The best thing about January is the opportunity to start again, a general optimism for doing better retail planning than last year . More so for retail, being one of the hardest hit industries last year. As retailers re-evaluate 2020’s retail planning decisions, the overarching theme for Budget ‘21 is
Amazon has pulled its cloud service support for Parler following last week’s riots citing a “steady increase in… violent content” on the platform. Parler, a social media website nearly identical to Twitter which claims to be a “free speech” alternative to mainstream platforms, has become popular with Trump supporters and
Google-backed, NearSt, a British retail technology business driving more people onto the high street has raised £2m in seed funding from one of the world’s largest privately-owned international property companies to fuel footfall into bricks and mortar stores at a critical time for physical retailers. The London-born startup witnessed a
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld claims made against a series of Instagram posts promoting Klarna Bank’s deferred payment services. The ASA on Wednesday ruled that Klarna could not show a series of adverts made with Instagram influencers that links using Klarna’s credit service with improving someone’s mood. While the
Digital practices and technology adoption are bringing greater productivity, effectiveness and profitability in the shipping and logistics industry, Cogoport president Flemming Frost told industry leaders at a major shipping conference in the Netherlands. Speaking at the Evofenedex SCM Summit in Zoetermeer, Frost said the time is now ripe for technology to
With retail no longer limited to the sales floor, retailers recognise that each interaction is now much more than a transaction. The traditional checkout remains important, of course, but customers expect fast, easy, personalised service – regardless of location, device or platform – at every touchpoint. It is from this
Recently, U.S. online sales overtook consumer spending in physical stores for the first time. By 2023, retail e-commerce sales in the U.S. are projected to surpass $735 billion. Even industries that were previously predicated on offline purchases like grocery, healthcare, and banking are now looking to e-commerce to become more