M&S online delivery fiasco hits Christmas sales
Marks and Spencer has revealed a sharp drop in clothing, gifts and homewear sales over Christmas, as it held back on discounting and suffered online delivery woes.
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Right to reply: The Black Friday genie is out of the bottle
With Black Friday now a fixture in the festive shopping calendar, Tina Spooner, Chief Information Officer at IMRG, comments on the recent retailer Christmas trading figures.
Right to reply: How online retailers can combat the January blues
You may have seen figures from BDO, the accountancy firm, which show that like-for-like sales on the high street fell 1.4% year-on-year in December. The fashion sector saw sales down 3.1% for the month and 6.1% year-on-year on the high street. However brands including House of Fraser said online sales rose by more than 31 … [Read more…]
Apple app downloads broke 8m mark for first time- report
Daily downloads from the iOS App Store broke the 8m mark for the first time in November 2014, according to data from app marketing firm Fiksu.
Top 50 UK retailers: NotOnTheHighStreet biggest Christmas surprise
The latest IMRG Top 50 Retailer Ranking, in partnership with comScore, reveals there were a number of online retailers climbing the ranks during November 2014. Ticketmaster UK and Screwfix were both up 8 places compared with the same month last year, while Very and House of Fraser rose 6 places. However, the biggest riser this … [Read more…]
Top 10 most viewed YouTube ads in 2014
Sainsbury’s Christmas ad tops the 2014 UK YouTube ads leaderboard, with Nike getting two spots in the top 10 ranking, according to new data from Google which also looks at the leading agencies.
HMRC faces backlash for tweet tax inquiries
HM Revenue and Customs has defended its call for tax payers to tweet enquiries to @HMRCcustomers after criticism from MPs.
Sony premieres ‘The Interview’ online after hacking controversy
Sony Pictures has expanded distribution of its controversial comedy film The Interview to include more theatres and video-on-demand platforms, after hackers threatened to attack cinemas screening the film.
Gmail slowly returns in China after ‘block’
Access to Google’s email service Gmail is slowly getting back to normal after a reported block on the email service, according to reports.
Amazon still top choice for Christmas gifts despite return to in-store shopping
While the tide is slowly turning in favour of in-store shopping, the majority of UK consumers are buying Christmas gifts on Amazon this year, according to new research.