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EDITORIAL How the “complicated macro environment” is a problem for retailers

13 Oct 2022

A “complicated macro environment” is certainly one way to put it. But what does the rapidly changing world mean for retailers?

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PEAK 2022 Shopping app use set to surge from Black Friday

Mobile

12 Oct 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Use of shopping apps is set to boom in the run up to Christmas, with shoppers particularly looking for discounting and couponing

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PEAK 2022 Time-poor gift shoppers set to use retailer apps and sites over stores

Mobile

12 Oct 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Some 81% of UK consumers will shop for presents online with apps this year with 60% identifying the time saving aspect of shopping online

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Budgens’ app aids cost of living busting in ‘most technologically advanced grocery store in London’

Mobile

14 Sep 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Budgens’ Scan, Pay, Go app’s proprietary technology creates dynamic real-time reductions on hundreds of products in store

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How shopping apps are driving growth amidst rising inflation

Mobile

10 Aug 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Many of the apps leading the shopping category all have a common lure – saving money. Here's how they are perceived

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App links 7m shoppers to the brands they desire in return for UGC

Marketing

13 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

A new app promises to match 7m shoppers with the products and services that they want by leveraging UGC at scale

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Downloads of food and drink apps hit 1.7bn across 2021

Mobile

6 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Food and drink app downloads topped 1.7 billion in 2021 alone – a 10% rise on the previous year; ultrafast delivery grows fastest

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Consumers spend more than 100bn hours in shopping apps in 2021

Mobile

12 Jan 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Globally, consumers spent more than 100 billion hours in shopping apps in 2021, up 18% on the previous year, with fast fashion, social shopping and...

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Consumers becoming more app-orientated but selective about where, when and how they share information with brands

Mobile

14 Dec 2021

by Paul Skeldon

Survey exposes key shifts in consumer behaviour on mobile, with greater expectations for personalised controls and value exchanges enabled by mobile apps

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