Studies out this week suggest that retail will grow slowly over peak trading 2019, while also offering insights as to where, when and how shoppers like to buy

Carrefour focuses on core business with Rue du Commerce sale

12 Nov 2019by Alex Sword

Carrefour is planning to sell its online electronics site to a pure-play ecommerce company.

Price, promotions and ethics are all set to drive UK Christmas shopping habits, study postulates

06 Nov 2019by Paul Skeldon

Two thirds of UK shoppers agree that promotion, price, or discount have an effect on their purchasing decisions, while almost half (41%) of UK shoppers demonstrate a shift towards conscious consumerism basing purchasing decisions on brands they closely identify with

Customer Peak Selling

Slow loading webpages lose customers in just 10 seconds, research reveals

06 Nov 2019by Paul Skeldon

Slow loading webpages lose shoppers in just 10 seconds, with nearly half (47%) of shoppers not being prepared to wait for more than 10 seconds before giving up on a purchase

Growth 2000 Operations and Logistics Selling Technology

Bol.com adds sustainable-only page to webshop

30 Oct 2019by Alex Sword

Netherlands marketplace Bol.com has launched an online store selling only sustainable items.

Clothing Customer Delivery IREU Top500 Manager Online People Selling Sustainability The Customer

GUEST ANALYSIS Ultra-fast delivery ‘better for the environment?’ That misses the point

29 Oct 2019by Andy Mulcahy

When Amazon’s third-quarter results came out last week, most of the focus was on the fact that they posted a fall in net income for the first time in two years. A primary reason for the shortfall was the investment they are currently making in faster delivery, and there was an eye-catching quote on the impact of this shift from chief executive Jeff Bezos: “[A]lthough it’s counterintuitive, the fastest delivery speeds generate the least carbon emissions because these products ship from

Clothing Customer Delivery Focus Industry Marketing Mobile Online People Research Retailer Selling Sustainability Technology The Customer UK

Search engines awash with fake children’s products and white goods

23 Oct 2019by Paul Skeldon

Google and other search engines are putting consumers at risk of buying fake children’s toys and white goods by refusing to remove these websites in their search results.

Fakes Industry International Selling Technology

Wayfair launches new flagship brand in Europe

16 Oct 2019by Alex Sword

Online furniture company Wayfair has introduced its first European flagship brand in the UK and Germany.

IREU Top500 Selling

Virtual make-up comes to the YouTube masthead

16 Oct 2019by Paul Skeldon

Seeing your product in action helps convert customers eager to try before they buy – this is especially true for beauty brands. Now with the help of augmented reality (AR), trying on lipstick, once only possible in-store, can be done virtually on YouTube

beauty Marketing Mobile Selling social Strategy and Innovation Technology YouTube