Mother’s Day is estimated to be worth over £400 million to the gifts and greetings cards industry. As retailers gear-up for one of spring’s biggest gifting events, Rakuten Marketing outlines three retail trends from across its network that marketers should take into account.
Last week, Inditex (the parent company of UK brand Zara and world’s biggest retailer) has suffered from weakening currencies across non-EU countries, turning minor profits year-on-year. Venda’s CEO, Eric Abensur, analyses the company’s move to take advantage of its most successful businesses by expanding both physical stores and moving eCommerce sites into international markets – … [Read more…]
Starbucks is planning to launch a smartphone service that lets consumers order coffee before they get to a store, via its mobile app.
Price comparison provider Become Europe has announced a global partnership with mobile technology firm Netbiscuits.
As the internet celebrates its quarter century anniversary, Rakuten predicts how online retail could evolve over the next decade, including how tomorrow’s shoppers will be able to browse window displays across the globe.
Silverpop has launched a new platform that aims to deliver advanced marketing automation capabilities to the ecommerce space.
A trend for a mobile focus among brands shopping sites risks ignoring the basic needs of the shopping majority, according to the results of a new survey.
Procter & Gamble has made its first steps towards the Internet of Things’ with a smart toothbrush that connects to ma users smartphone via Bluetooth to assess their oral hygiene.
High street baker Greggs has launched its new ‘Greggs Rewards’ mobile payment app designed to reward its customers for their loyalty.
Amazon Prime and Lovefilm are to merge, creating a new Prime Instant Video service that combines movie streaming with the online retail firm’s next day delivery.