Right to reply: Why retailers need to be more than just mobile-friendly
FACT-Finder’s Kevin Sparks reveals seven ways retailers can mobile-optimise their websites to boost high-street visits and sales.
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Retailers missing out of £6.6bn a year by not going mobile
UK retailers are collectively missing out on an astounding £6.6bn per year due to a lack of investment in their mobile offering, according to a new report into mobile spending.
UK ecommerce sales bounce back to double digit growth
Online sales grew 13% year-on-year in April – following an unprecedented dip of four months of single-digit growth, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
Halfords runs ‘Boardman’ clothing range with green screen technology
Halfords has tested green screen technology for the first time to support the launch of its new Boardman clothing range, following a huge increase in customers using advanced imagery options when shopping online.
New shopping service delivers farm goods to London doorsteps
A new online delivery service, dubbed ‘FarmDrop’ has gone live, delivering fresh food from local and hyper-local farms and suppliers to London doorsteps.
Global grocery shopping going digital
Global grocery shoppers want a blend of digital and physical to help with their purchase decisions, according to new research from Nielsen.
Mobile-only users overtakes PC-only users for first time in US
The number of mobile-only adult internet users exceeded the number of desktop-only internet users in the US for the first time, according to new research.
Apple Watch sales ‘already dominating smartwatch market’
Apple’s much-anticipated Watch device was finally released to consumers late last week and initial reports indicate the device is already far outselling Android and Tizen-based rivals.
Garmin debuts first combined sat-nav and dash cam
Digital mapping firm Garmin has launched a portable GPS and a Dashcam in new device.
UK ecommerce growth slows to single digits for first time
UK online sales grew just 9% in March and 11% on February 2015, meaning that the Index has recorded only single-digit growth for each month in Q1 2015 – the first time this has happened in any quarter.