Increasingly interest in online shopping – and in western goods – coming from China, Brazil, India and Russia, as well as from more traditional markets in the Middle East, US and Canada, is a huge opportunity for all sized retails.
Alternatives to Royal Mail
December 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Postage checklist
December 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
Diary of a Start-up: episode 2 – Marketplaces
December 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We continue our look at how Louise Knowler, founder of Distinctive Wash Ltd, creator of the UK’s first designer fragrance washing powder for men, is developing her business and how she got going in marketplaces. We continue our look at how Louise Knowler, founder of Distinctive Wash Ltd, creator of the UK’s first designer fragrance […]
Upping your shipping
December 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Wifi: carefully plucking profit from the air
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
stock-footage-hand-picking-an-apple-from-a-treeOne of the key things you can do to drive people into your store – not to mention give them something special once they are there, help your staff be more informed, offer mobile payments, generate a marketing list, track consumer behaviour and generally make yourself super-popular – is to offer wifi in your shop.
Fighting the online threat – with online
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With December takings for online retailers set to top £10 billion for the first time ever according to industry group IMRG and consultants Capgemini, the High Street is having to find new, innovative ways to fight back and protect its market share. Black Friday was formerly perceived to be the high street retailer’s day of […]
Top tips for converting abandoned carts in the “golden quarter”
November 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Food for thought
November 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With 19 million people in the UK eating out at least once a week and 80% of mobile searches pertaining to restaurants resulting in some sort of sale, catering – in every sense – to the mobile diner is key for any restaurant business. So what can independent and small chains do to capitalise on this?
A new way to pay
November 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There is a growing interest in using mobile phones to make payments for goods and services – both online and here in the real world. This could have a profound impact on Point of Sale and the very nature of what it means to be a shop assistant or checkout clerk. But most retailers need to understand how mobile payments can work: and its quite a confused picture.
