Retail Technology, EPoS, Retail Supply Chain, e-Commerce

PerceptIn has introduced the PerceptIn Intelligent Viewer Tracking Module (PIVTM), an Internet-of-Things (IoT) intelligence module for generating in-store customer data for mobile vendors and retailers.

Poor product visualisation is preventing almost a quarter of B2B customers from making purchases online, according to a new report by full-service e-commerce agency PushON.

Ergonomic Solutions has signed Danish Software Developer, Fiftytwo, as a member of its ISV program.

Joining Ergonomic Solutions’ channel offering, The Space Program, as an ISV partner, Fiftytwo will be able to access the support of Ergonomic Solutions’ technical specialists, product, and sales and marketing teams to support the launch of the 52RETAIL software package on the SpacePole Duo sled to the retail industry across Scandinavia.

Use of third-party platforms like Amazon, eBay and Google has dropped amongst the UK’s top 250 retailers, according to an industry report.

The statistics were included within an annual retail performance index carried out by leading e-commerce and digital agency, Visualsoft.

In the face of the ongoing disruption in the retail market, Salmon, a Wunderman Commerce company has released its ‘Futures 2019 Report’ to help prepare retailers and brands for the key trends shaping the future of commerce.

There was an impressive increase in the number of online international orders from UK merchants during the holiday shopping period at the end of 2018, with a 31% increase in orders in the lead up to Christmas (23 November - 22 December), compared to the previous month (24 October - 22 November) according to data released today from cross-border ecommerce solutions provider, Global-e.

By Matthew Robertson, Co-CEO, NetDespatch.

“Britain is a nation of shopkeepers,” is the famous phrase coined by economist Adam Smith to explain the desire of a commercial nation to secure ever-expanding markets for its wares.

According to new research released from Gravity Supply Chain Solutions, 86 percent of UK retailers haven’t completed the digitisation processes (using a cloud based platform with real time visibility, and automation capabilities) required to give them full control of their supply chain.

RetailEXPO, which unifies three leading retail shows - RBTE, RDSE and RDE - into an exciting new single show event that mirrors the transformation within the retail industry, is now open for 2019 visitor registration.

New research by retail technology expert Conversity has revealed that just under half (43 per cent) of shoppers researching complex purchases such as mobile phones, laptops or broadband packages make a buying decision within five days.