LEGO is one of the most recognised toy brands in the world. In this edition of ‘The Interview’, business broadcaster Ben Bland sits down with Simone Sweeney, Vice President of Global Retail Development for LEGO Group. Originally recorded at World Retail Congress 2018 in Madrid earlier this year, she explains why discovery, joy and play are so important in...
Submissions for the E-commerce Germany Awards 2019 close this Friday 30 November! Companies within the e-commerce sector are able to apply to one of the ten categories. The annual awards are given out for the second time in 2019.
E-commerce service providers are able to submit their company to one of the 10 categories in order to win the prestigious...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The Coca Cola truck has graced our TV screens, Greggs have released their festive bake and Mariah Carey will be bellowing out those well-known lyrics. Black Friday is over, but there is plenty more Christmas shopping to do. November 26th (Cyber Monday) is traditionally the year’s biggest day for online retail...
New guidelines were introduced in 2011, that specified that organisations should apply a waste hierarchy system when dealing with and disposing of their waste. These rules suggest that all organisations who deal with waste should dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
The reason for this is because of the linear ‘take, make, dispose’ economic model, which is...
Early in 2018 there was a fairly significant legal development in the United States that has taken a little bit of time to make a true impact. The Supreme Court lifted a ban on real-money betting, which resulted in the states gaining the ability to legalize the practice one-by-one. A few states were very quick to jump on board,...
ASOS Fit Assistant is the smarter way to get sizing right, first time. Using machine learning, ASOS can now provide bespoke sizing recommendations on their product pages. Powered by Fit Analytics, ASOS has created a native in-app tool which gives the customer
a size recommendation based on previous purchases and returns. If the customer chooses to answer 3 short questions...
There are plenty of priorities for businesses, including having the right energy deal in place. Ultimately, it will allow you to keep productivity high and overheads low, so your business can operate as effectively and profitably as possible.
With the UK’s relationship with the EU looking set to alter, could UK companies face an uncertain future when it comes...
By the end of this year, e-commerce sales are expected to make up 18% of all retail purchases in the UK, with mobile e-commerce alone projected to facilitate 29 billion pounds worth of transactions. This growth is putting increased pressure on traditional brick and mortar stores to up their game and not get left behind. It isn’t easy to...
At present, the retail industry faces an uncertain future. Some of the biggest high street brands have started to close their doors to the public as online shopping takes over. It looks as though customers would prefer to order their goods from the comfort of their own home no matter what it is they are looking for. Fashion in...
Are retailers beginning to take commercial advantage of the opportunities created by new shopping journeys which merge online and in-store? Absolutely, says the ICSC in America, which has found that physical stores have a material effect on the success of online. This is not just through sales, but also in driving operational performance, and boosting customer perception of a...