Brands eye festive bonanza as shoppers plot £600 spend
They say Christmas comes earlier and earlier but those marketers enjoying a well-earned summer break will be heartened by the…
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Gotcha: Wowcher forced to ditch pressure marketing
The Competition & Markets Authority has secured undertakings from Wowcher to change its online selling practices, meaning consumers can expect…
Shoppers turn back clock for retail and entertainment
Shoppers are increasingly going back to basics, turning away from retail technology to instead go to physicial stores, while even…
‘Holidays are coming’… Brits begin festive shop early
Most schools may have yet to break up for the summer holidays but the vast majority (63%) of UK consumers…
Asda targets online shopping boost with Iceland chief
Asda is aiming to further grow its online shopping business by poaching Iceland’s group chief customer, marketing and digital officer…
Top chiefs exit after Very Group tech and data shake-up
The Very Group has undergone a major overhaul of its tech and data team with the departure of chief data…
Top brands join Ann Summers for ‘House of Underwear’
Ann Summers is jumping into bed with top brands including Calvin Klein Underwear, Lemonade Dolls, Curvy Kate, Nudea to set…
Retail marketers eye growth of online ‘surge pricing’
So-called “surge pricing” – when online firms hike their prices as demand grows – is likely to expand beyond airlines,…
Mailshots drive major growth in omnichannel purchases
While the UK economy grappled with the recovery from the recession, those advertisers which maintained their confidence in the mail…
SME retailers plot £1bn action against ‘abusive’ Amazon
A group of independent British retailers has launched what is claimed to be the biggest ever retail class action in…