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Pricer appoints former Clear Channel exec as Chief Product Officer

Pricer, the leading solution for digitally connected stores and the world’s most trusted electronic shelf label (ESL) vendor, has today announced the appointment of Finn Wikander as its Chief Product Officer. With over a decade of experience leading the product and go-to-market strategy for out-of-home media company, Clear Channel Scandinavia, where he held the role […]

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Retail Technology Show 2024 opens for registration

Registration for the Retail Technology Show (RTS), the leading event that connects the industry’s changemakers and brings together Europe’s most forward-thinking retailers and leading tech innovators, is now open. Having increased senior retail visitor numbers by 45% year-on-year in 2023 with almost 10,000 industry decision-makers attending RTS last year, the Retail Technology Show will be […]

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A ‘new era’ of shopper engagement: how can brands get ahead of the customer engagement curve to retain shoppers and build loyalty?

With the rise of new technologies and advances in innovation accelerated by fast-evolving customer expectations, how has engagement changed, and what can brands do to keep up?   We heard from customer engagement leaders, including Travelodge, Pooch and Mutt, Oswald by Unilever and Lounge at MoEngage’s #GROWTH Summit in London.  They discussed the significant shifts in […]

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Black Friday weekend delivers a +14.96% revenue boost for online retailers, Wunderkind’s data shows

Black Friday weekend saw online retail revenues boosted by almost +15% year-on-year as shoppers headed online to bag bargains, with eCommerce revenues on Black Friday itself doubling compared to the week before, according to the latest data from Wunderkind, the performance marketing solution that scales one-to-one messages for retailers. Original data from Wunderkind’s Marketing Pulse, […]

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Black Friday boosts weekly footfall by +52.4%, Sensormatic Solutions’ data shows

Sensormatic Solutions, the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls, today shared its initial shopper traffic data from UK retail stores and shopping centers on Black Friday. The brand’s analytics revealed that shopper visits decreased by -3.1% this Black Friday, 24 November, compared to 2022, as shoppers shifted Black Friday spend to earlier discounting […]

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Email tops UK shoppers brand communication preference for finding Black Friday deals, Wunderkind’s research shows

Despite the proliferation of brand marketing channels, UK shoppers place the most value on email communications they receive from brands and retailers, according to the latest research by Wunderkind, the performance marketing solution that scales one-to-one messages for retailers. Email tops brand communication preferences Original research of 1,000 shoppers by Wunderkind in its Consumer Spending […]

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Holiday Retail Calendar Shifts As International Consumers Embrace Singles Day and Black Friday Shopping Events

64% of global shoppers will shop in November as Singles Day (11.11) and Black Friday (24.11) capture the majority of consumer spend with just 23% intending to purchase in December the latest data from ESW, the leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce company, reveals.  Just 2% of consumers plan to start holiday shopping on Cyber Monday (27.11) […]

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Independent Retailers To Boycott Black Friday, says BIRA

Independent retailers across the UK are set to defy the Black Friday sales frenzy for the third year running, according to a survey conducted by Bira. The British Independent Retailers Association has revealed that 86% of independent retailers surveyed would not be participating in Black Friday – similar to three years ago when 85% had said […]

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ESW Joins Adobe Technology Partner Program As Gold Partner

ESW, a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce company, today announced it is now a Gold Partner in Adobe’s Technology Partner Programme. This partnership will empower Adobe Commerce merchants to scale their direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses to more than 200 countries internationally. “We are thrilled to be a Gold Partner in Adobe’s Technology Partner Programme,” said Martim Oliveira […]

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