Amazon limits the number of reviews customers can make on its site for items not purchased via their website to combat false reviews. Quit smoking while playing a game, a new app developed by Hope Caton, the writer of the hit video game TombRaider IV: The Last Revelation, with business partner Robin Bell, allows people to do just that.
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Ikea reported sales up nearly a third following its focus on easing the path to cross-channel shopping.
Ikea reported sales up nearly a third following its focus on easing the path to cross-channel shopping. Some 13.4 per cent of total sales of £1.72 billion took place over the internet in the year to August 31. While overall sales grew by 8.9 per cent, the fastest growth came online, with ecommerce sales 31 per cent higher than at the same time last year. Online visits grew by 6 per cent, while visits to the store were 3 per cent ahead and store sales grew by 5.3 per cent.
Will virtual reality shopping replace online shopping by 2050? In a new report called The Future Of Shopping it talks about the impact the ‘fourth industrial revolution’
Will virtual reality shopping replace online shopping by 2050? In a new report called The Future Of Shopping it talks about the impact the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ – a merging of physical, digital and biological technologies – has on shopping. They say shoppers will be more likely to shop from home and will also be more likely to try on clothes in virtual reality changing rooms rather than real ones, asking an AI shop assistant for advice.
Amazon have placed a limit on the number of reviews shoppers can leave on their site for items not brought via the online store to five per week to try and combat false shopper feedback.
Amazon have placed a limit on the number of reviews shoppers can leave on their site for items not brought via the online store to five per week to try and combat false shopper feedback. The change applys to most products and has been set up to ensure users trust its listings and reviews. Shoppers can still review as many items as they wish if the goods are purchased via the website.
Luxury fashion retailer Matches Fashion has introduced a 90-minute delivery service across London. Customers who live within the M25, the road that encircles almost all of Greater London, can place an order at 6.30 AM and have their order delivered to their homes at 8AM.
Luxury fashion retailer Matches Fashion has introduced a 90-minute delivery service across London. Customers who live within the M25, the road that encircles almost all of Greater London, can place an order at 6.30 AM and have their order delivered to their homes at 8AM. The service will launch next Monday. CEO Ulric Jerome describes the introduction of the 90-minute delivery service as a “revolutionary moment for luxury retail.” According to him, it brings the luxury fashion industry into the buy-now-wear-now era and it will transform the customer experience
This Thanksgiving brought in a new high of $449m (£361m) in revenue from mobile devices between midnight and 5pm ET.
This Thanksgiving brought in a new high of $449m (£361m) in revenue from mobile devices between midnight and 5pm ET. In a report from Adobe which was based on aggregated anonymous data from 21bn visits to retail websites in the US which found that mobile accounted for 54% of retail visits (44% on mobile, 10% on tablet).
If your New Year’s resolution is to quit smoking then a new mobile app has been developed, a game called Cigbreak to help you kick the habit.
If your New Year’s resolution is to quit smoking then a new mobile app has been developed, a game called Cigbreak to help you kick the habit. Developed by London based Hope Caton, the writer of the hit video game TombRaider IV: The Last Revelation, together with business partner Robin Bell they have created Healthy Games with an aim of making games that will improve health.
Facebook has added Instant Games, a new HTML5 cross-platform gaming experience, on Messenger and Facebook News Feed for both mobile and web.
Facebook has added Instant Games, a new HTML5 cross-platform gaming experience, on Messenger and Facebook News Feed for both mobile and web. Following the success of hit titles such as Farmville and Candy Crush, it’s now introducing a whole new generation of gamers to the simple delights of Pac-Man and Space Invaders. Both titles are being converted for web operation for play on Messenger and embedded within the news feed as part of the social network’s Instant Games push which aims to keep browsers on the website for longer by deploying the tried and tested ‘just one more go’ formula.
The new Sky mobile will offer flexible monthly payment plans and users will be able to roll over unused data each month for up to three years.
The new Sky mobile will offer flexible monthly payment plans and users will be able to roll over unused data each month for up to three years. They will offer broadband, television fixed-line telephone and a mobile service becoming a quad play provider.
Marriott’s international’s European network has teamed up with GoInStore tech start up, to provide meeting planners virtual live tours of meeting and events facilities.
Marriott’s international’s European network has teamed up with GoInStore tech start up, to provide meeting planners virtual live tours of meeting and events facilities. It will be trialled over a six-month period and integrates the latest technology with human touch to give previews of spaces that will enhance the booking process and venue decision for event and meeting planners.
Topps Tiles reported that its strategy focused on offering its customers multichannel convenience, while inspiring them to buy its wider range across sales channels, is paying off. The retailer reported group revenue of £215m in the year to October 1.
Topps Tiles reported that its strategy focused on offering its customers multichannel convenience, while inspiring them to buy its wider range across sales channels, is paying off. The retailer reported group revenue of £215m in the year to October 1. That’s 1.3 per cent up on the same time last year. Pre-tax profits of £20m were 17.6 per cent up on the £17m reported last time. Matthew Williams, chief executive said, “I am pleased to report that Topps Tiles has delivered a strong performance for the year, with our unrivalled combination of range, inspiration and convenience resonating with more customers and driving sales to a new record. Sales growth, combined with gross margin improvements and strong cost controls, generated a 10 per cent increase in profits and a 17 per cent increase in dividend.
