Retail eCommerce news from week beginning 13 July
News from @IBM, @EY, #Nutaniz, #MarketandMarkets, @ Whatsapp and @Clickatell
Supplying the glue to eCommerce
Enterprise Times met up with Rory O’Conner, CEO and founder of Scurri. The company plays a key role in the eCommerce eco-system. Scurri provides software that connects and optimises the online...
Salesforce report explores why some retailers thrive and others close down
Salesforce has released its third annual “Connected Shoppers Report" which highlights the behaviours and expectations of over 10,000 global consumers. John Strain, SVP Retail and Consumer Goods Industry at Salesforce released...
Pixalate report shows 26% of Android programmatic in-app ad impressions are fraudulent
Twenty-six percent of android programmatic in-app advertising impressions in 2019 third quarter were fraudulent, according to a report by Pixalate. The company is a global fraud management platform operator. The company’s...
Retail eCommerce news from week beginning 29 June
Retail and eCommerce highlights this week includes: SplitBill launches an innovative new app to settle group payments between friends. SDL formed a partnership with parson AG to help European brands deliver...
Can UK SME businesses recover after lockdown?
Sage has published the latest findings from the Sage SME Tracker. This independent research was carried out by Portland between the 23rd March and 27th May 2020. It polled around 500...
ecoHarmony selects NetSuite to power growth
ecoHarmony is investing in NetSuite ERP to drive its growth and international expansion with the assistance of NoBlue, a 5 star NetSuite channel partner. The investment comes two years after ecoHarmony...
Report highlights Artificial Intelligence impact on retail merchandise management
Symphony RetailAI has released a research survey on the topic of how Artificial Intelligence is impacting retailers’ merchandise management processes. The survey participants, senior execs at leading retailers, answered questions including...
Episerver buys personalisation company Idio
Episerver, the digital experience company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Idio, a content personalisation and analytics platform. The acquisition significantly accelerates the analytics and personalisation roadmap for Episerver Customer-Centric...
Wix launches extended eCommerce Solution
Wix.com has launched an extended eCommerce solution. The new Wix eCommerce solution provides merchants, entrepreneurs and retail brands with new features including customisable branded storefronts and carts. The platform has multi-channel...
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