Boohoo has bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton in a £25.2m deal set to transform the fashion brands into online-only platforms, resulting in 2,450 job losses.

From criminal justice tech, AR for online retailers to tech to help families with children interacting with sign language, ten of the UK’s most promising startups working with immersive technologies have graduated from Digital Catapult’s Augmentor programme.

London, Lisbon, Milan, Bordeaux, Burgas and Warsaw have triggered investment of €250 million (£218..8 million) in smart technologies as part of the Sharing Cities programme, led by the Mayor of London.

2020 was a disruptive year for every sector, not least for influencer marketing, which brands used to reach consumers at the expense of print, OOH, and broadcast advertising. Mary Keane-Dawson, Group CEO of global influencer marketing agency TAKUMI, offers insight on the key influencer marketing trends of 2020 and her predictions for the sector in … [Read more…]

Ecommerce is more than an opportunity for brands: it’s a necessity, say Thomas Faure, Senior Consulting Manager – E-Retail Lead and Guillaume BAROIN, e-Retail Consultant at Artefact. They explain how upskilling programmes can accelerate overall business growth.

As working from home trends put pressure on internet speeds, thee is new demand for the different types of in-building mobile coverage systems, but what is permitted by regulators? Stuart Waine at Spry Fox Networks outlines the importance of thoroughly researching options, so you don’t fall foul of the rules.

New research from LinkedIn finds that as COVID-19 continues to challenge businesses in every industry, leaders are looking ahead to find new ways to adapt and return to growth. Over half (56%) are rethinking their marketing strategy to stimulate customer spending, the report found. The LinkedIn study of 300+ UK C-level executives, including Chief Marketing … [Read more…]

Just two-thirds of marketers (67%) rate their organisation’s level of data quality as at least good compared to industry best practice, according to new data.

The latest lockdown is prompting people to ramp up their fitness programmes and hone their performance, whatever the weather – presenting ample opportunities for brands to engage with exercise enthusiasts.

Retailers are failing to build customer experience into online returns, and risk losing future sales and shoppers’ loyalty due to communication blackholes and a lack of choice in the returns process, according to new research.