Bakers Toolkit, the cake decorating and baking product firm run by the 2013 Apprentice runner up Luisa Zissman, has enlisted Secure Trading to provide the payment processing for all customer transactions. The deal sees Secure Trading handling every card payment processed through the
eCommera, the company behind House of Fraser’s multi-channel strategy and recently launched mobile website, has secured $41m, which it claims will give retailers the tools to go head to head with the likes of Amazon. Dawn Capital led the round
Online customers of electronics retailer Maplin will benefit from an improved shopping experience thanks to technology developed by The Filter, a business set up by musician and technology pioneer Peter Gabriel. The Filter, founded in 2004, has linked up with
Netherland’s premium department store chain, de Bijenkorf, has implemented Intershop’s e-commerce platform to power its web shop, deBijenkorf.nl. The Intershop 7 solution replaces an existing e-commerce engine and was selected for its scalability, robustness and future-proof architecture, the company claims.
Britain’s savvy shoppers are no longer restricting their online purchases to DVDs, music downloads and holidays – homeowners and landlords are increasingly turning to the web for big ticket items including brand new kitchens according to research from one leading
Jam Organic, a UK-based online retailer of organic and fair trade clothing, toys and gifts for infants, children and mothers, claims to be benefiting from a growth in green parenting. Green parents are deeply concerned about the environment and want
New auction website, Bid World, claims it is poised to take on market leader eBay. With many people still struggling after the worst recession since the 1980s, selling unwanted items on bidding sites has become increasingly popular, the company says. Sellers
Easyart, the fast-growing online art company, reports it has seen Christmas trading rocket ahead 12% compared with the festive period for the previous year. The company, which is based in London and produces high quality prints to order at its
Amazon has announced a record-setting holiday season for Amazon Prime, the annual membership programme offering unlimited free two-day shipping on millions of items. More than one million customers around the world became new Prime members in the third week of December, Amazon
This Christmas sees the first year eBay has offered a convenient new click and collect choice for the nation’s shoppers. As technology becomes an increasingly important part of the way we shop, Click and Collect services, which allow people to
Rakuten, the world’s third largest e-commerce marketplace and owner of UK marketplace Rakuten’s Play.com, says it is celebrating after successfully rolling out its Rakuten Super Sales shopping event across many of its international marketplaces. In Japan, Rakuten is famous for its
UK online bathroom retailer, Bathrooms.com, which has been specialising and distributing in the bathroom sector for nearly 10 years, has announced plans to expand the brand in France. Bathrooms.com said it recognises the opportunity in the French market and understand sthe similarities
La Redoute, France’s leading online channel for fashion and home products, is using ChannelAdvisor’s Marketplaces solution to sell its products internationally through Amazon and eBay. By using ChannelAdvisor’s Marketplaces solution to sell its products internationally, La Redoute said it can
Online clothing retailer Boden is using HP Optimost, HP Autonomy’s multivariate testing (MVT) technology, to boost sales through its web store. Based in London, and operating in Austria, France, Germany, the UK and the United States, Boden has been using
Disney UK has announced a 12-month partnership with leading pregnancy and parenting website BabyCentre to engage pre-natal and first time mums with Disney’s Winnie the Pooh brand and keep it front of mind at every step of their new baby’s
Ride-away, one of the UK’s leading specialist retailers of equestrian supplies for both horses and riders, claims visitors to its website – www.rideaway.co.uk – will be in for a great surprise from 29 November 2013 onwards. For four days, over the weekend until 9:00am
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
Online bathrooms retailer, Bathrooms.com, has launched an augmented reality app for bathrooms. The app allows users to virtually place life-sized 3D bathroom furniture anywhere and even walk around it as if it were really in their home. Bathrooms.com’s new app lets consumers clearly see
Staples, the world’s largest office products company and second largest internet retailer, has selected Profitero’s pricing intelligence service across multiple European countries. Profitero said it was chosen for its product matching capabilities, scalable data collections that can support Staples’ future growth,
A new online marketplace, launched to rival Amazon, has agreed an exclusive partnership with global payment processor WorldPay, which it claims will ensure both sellers and customers using the site are protected by new fraud prevention and security benefits. The
Online shoe retailer, Cloggs, has unveiled a new look website, powered by Venda, one of the world’s leading innovators and providers of digital commerce solutions. The website relaunch coincides with the company’s wider rebrand, reflecting the business’s new direction, which
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
Ride-away, one of the UK’s top retailers for horse-riding equipment and supplies, has announced a full rebranding of its business – a task which includes the showroom in York, its bi-annual catalogue and the website. The company, which was purchased by
Rakuten, one of the world’s largest internet services companies, has signed an agreement to acquire global video streaming platform Viki. The acquisition is claimed to represent a significant step forward for Rakuten as it continues to add to its digital
The UK’s largest online white goods specialist, Appliances Online, has rebranded as ao.com. The online retailer, which was named Best Pure Play Etailer in the 2013 Paypal Etail Awards and delivers around 20,000 appliances every week, has revealed the new name, logo, brand identity and
