Voice commerce combined with advancing mobile payment technologies is set to see shopping from behind the wheel become a $86 billion industry by 2025, researchers predict.

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In-app shopping rises above 2019 peak levels across the UK and Europe in lockdown

16 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

In-app shopping activity has risen to new heights amid the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, seeing a 35% rise in ecommerce app installs – 12% higher than 2019 Q4 holiday season activity.

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Fast fashion retailers turn to apps, marketplaces and ‘pre-loved’, while luxury brands embrace social media ahead of London Fashion Week

16 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Ahead of London Fashion Week starting on Friday 18 September, data shows a distinct split between how fast fashion retailers and luxury brands are interacting with their customers via mobile.

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Retailers set to drive boom in business messaging on SMS, WhatsApp and RCS

16 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

The rise in ecommerce over lockdown is set to see more retailers than ever using mobile messaging to engage consumers – and it will not be limited to text and email.

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Amazon offers luxury brands a new route to market

15 Sep 2020by Chloe Rigby

Amazon said today that it was moving into the luxury category, with selected shoppers to receive invitation-only access to brands including Oscar de la Renta via their mobile devices

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Former catalogue company Freemans rebrands as online department store, adds new brands

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Freemans, once famous for its catalogues, has rebranded itself from a home-shopping retailer to what it says is a “vibrant digital department store’ as it launches its new site and app.

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Sainsbury’s uses Nectar app to reward healthy purchases

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Sainsbury’s is gamifying fruit and veg consumption using its Nectar app to help consumers track their healthy food consumption and earn points.

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New mobile retail innovation for safe and smart shopping arrives in the West End

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

A new mobile way to shop safely in the heart of London’s West End is being funded by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland as part of a pioneering collaboration with British retail tech firm NearSt.

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Smart, frictionless checkout tech to process $387bn of transactions by 2025

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

The value of transactions processed by smart checkout technologies – that is where the fixed checkout process is replaced by a frictionless model – will reach $387 billion in 2025, up from just $2 billion in 2020, predicts a study by Juniper Research.

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Klarna looks to help retailers offer social commerce as it revamps its app

09 Sep 2020by Paul Skeldon

Payments provider Klarna is looking to create a swift way for retailers and brands to create a personalised, social shopping experience, with the launch of a new app that sits within a iframe on the retailer’s site.

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