All Apps articles – Page 6
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News
Waitrose pushes button on ‘scan as you shop’ mobile app pilot
Waitrose is trialling a ‘scan as you shop’ Quick Check mobile app with a view to easing the checkout experience for myWaitrose customers.
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Yoox Net-a-Porter drives multichannel innovation with IBM partnership
Yoox Net-a-Porter has announced a partnership with technology supplier IBM to develop a shared platform across its brands.
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Ebay launches targeted advertising tool after Co-op pilot proves successful
EBay has launched a real-time targeted advertising tool for retailers after trialling the technology during The Great British Bake Off.
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Missguided to launch mobile app with Tinder-style swiping functionality
Missguided is launching a shopping app next week that takes a cue from Tinder by incorporating a swiping feature for users.
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Opinion
Opinion: What customers want on mobile – fast, simple and personal
Mobile shopping has been established as a mainstay in ecommerce – but are retailers’ apps and advertising making the most of the channel?
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Moonpig parent PhotoBox poaches MandM Direct boss Jonathon Brown
Moonpig parent Photobox has drafted in MandM Direct boss Jonathon Brown as chief operating officer.
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Opinion
How can retailers turn social media engagement into revenue?
This is the central question addressed by a new interactive guide from Retail Week that details how retailers can make social commerce pay.
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Sainsbury’s enlists food sharing app Olio for 'waste less, save more' drive
Sainsbury’s is deploying the innovative food waste reduction app Olio as part of its ‘waste less, save more’ initiative.
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Online sales grow in January as m-commerce purchases surge
The rate of growth in online sales more than doubled in January compared to last year, driven by consumers shopping on their mobiles.
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Rappi app lets users shop for groceries by swiping smartphone screens
A start-up in Colombia has launched a smartphone app that allows users to shop for groceries by swiping their fingers across a screen.
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Fast-track entry into New York Fashion Week shows with Apple Watch
New York Fashion Week attendees will be able to bypass queues using a digital check-in app created by GPS Radar for the Apple Watch.
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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group full-year sales soar 31% after m-commerce boost
Merged online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter has posted a 31% rise in its full-year sales to €1.7bn (£1.3bn), with mobile cited as a strong contributor to its performance.
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Profile: Notonthehighstreet.com's new chief information officer Hugh Fahy
Hugh Fahy has described himself as “a child of the 20th century, equally confused and delighted by the 21st”.
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Analysis
Analysis: China's etail giant Alibaba defies the doubters
Alibaba’s fourth quarter results not only beat expectations but must surely be the envy of others – especially given its exposure to China.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Mobile loyalty and rewards app Karrot
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Karrot is in the spotlight.
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Mobile searches from international shoppers surge for UK retailers
UK retailers received an uplift in searches via mobile by international shoppers over Christmas, according to the BRC-Google online retail monitor.
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Analysis
The top 10 m-commerce sites, according to OC&C’s Proposition Index
Marketplace eBay has the top mobile website in the retail industry, according to consumers, followed by Amazon and then Apple.
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News
Amazon to create thousands of new jobs in UK and Europe this year
Amazon plans to create several thousand jobs in Europe in 2016, including more than 2,500 roles in the UK, ranging from development to fulfilment.
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N Brown posts 4.1% jump in like-for-likes as online sales outpace stores
N Brown has reported a 4.1% jump in like-for-likes during the third quarter as online growth outstripped its bricks-and-mortar performance.
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Opinion
Opinion: David Bowie offered retailers lessons in reinvention and innovation
The death of David Bowie – unexpected and too soon – had a profound impact on many of us, and highlights how perceptions can differ.