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Study reveals that next gen shoppers are ready for AI, AR and robots

Global payments and shopping service Klarna released data last week that reveals how retailers will need to adapt to win customers in the future - that means investing in artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and robots, which according to the study “are likely to dominate the in-store and online landscape”, especially fashion...

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Michael Malul London launches DTC e-commerce with ESW

Fragrance manufacturer Michael Malulu London has launched a new international direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce platform for the brand via a partnership with ESW. The Ohio-based brand will now be able to ship to 24 countries across Europe, as well as the UK and US. It comes as various countries in the EU and North America begin to crack down...

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True Fit extends partnership with Google Cloud

Personalisation platform TrueFit has announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud, which will see it establish stronger integrations of its BigQuery services. It comes as TrueFit looks to optimise how it serves and shares the data from its fashion dataset Fashion Genome with its brand partners. Currently, the service...

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Marks & Spencer launches The Sports Edit platform on e-commerce site

British department store Marks & Spencer has taken a significant step into the sportswear market with the launch of a new sports platform on its e-commerce site. The Sports Edit sees over 200 sportswear and apparel products introduced across women’s activewear and apparel from third-party brands, including the likes of Beyond Yoga, Veja, Hoka...

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Very to add AI-powered search functions to e-commerce

Online retailer Very has announced a new partnership with US-based tech firm Constructor, which will see the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into its customer experience. Through the deal, Very will integrate new search, browse and autosuggest tools across its website and app, in order to optimise the product discovery...

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January e-commerce sales fall to almost pre-pandemic levels

The beginning of 2023 has proven to be a disappointment for e-commerce sales, with a decline that has largely been impacted by rising inflation in the UK and difficult trading conditions. According to research by Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), e-commerce sales slowed by minus 2.2 percent YoY, presenting a negative-on-negative growth...

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THG partners with And Digital to scale digital transformation

THG Ingenuity, the technology services division of retail company THG Holdings, has announced a strategic partnership with digital consulting and software engineering firm And Digital. Through the partnership, the duo are looking to scale and accelerate digital transformation in a bid to enhance accessibility to THG’s e-commerce marketplace and...

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Springboard publishes annual UK retail review 2022

Retail experts Springboard’s annual retail review for 2022 shows a slow but steady recovery for the UK’s retail landscape. While footfall in 2022 remained 14.2 percent under 2019 levels, January 2023 has already shown some days to have reached the same trading peaks as during pre-pandemic times. Springboard said the recovery in footfall in UK...

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Emperia raises 10 million dollars to back virtual retail solutions

Virtual retail developer Emperia has secured 10 million dollars in a Series A funding round to back and grow the capabilities of its virtual retail platform and develop ‘metaverse e-commerce’ in new international markets. The round, which was led by Base10 Partners, will be used to grow the company’s team and “supercharge” its virtual store SaaS...

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The Folklore Connect partners with Raisefashion to advance support of Black-owned brands

Online wholesale marketplace The Folklore Connect has established a new partnership with nonprofit Raisefashion in an effort to support Black-owned brands on the site. As part of the deal, the marketplace will welcome 17 brands from the Raisefashion network onto its platform for a six-month free membership, and will continue to onboard a new...

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Avatars and social commerce: Global consumer trends that will dictate 2023

2022 has seen a vast range of new developments in the world of e-commerce, retail and beyond, with the swift growth of a democratised internet and slew of global macroeconomic issues that have undoubtedly had a profound impact on consumers. As 2023 fast approaches, consumer data platform GWI has outlined a number of trends that will come as an...

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Shopping online for Christmas: Tips for brands to excel in the holidays

As we all know, the time leading up to Christmas tends to fly by. To get the most out of this high-turnover period, fashion companies should definitely start their preparations early. The first step is to take a thorough inventory: Is one’s technology up to date? Can one guarantee performance even with high access rates? And: Does the store...