Social media’s vital trust barometer: user generated content
2020 was a year of extraordinary change, not least in the unprecedented change in consumer spending behaviours. During the peak of the pandemic, online...
Retailers expect consumers to show them the love this ‘virtual’ Valentine’s Day
Retailers are feeling the love in the run up to Valentine’s Day, with two fifths (41 per cent) expecting to see a sales boost,...
Retail industry sees entrepreneurial boom from under-25s
GoDaddy has released new research which finds that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in young people starting their own retail businesses in...
Which business sector do influencers enter the most?
New research looks at popular influencers across Reality TV, Youtube and Instagram to find out who exactly are the British influencers dominating the business...
Stop guessing – Just ask. What online must learn from the in store experience
The retail winners of 2020 have enjoyed a phenomenal rise in online sales. But don’t get too smug about it. Consumers moved online because...
Experiential retail: A thing of the past, or the future of shopping?
Reports on the decline of physical retail stores and rise of online shopping have been circulating for years, which has only been worsened by...
Two thirds of shoppers prefer real customer photos from brands on social media, over...
Research from Bazaarvoice, reveals visual and social user-generated content is driving online retail purchases. The new report, ‘A picture’s worth a thousand purchases’, finds...
Planning for the long-term: The role of technology in a multi-channel retail strategy
Almost instantaneously, the retail landscape changed dramatically towards the end of March 2020. Retailers had to adapt and to do so, they made rapid...
DDoS Attacks on e-Commerce Websites
365Retail talks to Ramil Khantimirov, CEO and co-founder of StormWall to discuss the dangers of cyber attacks and how you can protect your e-commerce...
Discounted deals increase by 16% across the retail sector in 2020, as lockdown pushes...
Figures from deal sharing website, hotukdeals, have revealed that discounts, offers and sales rose by 16% in 2020, as lockdown restrictions pushed retailers to...