A report compiled by a trusted App Analytics source has found that mobile shopping apps boomed last year. There was a 20% increase in the number of times mobile shopping apps were downloaded, and this totalled at 5.4 billion downloads. The amount users spent in the...

Bose is set to close 119 physical stores in a bid to drive its business online in certain regions of the globe. This means that Bose owned stores across Europe, North America, Australia and Japan will be affected. However, 130 stores will remain open for business...

Amazon has opened its new office located in Manchester, which will create 600 jobs in the city. The new property will encompass a new 90,000sq ft office in the city’s Northern Quarter, which opens today. Amazon’s UK country manager Doug Gurr said, “Manchester offers...

Google has acquired Pointy, a start-up company that supports brick and mortar stores showcase their products online. Pointy has been a partner of Google for years, for the search engine's "See what's in store" that appears on business profiles on Google search. There...

In October, J&P reported that Amazon was discussing plans to transform their Netherlands-based platform into a complete online web store which features many product categories. The full web store is now officially launching and Amazon.nl is open for E-commerce...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has been accused of forcing users of its online platform if they sign up to sell on competitive online marketplace Pinduoduo’s platform. The Financial Times reported that merchants had been informed by Alibaba to “erxuanyl” (Pick one...

Research carried out by Germany’s leading information technology association has found that 56% of Germans who shop online will read reviews before making a purchase. For these shoppers, reading reviews is a valuable step in deciding what to buy. The head of Trust...

It looks likely that Lidl will launch an online shop in the UK later this year, Germany’s leading newspaper on consumer goods has reported. The news source has stated that there is increasing evidence the chain will launch an online store in the UK for selling wine,...

The British high street retailer Matalan confirmed that it tested social proof messaging on its site back in 2017, in a bid to increase customer confidence and reduce its abandoned cart rate and returns. After AB testing and customer interviews were complete, the...

Chinese E-commerce giant Alibaba has undercut Amazon’s selling fees in a bid to attract new vendors as it finally makes its move into Europe. Alibaba has successfully wooed a flood of small businesses to join its European platform. Still, they are struggling to...