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A hack on DebenhamsFlowers.com has stolen the personal data and financial details of Debenham’s customers, the company has admitted. Many homes in the US only have a mobile phone with less than half of US households now having a landline. In the UK, the proportion of mobile-only households is much lower, figures from the telecoms and communications watchdog, Ofcom, show that at the start of 2017, just 18% of UK households were mobile-only.
eCommerce Worldwide Cross-Border Summit
Wednesday 24th May 2017
Event Overview: Take a look at what challenges Revolve and The Hut Group have overcome when launching in emerging markets? How did Lovehoney approach new markets in the US and Australia? What can you learn from La Redoute’s CEO, Michael Truluck, about cross-border trading? These are the kind of discoveries you’ll make at this year’s eCommerce Worldwide Cross-Border Summit. Free for retailers to attend, retailers should register for their complimentary access today. Keep up-to-date with all the agenda updates and the latest speakers here. Attendance is free for retailers only, if you are not a retailer and would like to attend, you can still Register here
Ingenico’s Grow Faster Series: Growth Strategies to Minimise Friction in International Expansion
Thursday 25th May, London
Event Overview: Join retailers such as Jones the Bootmaker, Oliver Bonas, Coogan London, Dorco and British American Tobacco to discuss cross border growth and how it’s now seen as a key business strategy for fast growing online retailers. More and more customers are buying online via multiple devices from across the world. Customers are embracing different ways to pay for goods and services and they want to use payment methods that remove friction. Whilst that’s a great opportunity for your business to grow faster and reach more customers, as a business the process of managing such complex channels and payments is killing your productivity. Ingenico ePayments invites you to an exclusive event that will provide you with insights on how you can maximise sales and increase conversion whilst at the same time remove friction in International ecommerce management. Register here
June
Optimise Online Performance through Persuasion Profiling with Dyson
Tuesday 6th June, London
Event overview: 95% of our decisions are driven by our emotions, not rationally, but deep inside your subconscious mind. The big question is: How do you influence that subconscious? We are proving that this unknown variable can be triggered by persuasion. Crobox helps leading eCommerce brands, including Vodafone, Dyson and Under Armour, optimise online performance through persuasion profiling. By making use of consumer psychology and artificial intelligence that help companies build actionable psychographic insights that boosts purchase intent and online conversion. Jenna Simons, Online Marketing at Dyson and Rodger Buyvoets, CEO of Crobox join us at today’s brunch at Gordon Ramsay's Heddon Street Kitchen and will offer thoughts, strategies and insights on how to maximise your CRO to set the scene for a roundtable discussion with other senior retailer peers all over a very tasty brunch. Register here
IMRG Peak Connect – discover our latest insight into Black Friday
15th Jun 2017
Event overview: The Christmas peak period keeps evolving – what’s going to happen in 2017? At Peak Connect this year IMRG will be publishing a report (supported by Salmon) covering their latest research, insight and thinking on what may happen during the Christmas peak 2017. We’ve had 3 years of this new format of the peak trading period, but it won’t stand still. There are now some fairly established best practice techniques you can follow, but you should also be aware that the opportunity is ripe for some innovative strategies to creep in this year – make sure you don’t get left behind. Themes include: Black Friday as retail exception - Coping with the pressure - The changing customer - Understanding what works for you - Standing out from the crowd Register here
Ecommerce Club Manchester Lunch: Royal & Awesome Growth Story, Branding, Facebook and Amazon
Wednesday 28th June
Event Overview: Graeme Smeaton, Founder of Royal & Awesome the spectacular golf clothing brand, will be telling you the growth story of the company, which has delivered 5 years of consecutive +50% growth, seven figure annual revenue and six figure profits. He will be showcasing how getting the proposition right using Facebook Advertising and Amazon retail have helped make this enormous growth happen and how it has turned Royal & Awesome into a successful business. We only have 30 places available so please book in early if you would like to attend. Register here
July
Ecommerce Club Manchester Summer Party
Thursday July 6th
Event Overview: Neil McKay, Founder and CEO and Abi Hough, Device Experience Director of Endless Gain, specialist in increasing sales and profits for ecommerce brands, will be sharing their current research on the pain of buying and show us how to recoup 100m in lost revenue. Join us for an afternoon of insight and fun to celebrate summer with drinks, nibbles and a bit of dancing if the mood takes you, courtesy of DJ Shine. The event is free for retailers and ecommerce brands to attend, please bring the whole team to this one! Register here
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Charlie
Director
Mixing Digital & Ecommerce Club
