Amazon to sell ads on Kindle Fire home screen?
Amazon is considering selling ads on its new Kindlie Fire tablet homescreen, according to a newspaper report.
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Right to reply: Rainy April shows high street needs better online strategies
This week’s UK retail figures presented a gloomy picture of the UK, with retail sales values were down 3.3% while online growth slowed to 9%. Adam Stewart, Marketing Director at Rakuten’s Play.com, comments why retails need to make the best of both the online and offline worlds to succeed in this difficult trading environment.
PayPal links with SoftBank to crack Japan’s digital payments market
PayPal has teamed up with Japanese web giant Softbank to launch a joint venture to pursue online transactions business in the country.
UK online retail sales grow 9% in ‘wettest April since records began’
Online retail sales in the UK grew 9% in April as the country experienced the wettest April since records began.
Right to reply: Brits spend a quarter of money online
A survey from Worldpay showed that Britons spend a quarter of their money online and one in six Britons do their shopping on a smartphone. Adam Stewart at Rakuten’s Play.com argues that whilst e-commerce is growing rapidly, a multichannel approach remains important.
Right to reply: UK retail shines amid budget squeeze
Last week, the Office of National Statistics has announced UK retail figures for March 2012, revealing that the value of retail sales in March 2012 increased by 5.7% when compared with March 2011 and sales volumes in March 2012 increased by 3.3% when compared with March 2011. Adam Stewart, Marketing Director of Rakuten’s Play.com, takes … [Read more…]
Argos sells online ads for first time
Argos is to start selling ads on is online store, as well as via its iconic print catalogue and instore, as the retailer looks to capitalise on its high UK consumer reach.
£22 ‘DIY computer’ Raspberry Pi starts shipping amid huge demand
The company behind the hugely popular Raspberry Pi device has shipped the first batch of pre-orders to customers, as demand for the ‘DIY’ mini computer intensifies.
Google search tool helps Leeds shoppers find stock instore
Commercial property firm Land Securities has launched a new Google search service for visitors to the White Rose shopping centre, Leeds. Debenhams, Topshop, Warehouse and Oasis are the first retailers to sign up to the scheme.
Are ‘Empty Nesters’ the forgotten consumer?
There are currently 3.7 million empty nesters in the UK with a total disposable income of £288 million, more than double that of those with children still living at home (£102 million), according to new research.