In an omnichannel marketing world, customers are engaging across any number of devices: viewing ads, visiting websites, and conducting searches. Here, Amelia Waddington, director of data science & analytics, Acxiom (pictured below), explains that as a result of this marketers have become [...]

Alibaba Group is back in the spotlight this week with its move into another retail sector in China – this time, in home improvement and furnishing. The e-commerce giant said it was forking out ¥5.54bn (£625.91m) to acquire a 15% [...]

Almost no time is ‘dead’ time for today’s connected consumer. Thanks to the ubiquitous mobile phone, wherever we are, we are always ‘on’. Here, Ian Reynolds, managing director, KBH On-Train Media (pictured below) explains to RetailTechNews how retailers can profit [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Buying Intent is Increasing in the UK; Mobile Consumers Will Desert Their Cart If the Experience is Flawed; and Sites Are Improving for Busy Seasons. Buying [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: BAT Influence Stifling Ad Tech Competition in China; Alibaba to Grab 9.8% of Global Ad Revenue; AU [...]

This week, Alibaba reports a 56% climb in revenue for the quarter ended 31 December, 2017, which it says is fuelled by a continued focus on the company's 'new retail' strategy. The Chinese e-commerce giant chalked up revenue totalling ¥83.03bn [...]

January 2018 may go down in history as the month when automation went mainstream. Here, Dr John Bates, CEO, Testplant, tells us exclusively how, despite decades of premonitions, promises, and potential, when Amazon Go opened the doors of its first [...]

The recent pace of change in the payment solutions space has been rapid. From contactless payments, to mobile wallets, and now payment via QR codes, these advancements have led to talk of cashless societies. This edition of RetailTechNews’ Now & [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Helping British SMEs grow; Amazon finally move into healthcare; and [...]

Much is to be said about the new wave of buying and selling throughout the greater digital ecosystem. As e-commerce continues to transform the way businesses and retailers alike generate income, the industry must look to divide programmatic buying into [...]