Sainsbury’s links with Amazon to open checkout-free store
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with Amazon to open a store where customers can pick up items and leave without having to use a till.
It...
Klarna announces partnership with Harrods
Klarna has announced a partnership with luxury retailer Harrods, offering customers more flexible and convenient payment options throughout Harrods Knightsbridge, H beauty and Harrods.com.
Harrods...
Klarna launches browser extension allowing consumers to pay later across all online stores
Klarna, the global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced the launch of the Klarna browser extension, which had been in beta testing...
Pret told to review drink subscription adverts after complaints
Sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has been told that it should look at how it advertises its monthly subscription service after reports...
Deadline to implement Strong Customer Authentication fast approaching
Retailers with an online presence need to ensure they fully support Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) by 14 March 2022 or risk customer purchases being...
Which? demands stronger safeguards for online shoppers using ‘pay later’ deals
Online shoppers need stronger safeguards to protect them from buy now pay later (BNPL) products because many do not realise it is a form...
Pret subscription model: The future of business or a disaster waiting to happen?
Subscription models are at first glance nothing new, with streaming services having adopted this strategy since their inception. However, this model has adapted and...
JD.com launch robotic shop, their first physical store in Europe
JD.com has opened two robotic shops by the new brand name “ochama” in the Netherlands, with more locations to follow soon. The new model...
Gen Z shoppers more favourable to Buy Now, Pay Later services
In the past year, 42% of British 16-to-24-year-olds used a Buy Now, Pay Later service to help evenly spread the cost of big-budgeted fashion...
Aldi opens first checkout-free supermarket
Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store, where shoppers will be able to pick up products and leave without queuing to pay.
The discount supermarket’s...