Culture Amp brings improved employee engagement, facilitating fast positive change London, 10 October 2019… Seasalt, the Cornish lifestyle and clothing brand, has embarked on a workplace culture initiative which has led to increased sales of between five and 10 percent in those stores with the more engaged teams. Seasalt is using Culture Amp – the leading people and culture platform – to engage with employees; identify and address areas for improvement; and measure the impact of change. Formed in 2005, Seasalt has 64 stores and over 1000 employees across the…
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Create the ultimate in-store customer experience with OKI’s award winning A3 colour printers
Retailers of all sizes can influence purchasing decisions and increase basket value by printing professional quality visual communications in-store, from hanging banners to floor stickers and beyond Egham, 3rd October 2019 – OKI Europe is offering retail customers the chance to boost sales and enhance customer experience in-store with the C800 Series of A3 colour printers. These award-winning printers will help businesses of all sizes from large high street retailers to smaller stores and independently run retail spaces to produce eye-catching visual communications quickly and easily in-store, in a variety…
Read MoreBarnebys launches new auction software “Skeleton”
Skeleton gives power back to auction houses and revolutionises the online bidding market LONDON – 3 September 2019 – Barnebys, the leading search engine for art, design, antiques and collectibles, today announced the launch of Skeleton. The software caters to the specific needs of the traditionally supply-driven auction industry and aims to make the life of auctioneers easier. Skeleton empowers small and mid-sized auction houses to retain their brand identity and makes online auctions simpler and more profitable. The white label software provides a bidding platform for auction houses that…
Read MoreConsumers demand sustainable fashion – but won’t pay more for it, new research finds
Survey identifies top five ways consumers want fashion to become more sustainable New research suggests over half (52%) of consumers in the UK and US want the fashion industry to become more sustainable, with calls for reduced packaging and fair pay for workers among their top demands. But only 29% of these consumers say they will pay more for sustainably-made versions of the same items. And despite many clothing manufacturers and retailers already taking steps to become more sustainable, the message is not getting through to the public. 45% of…
Read MoreBloom & Wild powers same day delivery across London with On the dot
UK’s favourite online florist teams up with On the dot to help business bloom LONDON, 29th November 2018—On the dot, the last mile retail delivery startup, today announces that the UK’s second fastest growing business, Bloom & Wild, has selected them as their partner for their same day delivery service proposition across London. VC-backed mobile and online florist, Bloom & Wild, which employs a growing team from their HQ in Vauxhall, London and operates across the UK, Ireland, Germany and France, aims to make ordering design-led flowers online as simple…
Read MoreNew Study: Mobile Phones Are Driving 56% of Festive Online Fashion Sales
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 were 36% Bigger for Online Fashion Retail than 2017 New Nosto Research Reveals Consumers are growing more comfortable buying fashion items on their phones reveals new Black Friday and Cyber Monday data from AI-powered retail personalisation platform, Nosto. And for fashion retailers, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 were 36% bigger than last year. Nosto’s analysis of millions of visits to fashion sites globally suggests mobile accounted for 71% of traffic and 56% of sales revenue (up from 64% of traffic and 50% of…
Read MoreOne in three Brits are struggling to afford Christmas!
Over two-thirds of consumers would consider selling heirlooms to help fund the festive season The majority (65 per cent) of owners would consider selling their antiques and heirlooms to help generate extra cash during Christmas. This is according to new research carried out by WhereToSell.co.uk. The survey of over 1,900 consumers in the UK, found that with Christmas less than a month away the financial burdens placed on consumers are taking its toll. Almost 40 per cent of Brits are concerned about how they will afford Christmas this year; and…
Read MoreCould Rethinking Returns Help Rescue the High Street?
It’s a sad fact, but the traditional British high street is suffering more than ever before. With more than 24,000 shops closing their doors in the first six months of this year alone, overstock and returns specialist B-Stock has suggested a light needs to be thrown on retailers’ ongoing loss prevention. Ben Whitaker, Director EMEA at B-Stock, says: “The overall picture painted lately shows that our much-loved high street is changing, almost beyond recognition with huge names vanishing or at least struggling to stay relevant and appealing. “The usual reasons…
Read MoreAvius Signs Deal with Iconic US Department Store Chain
Avius customer feedback will help drive retail sales this Christmas London, 19th November, 2018: Avius (avius.com), a UK tech company that provides insights to improve customer satisfaction, today announced the launch of its customer experience feedback solution with one of the USA’s most iconic premium department store chains. Avius has installed its survey kiosks in the store’s changing rooms to collect unique customer insights that are used to improve overall customer experience. Such tech has already enabled Avius’ clients across the world to improve customer satisfaction levels on average by…
Read MoreHermes digitally enhances parcel delivery experience with IMImobile
Parcel delivery provider to use IMImobile’s communications platform, IMIconnect, to orchestrate digital customer engagement LONDON, 14 November 2018 – Global cloud communications software and solutions provider IMImobile PLC, has been chosen by Hermes for the implementation of its new parcel notifications strategy as part of the company’s ‘Digital Futures’ programme. Hermes will be using IMImobile’s enterprise cloud communications platform, IMIconnect, to power millions of delivery notifications each month on behalf of their retail customers. IMIconnect enables customer experience automation for millions of deliveries that are processed every year by Hermes….
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