still fighting shy of social media – according to Megan Collins, head of marketing at Paragon.
