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Jul- 2021 -14 July
Closing the feedback gap during the rise of eCommerce
Gone are the days where online retail was solely for large resellers. With more brands launching online versions of their stores over recent years, shoppers have seen huge growth in e-commerce. A boom further caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing people to shop online, rather than in-store. With this trend…
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12 July
Getting email right for a successful Christmas season
Annual retail sales and profits skyrocket over the Christmas season, According to the National Retail Federation, Christmas sales can be 20-40% of a retailer’s annual sales. Given the stop-start nature of 2021, most UK retailers want to close out with the biggest revenues they can this year. During the pandemic,…
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6 July
Retail sector valuations in the current climate
The current pandemic has caused widespread disruption to the retail sector, with many struggling to maintain a healthy cashflow and revenues and profits down on previous years. Knowing the different types of valuation methods and when to use them can help business owners know what their company is worth now, helping to support their…
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2 July
Scalable commerce – Why you should be thinking about this now
If, like me, you’re of a certain age, you’ll be able to remember the first version of the Apple website. It was all text, had an appalling layout and was light years from today’s sleek offering. Although that was all of ten years before the first iPhone appeared so we…
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Jun- 2021 -29 June
How retailers can reduce cart abandonment rates
Covid-19 restrictions have radically altered consumer shopping behaviours over the past year. While brick and mortar stores used to be at the forefront of consumers’ minds, e-commerce is now the first point of contact for anyone looking to shop. According to research, digital sales in 2020 accounted for a third…
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24 June
In Zenners we trust: Why D2C makes sense for over-55s
Once dubbed Silver Surfers, and more commonly known as Baby Boomers, the UK’s army of over-55 consumers has been transformed from an e-commerce afterthought into an online shopping force. Driven by the pandemic to browse and buy digitally while stores were shuttered, this generation is now as au fait with…
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22 June
EU VAT changes – Is your eCommerce business ready?
Doing business with Europe has become so expensive and onerous since Brexit that a vast number of UK eCommerce businesses have simply turned off all EU activities. Managing the different VAT thresholds and rates across each EU country has certainly added to the admin burden and cost of doing business…
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17 June
In the age of online shopping, shoplifting has gone digital
April this year signalled a fresh start for shop owners as lockdown restrictions on non-essential retailers in the UK were lifted. Retailers now have the chance to forge a new relationship with customers and engage with them as they return to the high street. However, our world is becoming increasingly…
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16 June
Why data is the key to business survival and growth for e-commerce
Data has been heralded as the new gold for a few years now, but the last year really demonstrated just how valuable it is for businesses. With the world changing overnight no retailer was immune to having to change, and quickly at that. Yet, even though most of us realise…
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15 June
Brightpearl: Bringing automation to the masses
The pandemic has undoubtedly changed almost all facets to modern life, and retail is no exception. After a year of lockdowns and restrictions, more people than ever before are turning to e-commerce and eschewing the traditional shopping experience, and retailers need to keep up. This shift was already in the…
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