Amazon profits break $2bn barrier for first time
Amazon’s profits smashed estimates as the retail giant reported a 12-fold increase in net income of $2.5bn (£1.9bn) for the second quarter.
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Voice search trends: Marketing gap between awareness and action
Digital marketers are aware voice search will impact the way they market products and services, but almost a third (29%) aren’t actively doing anything to address the changing landscape, according to new research.
Ikea downsizes with high street store and 24 hour deliveries
Furniture retailer Ikea plans on opening a string of smaller high street stores and starting a 24-hour delivery service due to the number of online shoppers buying goods around the clock.
Online retail growth stays strong in June as World Cup fever hits UK
UK online retail sales were up strongly again during June this year, as the hot weather and start of the FIFA World Cup spurred a 16.9% year-on-year (YoY) growth of retail sales, according to new research.
Email trends: Consumers opening more emails (and still clicking)
Emails are opened and read 18.1% of the time, continuing the positive trend seen last year, and consumers are still just as likely to click, with click-through rates remaining at 1.9% year-on-year.