Rakuten opens first free wi-fi café in Japan
Online retail giant Rakuten will open its first café in its home country of Japan, as the firm continues to expand into new markets.
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Surge in post Bank Holiday spending online- report
The Tuesday after a Spring Bank Holiday was predicted to spark a 33% rise in online spending – based on recurring trends over the April & May Bank Holidays over the last 2 years, according to new research.
Over a third of online retail now via smartphones and tablets
More than a third of all online sales are now made on a mobile device (smartphones and tablets) as m-commerce continues to increase its share of the UK e-retail market, according to the latest results from the IMRG Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking.
Tablet ads ‘get 40 times higher click through rate than desktop’
The average CTR (Click Through Rate) for a tablet ad is almost 40 times greater than on desktop, at 0.79 per cent, while consumers spend an average of seven seconds with tablet ads, according to a new report.
Google Now adds bill payment reminders
Google Now has added a new type of info card that will provide billing reminders, based on details from user’s emails, according to a news report.
Amazon streams first original kids’ series
Amazon is premiering three of its first-ever original kids’ series in the UK exclusively on Prime Instant Video, as the online retail giant expands further into content production.
Fujitsu tracks shopper movement in store
Electronics giant Fujitsu is set to reveal technology that analyses the purchasing behaviour of shoppers in retail stores by detecting their lines of sight, according to a news report.
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse merge
Dixons has struck a deal to make Carphone Warehouse part of its group joining the UK electrical retailers high street roster that includes PC World and Currys.
Top tips: Five ways retailers can prepare for seasonal promotions
While seasonal consumer behaviour can be predicted up to a point, fluctuations such as weather and national events can quickly foil a brands carefully planned marketing campaign. Michael Rausch, General Manager for Europe and North America at Become Europe offers 5 key tips to getting the most out of seasonal promotions.
Apple now second biggest online retailer in US
Amazon dominates the online retail market in the US, but Apple’s iTunes now generates more sales than Staples and Walmart on the web, according to new data.