Discount disruption: Three businesses flipping Black Friday 2017 upside down
The idea of Black Friday conjures up scenes of consumer carnage on the high street, but there are some companies that have flipped the concept on its head.
Tag: Online Shopping
Why more businesses are closing physical stores to trade online
By Staff writer
Today in Britain, almost 90 per cent of the population regularly uses the internet, thereby putting our country in a state of unprecedented interconnectivity. A notable by product of this connectedness is the growth of the ecommerce industry.
Powering strategic business changes with location technology
By Staff writer
As location is the most accurate indicator of human intent, businesses are recognising that with location technology insights, they can get a picture of their customers” real world behaviour both now and in future, not just their online behaviour.
Ditched online shopping baskets are robbing you of £3bn
Billions of pounds worth of items are ditched in online shopping baskets in the UK, but businesses could win customers over with free delivery.
Britain is the home of online shopping as card spending surges
Card spending in the UK has spiked by over a quarter in just two years, positioning Britain as the home of online shopping.
Aim high but keep your feet on the ground to achieve ecommerce success
By Staff writer
Plans by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to make deliveries to the moon in 2020 set a new benchmark for soaring ambition in ecommerce success.
Midday in Manhattan: The tale of a Black Friday shopper
By Staff writer
Having recently left London to take on a new post in my native New York, I thought it was about time I finally got involved as a Black Friday shopper first-hand and set out on the streets of Manhattan.
Weird spending decisions made by drunken shoppers sound familiar?
We can all be found guilty of making daft choices while under the influence of alcohol, but shopping while drunk can work out to be quite expensive as proven with this list of weird spending decisions.
Have you got what it takes to own the online high street
By Paul Heywood
We are becoming a nation of savvy shoppers. And, having largely overcome any lingering doubts over online shopping, the internet has become the de facto starting point for many consumers trying to seek out the best deals possible on the goods we want.
Bricks and mortar stores can future-proof business and avoid darkness of closure
Retail has undergone some of the most significant changes in the sector’s recent history. With the news of high street retailer British Homes Stores (BHS) filing for administration and House of Fraser now seeing a third of their sales being driven by ecommerce, retail is facing its biggest crossroads since the rise of the internet.