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Meta trials promotional ads for ecommerce | Retail
Meta has announced that it is testing an ad update for Facebook aimed at making it easier for shoppers to discover, manage and apply digital promotions from businesses to their purchases. -
Amazon announces anti-counterfeiting exchange to help eliminate counterfeits across the retail industry | Retail
Amazon has announced the Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), an industry collaboration designed to make it safer to shop online and more difficult for counterfeiters to move among different stores to attempt to sell their counterfeit goods. -
Samsung opens online store targeting B2B customers in Germany | Retail
Samsung Electronics has announced the opening of a new online store for its B2B customers in Germany. The new store will be added to expand to 30 countries worldwide. -
Internet disruptions cost e-commerce retailers millions annually, study | Retail
The survey, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Catchpoint, shows that nearly 40% of all respondents suffer customer-impacting disruptions, which cost up to $1 million per month. -
Consumers are turning to retailers' mobile apps to score personalized offers and deals, survey | Retail
Mobile app experience company Airship has released new global consumer research at Shoptalk to shed light on consumer behaviors and preferences for mobile apps from retailers.
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CaaStle brings subscription clothing rental platform to UK
CaaStle, the B2B rental technology platform in the U.S., announced it will expand internationally to power subscription rental services in the United Kingdom.
FAO Schwarz partners with Prénatal Retail to open flagship store in Italy
ThreeSixty Group is partnering with Prénatal Retail Group, toy retailers in Europe, to introduce the FAO Schwarz brand, retail store, and E-commerce concepts to Italy with an eye to expand in to Spain, France, Portugal and Benelux.
Boggi Milano partners with Tulip to enrich clienteling experiences in Italy
Tulip, a global leader in cloud-based retail mobile solutions, announced that Italian menswear brand Boggi Milano has selected Tulip for its mobile retail solutions.
Cannasure, DanCann Pharma sign distribution agreement for Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland
Cannassure Therapeutics, an Israel based developer and producer of innovative medical cannabis products, announces the singing of an exclusive distribution agreement with DannCan Pharma.
UK's Deliveroo partners with Button to drive incremental sales
Button, mobile commerce technology company, announced that Deliveroo, online food delivery company in Europe and Asia, has launched with Evolution™.
Fashion tech startup uSizy helps UK retailers brace for record sales of £28 billion this Christmas
In the wake of recent retail closures across the UK, fashion technology startups are delivering much-needed innovation to help merchants maximise online sales and optimise unprecedented digital demand this Christmas.
MINISO accelerates expansion in Europe and global markets
Lifestyle product retailer MINISO opened its 100th post-IPO physical store this November, signaling a market expansion streak amidst industry-wide scale back and closings.
MINISO opens first store in Paris
MINISO, Japanese-inspired lifestyle product retailer, opened its inaugural outlet in Paris, first store to open in Europe since the company's successful listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
W. P. Carey announces €87m supermarket portfolio investment in Spain
W. P. Carey, a net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, announced a €87 million sale-leaseback of a 27-property supermarket portfolio.
KND Labs opens new CBD ingredients fulfillment & distribution center in London
KND Labs, a premier manufacturer of hemp-derived ingredients, has opened a new fulfillment and distribution center in London.
Vodafone provides 5G to MAS Supermarkets in Seville to improve shopping experience
Vodafone, a pioneer in the deployment of commercial 5G network in Spain, has provided 5G coverage to MAS Supermarkets in Seville to offer its customers an improved shopping experience.
Abris invests in Polish e-commerce delivery solutions provider
Mavason, subsidiary of Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners., has signed an agreement with the fund 21 Concordia and its founders to purchase the majority of shares in R2G Polska Sp. z o. o.
Karma adds to European retail network in Belgium
Karma Automotive, the Southern California-based luxury electric vehicle manufacturer and the developer of advanced technologies in the automotive industry, announced it will welcome a new retailer in Belgium.
RIS launches InkCenter cartridge refill service at MediaMarkt stores in Spain
Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS) partnered with MediaMarkt to pilot its inkjet cartridge refill service at select store locations throughout Spain.
Dutch supermarkets offer chicken meat that is more sustainable without any anticompetitive agreements, study
Dutch supermarkets nowadays offer a lot more chicken-meat varieties where the chickens have lived better lives.
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[Marketing Week] Bob Koigi: Brands take sustainability agenda to the next level
There has been a spirited effort by global brands to achieve carbon neutrality and embrace sustainability guided by the principle of planet, people and profits.
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