General Mills eyes AI-driven shopping trends amid search for growth
With all the fuss around AI of late, General Mills is forecasting shoppers will increasingly use the tech in the way they shop on e-commerce. The post General Mills eyes AI-driven…
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Back Market highlights ‘hidden costs’ of manufacturing new smartphones in latest campaign
Back Market calls out the “hidden costs” of producing new smartphones in a new campaign. The marketing drive centres on the question- Do you know how heavy your phone truly is? A…
Co-op Group HY sales rise 2.4% despite weak consumer demand
Co-op invests in food deals, discounts and Aldi price-matching to drive trade and footfall
Additional handling fee adds another 2 euros to the cost of e-commerce packages
The European Commission wants to set the additional handling fee for small packages from outside the EU at 2 euros. The measure primarily affects packages from Chinese online…
Norwegian challenger takes on Shopify with all-in-one retail platform
A challenger has emerged for Shopify in the Norwegian ecommerce market. Co-created by entrepreneur Greg Taube, Famme combines an online store, payments, shipping, point-of-sale…
Amazon asks Meta to remove it from the Muse AI agent experience
The e-commerce giant — which is no stranger to the opt-out approach of agentic purchases — said it was not given advance notice Muse would access its shop.
FAO Schwarz opens Amazon storefront
The toy retailer is expanding its online presence via the e-commerce giant and will feature an Amazon pop-up shop at its flagship store in Rockefeller Center.
Retail media’s missing link: Why better product data is becoming essential to conversion
Retail media has become very good at selling the journey to the product page. Its next challenge is making sure the destination is worth reaching. Retail media can put a product…
The Perfume Shop launches Christmas recruitment drive with 800 seasonal roles
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Ordered online, picked in-store: why quick commerce depends on robust store processes
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Kingfisher raises profit guidance despite weaker B&Q sales
The group's H1 adjusted pre-tax profit rose 9.9% to £404m as total sales including marketplace activity grew 1.6%
New distribution center prepares for further growth at Bol
The first pile for the new distribution center for the online retailer Bol in Lelystad will be driven into the ground today. With this location, Ahold Delhaize’s e-commerce…