All Technology articles – Page 270
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NewsLandmark Christmas as tablet and mobile orders surge
Tablet and mobile orders surge as shoppers turn to web for festive purchases
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OpinionBlog: Digital windows - the sign of a Very good Christmas
With many shoppers still hitting the high street, are pure-play etailers really just losing out this Christmas?
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OpinionComment: Retail predictions for 2013
As the new year approaches, here are my retail predictions for 2013.
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Blog: Mega Monday sees busiest shopping day in FrescaCommerce history
You’d be forgiven for thinking that a certain Mr S Claus was buying his presents online this Monday, as the number of e-commerce orders broke all records for the busiest shopping day ever!
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NewsBrightHouse sales up ahead of etail push
Weekly payment electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has recorded strong growth in its first half as it prepares to launch an ecommerce offering.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers battle it out to offer first-class delivery
Convenience and speed are increasingly important to consumers when ordering goods, meaning retailers offering the best fulfilment options have a competitive Christmas edge.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Digging out the customer data
What are the best sources of customer insight and how do retailers evaluate and select them?
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AnalysisAnalysis: The path to social media success
Social media platforms offer a wealth of consumer insight, but turning that data into an effective brand building and sales tool remains a challenge.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is big data?
The technology industry loves a buzzword, and big data is a favourite. But what does it mean, is it just marketing hype, and what services can it help retailers provide?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How customer data can shape a brand
Consumer insight can help improve a brand. Tiffany Holland finds out what retailers are doing to connect with their customers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The smartphone's role in customer insight
Mobile is a growing sales channel, but its potential doesn’t end there. Phones also open up a treasure chest of data for retailers on their customers.
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OpinionComment: Customer insight has never been more important
With competition hotter than ever in retail, and customer loyalty faltering, insight into shopper behaviour has never been more important.
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OpinionComment: Every retailer should know who their customers are
It feels almost odd talking about customer insights being central to a modern-day retailer.
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NewsBoots extends ten year IT deal
Boots has extended its 10-year strategic partnership with IT services provider Steria.
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AnalysisResponsive web design: What do retailers need to know?
With shoppers using tablets and mobiles as well as desktop PCs to view a retailer’s site, responsive web design means it will resize itself for that device
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NewsOcado launches Facebook tie-up
Ocado is allowing shoppers use their Facebook profiles to shop the retailer’s site and will ultimately look to sell products through the social media site.
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OpinionBlog: Amazon offers customisable pages and posts
Online giant Amazon has launched Amazon Pages and Posts to improve the look, feel and performance of other retailers’ pages on its site.
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Blog: eBay is putting the fun into Christmas shopping
It’s not Christmas without an eBay festive themed pop-up shop.
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Blog: Ignore your customers and provide them with a better service
‘The customer is king’ is a long accepted truism in retail. Everything retailers do revolves around the customer.
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OpinionComment: Christmas will be the real multichannel test
The sceptics remain in the ascendancy when it comes to whether the UK can replicate the consumer feeding frenzy witnessed around Black Friday in the US.