New research shows that retailers are under increasing pressure to discount to keep up with competition and rising customer expectations.
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RSSRetailers should consider ditching discounting as 53% admit 'always on' sales are damaging profits
Apr 11, 2018
The Chargeback Company adds Enriched Alerts Service to its chargeback management platform
Apr 11, 2018
Up to 86% of chargebacks are likely caused by fraudulent actions from consumers, and claims have increased 41% over the last two years.
Fast and accurate proof of delivery
Mar 19, 2018
Philip Jarrett, director of sales & marketing, BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd., discusses BEC's new eSmart Proof of Delivery (ePoD) system and the wide range of benefits it offers to distributors.
Retailers could lose customers if they misjudge social media
Mar 07, 2018
Three quarters (75%) of UK consumers expect retail brands and businesses to be using social media to improve their level of service, while 39% admit they will shun a brand if their social engagement is poor.
Cyber security, big data analytics and enterprise cloud among top digital technologies for retail and CPG firms
Mar 07, 2018
An Infosys research report titled, Digital Outlook for the Retail and CPG Industry, highlights how digital technologies deployed at organisations are improving existing operations, solving new problems, and creating new opportunities.
Nuggets joins forces with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com
Feb 27, 2018
Nuggets, the blockchain e-commerce payments and ID platform, has been chosen to join Chinese online retailer JD.com's AI Catapult Accelerator (AICA).
Only 50% of retailers in the UK have a digital strategy despite consumer demand
Feb 20, 2018
Almost half (46 percent) of British consumers believe Augmented Reality (AR) will positively impact retail, with Virtual Reality (VR) close behind (22 percent), yet only 50 percent of retailers have a digital strategy to implement these technologies according to Fujitsu's Tech in a Transforming Britain Report.
Common mistakes retailers make on their e-commerce platforms
Feb 14, 2018
By David Lindores, Technical Director, Eureka Solutions.
The recent festive period saw shoppers spend huge amounts, with consumers already spending an average of £220 each in online January sales alone.
NMI unveils redesigned merchant Interface for its payments enablement platform
Feb 07, 2018
NMI has launched its new merchant interface for its payments enablement platform that provides independent sales organisations (ISOs), value-added resellers (VARs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and payment facilitators with a modernised payment gateway platform for their merchant customers.
Ivanti accelerates migration to the Android-powered supply chain
Jan 17, 2018
Ivanti is accelerating migration to the Android-powered supply chain with the introduction of Velocity 2.0, powered by Wavelink.