Ikea takes on resale giants with furniture marketplace
Ikea is challenging the likes of eBay and Vinted by prepping the launch of its own second-hand marketplace in the…
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Etsy celebrates ‘ministones’ to flag up all things human
Online marketplace Etsy is aiming to highlight how, as more of life becomes automated and algorithmically flattened, people are craving…
Online shopping firms admit being stumped by AI surge
Ecommerce organisations are dramatically increasing their investment in AI, but most are unprepared for the pace of technological change, with…
Brits hold on tight for deals as Cyber Monday sales soar
Savvy UK online shoppers played a tactical waiting game over the Black Friday period, pushing orders on Cyber Monday sharply…
Asda checks out insight tool to boost online shopping
Supermarket giant Asda is aiming to ramp up its online shopping operation – which, at £3.2bn a year in sales,…
Global commerce start-up drafts in Michelle Whelan
Former Geometry Global, VML and M&C Saatchi chief Michelle Whelan has joined an AI-driven global commerce start-up as part of…
Evri expands locker network as WFH changes take hold
The online shopping industry has been given another boost with parcel delivery company Evri planning to set up 10,000 lockers…
Most Brits hold on for sales but many live to regret it
Confirmation – if it were needed – that Brits love nothing more than a bargain has emerged in a new…
Royal Mail to build parcel locker network at Sainsbury’s
Royal Mail is ramping up its attack on InPost and Amazon by signing a major deal with Sainsbury’s to instal…
Very Group opens in-house data-driven creative agency
The Very Group, the company behind Very.co.uk and Littlewoods, is taking on the agency market with the launch of its…