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Is 2019 the year ‘Black Friday’ stops being on Black Friday?

Andy Mulcahy, Strategy and Insight Director, IMRG explains why Black Friday promotions actually start well in advance of the day (and probably go on well into the weekend too)... With Black Friday officially occurring today (the UK market has stuck with the US date for the retail event, falling the day after Thanksgiving, which is…

29th November 201929th November 2019 Chris Price News, Retail

More UK retailers to accept Alipay following Barclaycard partnership

Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay can now be used in more UK stores after a partnership with Barclaycard was announced. AliPay is currently accepted in some UK shops, restaurants and hotels but Barclaycard says it will now offer software that will enable retailers to update their existing point-of-sale systems to support Alipay – rather than…

14th March 201914th March 2019 Chris Price News, Retail

Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK in 2018, says GlobalData

Black Friday sales are forecast to grow faster than the UK retail market in Q4 2018, as the promotional period draws in spend from before and after the event. Says Zoe Mills, Retail Analyst at GlobalData: “Spend during the Black Friday period accounted for 10.5% of Q4 spend. Growth will continue to slow year-on-year given the…

14th November 201814th November 2018 Chris Price Gadgets, Retail

3 industries being disrupted by voice-enabled tech right now

Voice enabled technology has made great inroads in recent years, with digital assistants like Siri, Cortana and Alexa being embraced by millions worldwide. From searching for the best-rated local Mexican restaurant to finding out the name of the actor who played Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, we increasingly use these voice assistants as personal aids,…

22nd March 2018 Chris Price Amazon, Gadgets, Home Appliances

One in three UK retailers don’t have mobile shopping app

Image: Parsonage Retail Park, Wigan A new report launched today reveals that a third (32%) of the UK’s top retailers don’t have a mobile shopping app. The report, called the State of Digital Commerce, which was commissioned by Episerver, examines the retail and ecommerce trends set to shape 2017. It highlights that nearly…

14th February 2017 Chris Price Android, Apple, Apps, Smartphones, Uncategorized

Music retailer Dawsons unveils ‘smart glasses’ to improve online shopping experience

Are smart glasses the future for retail? Certainly music retailer Dawsons - founded way back in 1898 - is hoping to harness the latest 21st century technology. It has partnered with start up tech company GoInStore in what they claim is the first example of smart glasses being used to help sales staff talk directly…

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Is 2019 the year ‘Black Friday’ stops being on Black Friday?

More UK retailers to accept Alipay following Barclaycard partnership

Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK in 2018, says GlobalData

3 industries being disrupted by voice-enabled tech right now

One in three UK retailers don’t have mobile shopping app

Music retailer Dawsons unveils ‘smart glasses’ to improve online shopping experience

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