Disappearing discounts – will there be blood?
Increasing pressure on UK retailers to be more transparent in their pricing has seen promotional activity drop to its lowest level for around a decade. For the retailers and [...]
Retail
UK’s largest dog helps Aldi launch biggest ever pet range
Supermarket brand Aldi has launched its biggest ever pet range, with a little help from the UK’s largest dog – 16.5 stone Balthazar the Great Dane. Balthazar’s [...]
Websites and apps are more influential than word of mouth
Retail websites and apps are driving both consumer awareness and sales for retailers across all sectors in the UK, according to Criteo’s “The Shopper Story 2017” [...]
Social strategies to maximise sales in the run up to Black Friday
UK retail sales have held up surprisingly well this year, despite uncertainty around the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown, [...]
How to grow an online business while maintaining customer satisfaction
Hayes Garden World is one of the UK’s largest independent garden centres. In 2007 we made the decision to take what was traditionally a bricks and mortar business online. [...]
Can your technology cope with consumers’ digital coupon cravings?
For consumers, the appeal of coupons shows no signs of diminishing, with Valassis research showing that UK shoppers alone save £3.3bn annually using coupons and vouchers. [...]
Carlsberg launches £15m marketing campaign that plays up to Danish stereotypes
Carlsberg has launched a £15m, integrated marketing campaign dubbed ‘The Danish Way’, with the hope of rejuvenating its Carlsberg and Carlsberg Export brands in [...]
PizzaExpress gains intelligence-led customer insights with liveRES and IOVOX
The client: With more than 450 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, PizzaExpress is one of the most popular restaurant chains in the country. Following the advent of mobile [...]