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E-commerce software provider Ve dissects Cyber weekend data from 2014 to see what’s in store for this year

Black Friday famously overtook Cyber Monday last year as the UK’s top online shopping day event. But is this trend true for the other global players when it comes to e-commerce? And on a granular level, what were the abandonment

25/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Carvaka Sex Toys explores the impact of Black Friday and Cyber Monday on UK retail in new infographic

Carvaka Sex Toys explores the impact of Black Friday and Cyber Monday on UK retail in new infographic

UK -based online retailer Carvaka Sex Toys has created an infographic to illustrate the retail phenomena that are Black Friday and Cyber Monday. While originating in the US, these events are now firmly embedded in the UK retail sector and

24/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Brits expected to spend £1.9bn as Black Friday kicks off first major weekend of Christmas shopping, Visa Europe reports

£1.9bn will be spent on Visa cards on Friday 27 November – Black Friday – making it the biggest day for spending on this day in history. This year’s event will be driven primarily by the growth in e-commerce, as

24/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Men will be the biggest shoppers on Black Friday, Rocket Fuel reports

New research by Rocket Fuel, a marketing technology firm that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence, finds that nearly twice as many UK men (45%) will definitely spend money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday than women (28%).

24/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Black Friday deals spell the death of January sales, claims London Business School retail expert

Black Friday deals spell the death of January sales, claims London Business School retail expert

The Black Friday weekend deals bonanza is set to leave the January sales facing a frosty reception, according to a retail expert from London Business School.

24/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Retailers could miss out on Black Friday sales opportunities, multi-channel specialist One iota warns

Retailers could miss out on Black Friday sales opportunities, multi-channel specialist One iota warns

As final preparations for Black Friday get underway, Damian Hanson, CEO of leading multi-channel retail technology specialist One iota, is warning that retailers risk missing out on huge sales opportunities if they fail to provide customers with a fully connected

21/11/2015 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

NuData Security has top tips to ensure a painless, profitable Black Friday

Ryan Wilk, director at NuData Security, has top tips for retailers to ensure a painless and profitable Black Friday

20/11/2015 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Over reliance on Black Friday could put retailers in the red, says Eagle Eye founder

Over reliance on Black Friday could put retailers in the red, says Eagle Eye founder

Following the recent release of Mintel’s Christmas Shopping Habits 2015 report, Eagle Eye Solutions’ founder Steve Rothwell has warned that a dependence on Black Friday can actually be very damaging for a retailer and that rather than increase brand loyalty

20/11/2015 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Growing pressures for retailers outweigh benefits of early heavy discounting on Black Friday, says Aston Business School

Opting out of the US imported concept of Black Friday could be the most sensible business decision for retailers as they head into the pre-Christmas trading period, according to leading academic Dr Heiner Evanschitzky, Professor of Marketing, Aston Business School.

19/11/2015 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Retailers need to shift from pushing Black Friday sales to driving the shopper experience, says FITCH

Retailers need to shift from pushing Black Friday sales to driving the shopper experience, says FITCH

Retailers should drive the shopper experience around Black Friday in order to build their brands, argues Piers Guilar, executive director of strategy, EMEA at FITCH With the US-imported shopping holiday known as Black Friday approaching, an increasing number of high

17/11/2015 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Two fifths of UK shoppers plan to get involved on Black Friday, despite retailer scale backs, Savvy survey shows

New research investigating UK household shoppers’ plans for Black Friday 2015 has been launched by leading retail and shopper marketing agency, Savvy. The survey reviews shopper feedback from Black Friday 2014 and unveils their spending plans around the event this year. Catherine Shuttleworth, CEO at Savvy,

17/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Retailers divided over Black Friday: a third saying it’s unprofitable and unsustainable, LCP Consulting finds

Black Friday has divided the retail industry – with a third of major retailers saying it is unprofitable and unsustainable, with those retailers without the infrastructure and capabilities to deliver on their customer promise running the risk of alienating customers and harming

16/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

UK shoppers to spend £1.7bn on themselves this Black Friday, reports Doddle

Brits are shopping for themselves on Black Friday according to research from the purple parcel people, Doddle, which shows nearly 40% of Brits will be making personal purchases rather than sorting their Christmas shopping this Black Friday. Over 55% of Brits intend to shop

