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Buyagift launches new behavioural email strategy
May 7, 2013 – 10:20 am | No Comment
Buyagift launches new behavioural email strategy

Buyagift is introducing a new behavioural email strategy as it looks to boost online conversion.
The gift experience etailer, which turned over more than £30m in the UK last year, is to target online visitors …

Asos introduces 2D virtual fitting
April 29, 2013 – 3:16 pm | One Comment
Asos introduces 2D virtual fitting

Asos is introducing virtual fitting to its website, it was announced today. The online retailer is the first UK customer for Swedish company Virtusize’s Fit Visualiser.
The 2D solution, which allows shoppers to see …

The Entertainer launches 90-minute deliveries
April 25, 2013 – 10:42 am | No Comment
The Entertainer launches 90-minute deliveries

The Entertainer is launching national 90-minute delivery to its customers.
The independent toy retailer is offering Shutl deliveries, either within an hour and a half or in an hour of their choosing, during store opening hours.

Fits.me wins £5m investment boost as it plans expansion
April 18, 2013 – 11:31 am | Comments Off
Fits.me wins £5m investment boost as it plans expansion

Fits.me has won £5m in funding which it plans to use to underpin expansion into Europe and the US, while also scaling up existing operations.
The virtual fitting room provider, whose clients include Adidas, Hugo Boss, …

Intershop7 to include WorldPay payments capability
April 16, 2013 – 10:12 am | Comments Off
Intershop7 to include WorldPay payments capability

WorldPay payments capability is to be integrated into Intershop’s latest ecommerce platform.
As a result of the partnership, Intershop7 users will be able to offer their overseas customers their preferred payment choices through the WorldPay portfolio …

Henri Lloyd, John Smedley and Avenue32 adopt virtual fitting rooms
April 12, 2013 – 9:45 am | Comments Off
Henri Lloyd, John Smedley and Avenue32 adopt virtual fitting rooms

UK retailers Henri Lloyd, John Smedley and Avenue32 are to launch virtual fitting room technology on their websites.
The three are the latest to sign up to the Fits.me solution, along with Dutch company Mexx. …

Email still performs though marketers admit they don’t spend enough time on optimisation
April 5, 2013 – 9:24 am | One Comment
Email still performs though marketers admit they don’t spend enough time on optimisation

Email is still performing strongly for marketers, even though they don’t spend enough time optimising their campaigns, a study suggests.
Some 66% of 1,300 in-house marketers questioned for the seventh Email Marketing Census, from Econsultancy and …

Online retailer speaks out as Royal Mail changes parcel pricing
April 2, 2013 – 12:30 pm | 62 Comments
Online retailer speaks out as Royal Mail changes parcel pricing

Online retailer Mobile Fun  has spoken out about changes to the Royal Mail’s parcel services that come into force today.
This year’s annual price rise comes alongside a 2.5% fuel surcharge on deliveries made under parcel contracts, …

Work needed to educate online shoppers on the benefits of gTLDs: study
April 2, 2013 – 11:50 am | 2 Comments
Work needed to educate online shoppers on the benefits of gTLDs: study

There’s work to be done in educating online shoppers about the benefits of the soon-to-emerge gTLDs, a new study suggests.
Generic Top-Level Domains (GTLDs) will start to be launched this year by companies such as Amazon, …

Hybris stakes claim to provide first omnichannel platform
March 27, 2013 – 3:01 pm | Comments Off
Hybris stakes claim to provide first omnichannel platform

Hybris  today staked its claim to be the first ecommerce platform provider to produce a true omnichannel platform, which allows retailers to manage their activities across all channels from a single hub.

Vouchercloud expands into fourth international market
March 26, 2013 – 10:00 am | Comments Off
Vouchercloud expands into fourth international market

Vouchercloud has launched into its fourth European market. The voucher code business, which started life in the the UK in 2010, has launched into Germany. The move follows growth into Malta and Ireland in 2012 …

John Lewis extends click and collect service through CollectPlus partnership
February 22, 2013 – 10:07 am | Comments Off
John Lewis extends click and collect service through CollectPlus partnership

John Lewis is to extend its click and collect service to 5,000 stores across the UK, through a partnership with CollectPlus.
The partnership initially sees the department store use the delivery service to offer free returns …

IRX 2013 THE HIGHLIGHTS: The technology
February 8, 2013 – 11:00 am | Comments Off
IRX 2013 THE HIGHLIGHTS: The technology

In the run-up to this year’s Internet Retailing Expo (IRX 2013), we’re taking a regular look at some of the highlights of the two-day event, to be held on March 20 and 21 at Birmingham’s …

Kount brings its fraud solution to Europe
February 1, 2013 – 10:01 am | Comments Off
Kount brings its fraud solution to Europe

Online fraud prevention specialist Kount  is launching in Europe.
The move comes after US-based Kount has seen fast growth in its home market. The company launched in 2007 and last year more than doubled its customer …

Fashion retailers opt for virtual fitting rooms
January 25, 2013 – 11:37 am | One Comment
Fashion retailers opt for virtual fitting rooms

Hugo Boss, L.K. Bennett, Nicole Fahri, Superdry and Adidas have all signed up to for online fitting rooms.
The five clothing brands have all signed on the line with Fits.me, whose software-as-service virtual fitting rooms allow …

High street analytics company aims to help bricks and mortar retailers compete more effectively
January 8, 2013 – 10:42 am | 2 Comments
High street analytics company aims to help bricks and mortar retailers compete more effectively

A Palo Alto company is promising to help bricks and mortar retailers compete more effectively with their online rivals by mapping shopper behaviour on the high street.
Euclid Analytics  was launched in 2010 by a team …

Land Securities to extend product search across all its centres
December 20, 2012 – 1:52 pm | Comments Off
Land Securities to extend product search across all its centres

Commercial property company Land Securities says visitors to all of its shopping centres will soon be able to search for the product they’re seeking from their mobile devices.
The developer has signed an exclusive agreement with …

MasterCard and ING partner to deliver multi-device payment trial across mobile and online
November 14, 2012 – 12:07 am | One Comment
MasterCard and ING partner to deliver multi-device payment trial across mobile and online

MasterCard and ING Group are to conduct a joint trial in the Netherlands that is demonstrating a new way to pay online using mobile phones.

Monsoon and Accessorize launch new performance marketing campaign
November 13, 2012 – 9:26 am | 2 Comments
Monsoon and Accessorize launch new performance marketing campaign

Monsoon  and Accessorize  have launched a new performance marketing programme in the run up to Christmas.
The two sister brands are working with Affiliate Window  to develop relationships with UK publishers through what Affiliate Window describes …

Ecommerce growth prompts £75m Parcelforce expansion
October 30, 2012 – 11:43 am | Comments Off
Ecommerce growth prompts £75m Parcelforce expansion

The Parcelforce Worldwide depot network is to expand as part of a four-year, £75m investment programme that will equip it for a future in which online sales will continue to grow.
The investment in the UK …