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Record-breaking sales of Amazon over the holiday weekend – Will it last until the end of 2022?

During Cyber Monday, and over the days preceding Thanksgiving, people were in a bullish mood with their buying habits on Amazon, which facilitated their appetite. This optimism can be a great opportunity for newbie investors to venture and learn how to buy shares and why Amazon share is a good…

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Optimising, not cutting, marketing spend is the key to riding out a recession

2022 has set the teeth of marketers and markets alike on edge. Months of political fumbling and ongoing economic uncertainty have made forecasting consumer behaviour more challenging than ever. Heading into the holiday shopping season, retail spending seems somewhat steady for now, but hiking interest rates and ongoing inflation make…

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Black Friday: How can algorithmic retailing ensure a successful event?

Worldwide activity surrounding Black Friday has never been stronger. In the US, over 53% of consumers plan to make a purchase on Black Friday ; in the UK consumers are expected to spend £8.71 billion over the course of the 2022 Black Friday weekend. It’s an event which represents a…

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How Lightning 50 winner Piglet in Bed is getting the bedding business just right

It was in 2017 that Founder of Piglet in Bed, Jessica Mason, launched her online bedding business with only a Shopify website and three colours of linen bedding and pillowcases. In a handful of years the British-born brand has taken off, providing a refreshing wake-up call to the bedding industry…

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Geoff Lloyd warns on expected ‘greater demand’ this Black Friday

What led to you becoming director of retail and what responsibilities come with the role? My career began on the shopfloor at Next where I fell in love with the industry. Technology was starting to have an impact on how retail worked, which was something that I found fascinating. This…

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Henderson Technology celebrates three year collaboration with Gander

Innovative reduced food app, Gander, is marking the three-year anniversary of its Northern Ireland launch in partnership with Henderson Technology. At a time, when the cost-of-living crisis is dominating headlines; showing soaring business costs and reduced disposal incomes – this partnership has proven to be a positive solution to reverse…

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Why Scurri predicts a spartan Black Friday

Can you tell us a little bit about Scurri and what it offers as a platform?  Scurri is a cloud-based delivery management platform that connects and optimises online ordering, shipping and delivery. We like to call what we do ‘connecting commerce’, because we help retailers get their parcels into the…

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Beyond retail: 4 ways to unlock direct-to-consumer relationships

CPG and FMCG brands — that is, Consumer Packed Goods and Fast Moving Consumer Goods, respectively — are fortunate to have huge amounts of data at their disposal. However, sorting through what’s relevant and compliant and then unifying it into a single source of truth can be a mammoth task.…

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How can retail companies prepare for a more scrupulous festive season?

After two years of Covid-impacted festive periods, any hopes that the retail industry had for a return to normal in 2022 has been thwarted by the cost-of-living crisis. Springboard has recently forecast that footfall across all UK retail destinations will decline on a month to month basis by -4.9% in…

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Do Royal Warrants still hold value for retailers?

British monarchs have been issuing Royal Warrants since the 15th Century. These warrants were issued over the centuries to craftspeople who supplied the Crown with everything from jewellery to tea. By the 1700s, warrant holders began displaying the royal arms on their businesses in an early example of consumer-facing marketing.…

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