13/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Mobile critical for UK small businesses to compete against big retailers during Black Friday, says Google

Mobile critical for UK small businesses to compete against big retailers during Black Friday, says Google

Google today revealed data to show that for small businesses to win against big retail on Black Friday, it is crucial they adjust to the mobile web quickly. Last year, close to 30% of retail revenue was driven by mobile,

12/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Record number of UK consumers to embark on Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping spree, says Hermes

Only 6% of UK consumers will not be taking advantage of reduced prices during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, according to new research from the consumer delivery specialist Hermes. This is in stark contrast to twelve months ago when 43%

12/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Retail industry better prepared to ride the ‘peak tsunami’, says MetaPack

MetaPack, a global leader in e-commerce delivery technology, is using its data analysis and market insight to forecast a significant and strategic change during this year’s ‘Peak Period’. Whilst parcel volumes are predicted to reach record numbers over the Black Friday weekend and

10/11/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Delivery company, DPD, reveals plan for ‘fifty days of peak’

Delivery company, DPD, reveals plan for ‘fifty days of peak’

The UK’s fastest growing major parcel delivery company DPD has revealed its plans for handling an anticipated record number of parcels between Black Friday and the January sales. Preparations for Peak 2015 began in January in partnership with DPD’s business

10/11/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Black Friday ‘price war’ to determine fate of retailers this Christmas, SAS reports

Black Friday ‘price war’ to determine fate of retailers this Christmas, SAS reports

Black Friday week is set to attract one in five British shoppers, making it more popular than the week before Christmas for festive shopping, according to a consumer survey by analytics provider SAS. Drastic deals and discounts will win over price sensitive consumers,

09/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Black Friday crowned biggest UK online shopping day as holiday period shifts to match the US calendar

Black Friday crowned biggest UK online shopping day as holiday period shifts to match the US calendar

Black Friday is now the single biggest day for online traffic to UK retailers, an analysis from SimilarWeb, a global leader in digital market intelligence has revealed. The recently imported discount day set the biggest one-day shopping peak last year, recording a 14%

09/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Retailers will win better returns with shorter Black Friday promotions than Amazon, says e-commerce player

Terry Hunter, VP e-commerce and client strategy at e-commerce player Astound Commerce, advises retailers to run shorter Black Friday promotions than Amazon but says back-end systems must still be optimised to cope with increases in demand “This year’s Black Friday looks set to

06/11/2015 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Mobile searches on Black Friday expected to increase tenfold, Bing Ads finds

Bing Ads today releases findings from its ‘UK Retail Insights Report’ ahead of one of the busiest retail days of the year – Black Friday. Based on research from 33% of internet retail users who used Bing in 2014, marketers can

06/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

One quarter of people plan to shop on Black Friday… and top destinations are Amazon, Argos, Asda, Tesco, Currys, Debenhams and John Lewis, new research shows

With Black Friday just three Fridays away, new research from ICM Unlimited shows almost one quarter (23%) of people plan to buy something on 27 November this year. Seven in 10 (71%) people who bought something on Black Friday last year are planning to

06/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

UK retailers prepare for record-breaking Black Friday, RetailMeNot and VoucherCodes.co.uk find

Retailers in the UK are preparing for a record-breaking Black Friday, with almost £1bn in online sales expected, while online sales over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend (27 – 30 November) could exceed £2.2bn. After being inundated in 2014, retailers are preparing for even greater

04/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Oversized home pages on retail websites could spell Black Friday disaster, says NCC Group

The UK’s top retailers could be storing up trouble for Black Friday and risking their customers going elsewhere by delivering oversized home pages, according to new insight from global information assurance specialist NCC Group. Analysis of the UK’s top 50 retail sites

03/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
FedEx forecasts record volume this holiday season and has more than 325,000 team members at the ready

FedEx forecasts record volume this holiday season and has more than 325,000 team members at the ready

FedEx Corp. predicts it will move a record-breaking 317m shipments globally between Black Friday (27 November 2015) and Christmas Eve (24 December 2015).  This forecast marks a 12.4% increase in year-over-year seasonal volume. The season is expected to be bolstered by three volume spikes,

02/11/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
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