Tag: Retail

TikTok shop committed to being the e-commerce “marketplace of the future”

Next month, TikTok shop will be raising its seller base commission fees in the UK from 5% to 9%. This is to help with the social media platform’s commitment to build their e-commerce as the “marketplace of the future”.  “We...

Customer service decline finds brands and shoppers more disconnected than ever

New research has found that the average quality of customer service is on the decline, as brands and UK shoppers are more disconnected than ever. A recent study by CommBox found that while nearly all business respondents (90%) believed their...

Poor UK delivery standards causing customer complaints to peak

New research from Shipup has highlighted the UK’s poor delivery standards causing customer complaints – with 2 out of every 5 complaints (almost 40%) being customers not receiving an expected package at all. “British shoppers have faced a frustrating period...

2024 Amazon Prime Day results show growing customer desire for huge online discounts

This year’s Amazon Prime Day proved to be the biggest online shopping event for the UK market. The 2-day online event hosted huge deals exclusively for Prime members. The total UK online spend just on the first day of the event surpassed £622.4...

Costco to raise its customer loyalty membership fees

Costco is pushing up the prices of its customer loyalty programme for the first time in seven years. The North American retailer intends to increase the price for its gold star membership to $5 a month and its executive membership...

Let’s get phygital: How to promote online feedback in-store 

After Sainsbury’s announced a decline in its online sales, with shoppers returning to its stores, there’s now greater pressure on retailers to provide more engaging shopping experiences – and one key way to do that is to improve the in-store customer experience.  In...

Empowering customer engagement in retail with RCS

Mobile commerce is experiencing a boom, projected to reach £100 billion in UK retail sales in 2024. With over 70% of UK adults considering mobile as essential for convenient online shopping, it is clear, at least to us, that retailers should focus on improving...

Loyalty Subscription Programmes Are on the Rise: How to Take Them Higher

Loyalty programmes are essential to retailers of all stripes; they help build customer engagement, creating a sense of belonging and increasing customer trust through relevant rewards and personalised offers. They’re also evolving to become key revenue drivers and brand differentiators. Across the...

Traditional purchase journeys are dying. The future lies in the in-stream checkout

As we head towards the second quarter of 2024, retailers can be forgiven for feeling nervous. Strong retail sales volumes in January 2024 were an encouraging sign, but look to be going against the grain with the UK currently in recession. Once again, retailers...

What do consumers really think about AI in retail?

Not long ago, Artificial intelligence (AI) was something you only saw in sci-fi movies. Now, however, it is an everyday tool that people use to process data, create content, distribute information quickly and process data, and it’s here to stay.    Yes,...