Make do and mend: Thrifty Brits eye second-hand deals
As the cost of living crisis deepens, with soaring energy bills, fuel and food prices, UK consumers are increasingly turning…
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Moonpig eyes experience sector in £124m Buyagift deal
Online greeting card specialist Moonpig is set to acquire gifting experience firm Buyagift for £124m as the firm eyes up…
Alibaba gets double slap over ad featuring underage girl
Alibaba Group, one of the world’s largest online shopping platforms, has received a double slap from the ad watchdog, firstly…
The world is not enough: Amazon in new data scheme
As the world’s largest online shopping company you might think Amazon would have more than enough data on its customers…
UK online retail giants still minnows in green deliveries
Nearly every major UK online retailer is still failing when it comes to offering basic sustainable options for customers in…
Publicis buys online shopping insight giant Profitero
Publicis Groupe is ramping up its online shopping offer with the €200m (£168m) acquisition of leading SaaS global ecommerce intelligence…
Digital spend hits new high as online shopping blossoms
The UK ad market reached a record £31.9bn in 2021, equating to a year-on-year growth of 34.3%, with digital channels…
Brands urged to get in shape for ‘workday consumers’
Brand owners must overhaul their marketing strategies to embrace the rise of the “workday consumer” with the blurring of lines…
Body Shop online experience is more than skin deep
The Body Shop, the business founded on Anita Roddick’s kitchen table in Brighton in the 1970s before expanding into one…
Omnicom signs deal with ‘shoppertainment’ start-up
Omnicom, whose agencies include Rapp, TBWA, DDB and OMD, has struck a deal which will enable its clients to embrace…