Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd today announced the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s B2C platform for international brands and retailers, to introduce a number of iconic Boots beauty brands to more
Canderel, the UK’s leading low-calorie sugar alternative brand, is rolling out a brand-new campaign You ‘CAN’ with Canderel starting this September. Designed to emphasise the brand benefits: all the sweetness, less of the calories, the new campaign aims to highlight the
Two ‘unlikely bedfellows' are enjoying a mutually beneficial business relationship in Edinburgh, helping golfers to sleep easy as they plan a trip to Scotland. Clubs to Hire, golf's market-leading rental agency, and Europe's largest golf retailer, American Golf, have joined
Wayfair Inc, one of the world’s largest online destinations for home, today announced that it has been named the Best Shopping Mobile Site & App in the 22nd Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honour” by The New
Online retail delivery order volumes were up +9.6% year-on-year in March, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index.
Ocado is right on the edge of having its first profitable year, as the pure-play online retailer grew its full year retail sales 15.3% to £972.4m. Its agreement with Morrisions had a 510bp positive impact (worth £54m), pushing group revenue to just over
A new ratings system – RatingsPlus – has launched, offering a real time, on- and offline solution, which it claims is perfectly suited to today’s fast-paced, consumer market. According to the company, it is widely accepted that poor customer ratings directly affect a business reputation and
As retailers enter the make-or-break holiday season, they’re haunted by a perpetual ‘Ghost Economy’ — a data and inventory disconnect that is costing the industry more than £4.8bn per year, according to IHL Group. This ‘Ghost Economy’ is present when commerce
A new social shopping site is launching on 11 September 2014 and aims to change how people shop on online. Haveyouseen encourages people to recommend their favourite products and brands to others, earning a cash reward from the exchange. The
Businesses of all sizes from across the UK will have access to a new suite of services to help boost their international trade through online channels. Trade Minister Lord Livingston will launch the government support package on 8 September 2014 at
SOUL Electronics, a pioneer for powerful sound quality, comfort and stylish headphones for active lifestyles, has announced a partnership with Tesco Direct bringing the fashionable, active lifestyle headphones to the leading retailer’s online marketplace. Tesco Direct customers can now purchase the new Soul
Asda Direct reports it has recorded bumper sales by developing a series of omni-channel business innovations with eCommera, the decision-intelligent commerce company, to improve its online customer e-commerce facilities including click and collect. Business teams from eCommera and Asda worked as
Following a successful regional trial, fetch.co.uk, the online pet store from Ocado, is now delivering to homes across Britain. Fetch is a standalone online pet store currently stocking more than 8,000 products, ranging from food and treats to specialist healthcare,
Tesco has reduced website load times by over 70% in Asia by deploying CDNetworks’ Content Acceleration as part of its strategy to bolster global online sales in key growth markets including China, Thailand and Malaysia. The move is also designed to
Mobile is not as prevalent in online grocery ordering as non-food but does play a huge role in the customer’s online journey, according to Jon Rudoe, director of online, digital and cross-channel at Sainsbury’s. Speaking during a panel session at
Turkey’s youthful population – a quarter was born in the 21st century – is set to drive the country’s online sales, according to Mehmet Nane, general manager, Carrefour Turkey. Speaking at The Delivery Conference, organised by MetaPack, Nane said there
Tesco, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer have all reported a decline in UK like-for-like sales over the key Christmas trading period. Tesco reported a 2.4% decline in like-for-like sales in the UK for the six weeks to 4 January 2014.
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) global marketing, IT and supply chain conference kicked off yesterday following Wednesday’s store tour programme. Combining shared plenary sessions and individual streams for marketing, IT and supply chain, the event welcomed close to 300 delegates
ChannelAdvisor, a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, has announced the launch of its integration with Tesco’s marketplace, offering selected ChannelAdvisor customers the opportunity to work with one of the UK’s leading
Retailers must be prepared to maximise the customer experience at all possible touch points in the multi-channel era where 72% of the UK population owns a smartphone and 50% use them to make purchases, experts warn. Maximising customer engagement across all
Barclays Partner Finance, an arm of Barclaycard, has launched a flexible online finance product called bFex, which allows consumers to take out instant finance for internet purchases. While consumers have long been able to take out credit at the point
UK grocery comparison shopping site mySupermarket is launching in the US. The American version – mySupermarket.com – lets shoppers find the best prices across leading stores including Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, Costco, Walgreens, Diapers.com, Soap.com, and Drugstore.com. MySupermarket was founded in 2006, and
Online marketing services supplier, Rakuten LinkShare, has reported a strong fourth quarter performance, which saw brands on its network enjoy a 35% increase in sales compared to the same period a year ago. According to the company, brands in its
Tesco has recorded a 1.8% increase in same store sales for the six weeks to 5 January 2013 – its strongest growth rate for three years. According to the retailer, growth was driven by a much stronger food performance than
Shopping site, mySupermarket, has launched an app, which it claims offers all the benefits of its site and will pop up when a shopper is on another retailer’s website to let them know when they could swap-and-save to a cheaper like-for-like
