Payment services provider (PSP), Computop, has analysed payment patterns across its global network, which handles USD five billion annually in turnover for global retailers, for the final week of November 2011 to get an early indication of how consumer spending
UK retailers are losing out on sales due to poor usability of their mobile web presence, according to a new report from e-commerce consultancy, dotCommerce. The study – Hitting the Mobile Checkout – found only one third of retailers
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is using new software to transform its web site into a global marketplace where customers can shop from any country, device or channel. The move is part of M&S’s aim to become the UK’s leading multi-channel
Software, hardware and mailstream supplier Pitney Bowes has released the findings of a study highlighting differences and similarities in online buying behaviour across developed economies and emerging markets. According to the company, the results are designed to help retailers expand
It’s clear a thought through, well executed multi-channel strategy can have huge benefits for a retailer’s bottom-line – but how can sellers optimise their use of online channels when it comes to big seasonal shopping events? With Christmas fast-approaching, Keith
Retailers on London’s Oxford street are investing in technology to improve the in-store and online experience in the run up to Christmas, according to research conducted by Virgin Media Business. It found Niketown has attendants taking payments on mobile devices
Keith Bird, CEO at eSellerPro, tells Retail Times readers what he expects to see next as online retail shakes off its growing pains and heads into adulthood Whilst the past 15 years have seen the birth and formative years of
With the introduction of the internet and e-commerce aggregators such as eBay and Amazon, there has been an increase in SMEs and entrepreneurs setting up online and multi-channel retail businesses at home. However, despite tales of young entrepreneurs who have
Online retail continues to position itself as a vital platform for modern shoppers, according to social shopping website Shopow. At the same time, high street chains are increasingly looking to the web as a new avenue for sales, it says.
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) users spend an average of 13 days a year browsing retail sites on their mobile devices versus an average of eight days by contract/iPhone users, according to a survey commissioned by global mobile marketing provider, Velti. The fact
BT’s retail e-commerce division, BT Fresca, has signed a five-year deal with Aurora Fashions and Karen Millen. Under the contract, BT will support Aurora and Karen Millen’s e-commerce plans to grow their brands and increase sales outside the UK, initially
Retail sales figures issued today by the Office for National Statistics show a better than expected sales volume rise of 0.7% month-on-month. The high street has bounced back from a painful month for consumer spending but the market remains fragile,
Leading UK retailers are prioritising their IT investment in e-commerce and mobile commerce, according to the latest IT in Retail research by Martec International and sponsored by BT Expedite. The annual IT in Retail report researches 100 retailers with annual sales totalling more than
British fashion brand Karen Millen has poached All Saints e-commerce director Lynn Ritson. Ritson will join Karen Millen in July and will be the company’s first e-commerce director. Ritson has held her post at All Saints for a year with
Work on Tesco’s new e-commerce distribution centre at G Park Enfield, North London, has been completed today by global provider of logistics warehouses, Gazeley. The 15,000sq m facility will act as a combined home deliveries and Tesco Express logistics centre,
European retailers plan to increase the number of online channels they sell through as the industry looks to maximise revenues in an increasingly competitive economy. That’s one of the key findings of research, conducted by e-commerce specialist ChannelAdvisor at the ChannelAdvisor Catalyst
Hitachi Consulting UK, part of the global electronics giant, has released a report ranking 20 top UK retailers’ 20 top technology challenges. The Retail Vision Report: 20 Technology Challenges from 20 Leading Retailers, shows managing multi-channel e-commerce, internationalisation and tailoring
