Food & Beverage
Starbucks and Alibaba Strengthen Partnership with Launch of Voice Ordering and Delivery Experience
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Today, Starbucks is taking another step toward evolving the digital customer experience for customers in China by launching voice ordering and delivery capabilities within Alibaba’s smart speaker, Tmall Genie. Customers can now order their favorite Starbucks beverages and food simply by using their voice for delivery within 30-minutes. Leveraging Alibaba’s on-demand food delivery platform, Ele.me, the voice ordering capabilities...
Some brands are much more advanced in terms of being sustainable and are leaving others behind them. Those brands left behind however have a good opportunity to adopt a more sustainable approach this can lead to appealing to a wider customer base. Saving on expenses overtime is just a by-product of this. For it to be a success brands...
It’s 100 days to Christmas on 16 September and Santa’s sack is already filling up as 24% of Brits – equating to 13 million across the UK – have started their festive shopping for 2019 according to research from American Express.
The study also found Santa’s helpers started shopping early because they are able pick up presents when they see...
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IBASE Release 3x 4K Fanless Digital Signage Player Powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC
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IBASE Technology, a leading manufacturer of digital signage players, has released the SI-323-N, triple-HDMI digital signage player based on the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 SoC with AMD Radeon™ Vega 3 Graphics. Designed with hardware acceleration to support 4K @60Hz resolution for each independent display, the SI-323-N provides unparalleled graphics performance and optimal power efficiency suitable for space-constraint deployment in...
Footasylum are a national streetwear and sportswear retailer, focussed predominantly on the youth and urban demographic. They integrate with their consumers through industry leading creative, exclusive product, and artists relevant to their audience.
Footayslum’s YouTube channel has been the main focus of their strategic shift from just a streetwear retailer to an entertainment brand - producing YouTube series true to...
CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed that brands in London witness the largest boost to online sales as a result of the halo effect of physical stores. The regional insight follows the publication last month of CACI’s report that identified online sales across the UK are an average 106% higher within a physical store’s catchment.
According to...
Retailers, once dependent on direct-to-consumer sales and brick-and-mortar stores must now build, maintain and monetise an online subscriber base to keep up with their digital competitors consuming their customer base. This isn’t a recent thing – retail was among the first industries to be impacted by digital transformation with the introduction of online marketplaces and fast-fashion ecommerce brands –...
H&M wants to offer customers a truly modern shopping experience that is both flexible and convenient no matter where and how they choose to shop.
Together with Klarna, H&M has now introduced a new unique payment solution in the UK, enabling a frictionless and flexible checkout for customers across all channels. With Pay later, fashion fans who are members of...
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Trustly partners with ECOMMPAY to deliver online banking payments to its merchants across Europe
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ECOMMPAY has partnered with online payments company Trustly to expand its online payment offering and strengthen its position in the European market.
Online banking payments are a popular way to pay in Europe, especially in the Baltics and the Nordics. The new partnership will allow consumers who shop with ECOMMPAY’s merchants to make safe online transactions directly from their bank...
Research
New research shows shoppers are captivated by luxury brands, but let down by the digital experience
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new independent study of 3,000 UK, France and United Arab Emirates (UAE) luxury and lifestyle retail shoppers, commissioned by global ecommerce search, merchandising and personalisation provider, Attraqt (LON:ATQT), has launched today.
Carried out by market research provider Savanta on behalf of Attraqt, the research takes a closer look at luxury lifestyle brand’s shopper behaviour, expectations, frustrations and key purchasing influences...