in depth – Page 15
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Comment and Opinion
YouGov Profiles: there goes the afternoon
Most of us have a time sink somewhere on the internet. You load up the website in question to check one little fact…
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Comment and Opinion
Poundshop.com reopens online battle
The online pound store wars have started again – with a truce, Poundshop.com has merges with rival outfit Hereforapound.com
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Analysis and Features
What does the Internet of Things have in store for grocery?
Designed to monitor heart rate and offer contactless payment, among other things, the Apple Smart watch made headlines…
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Analysis and Features
Which fmcg brands are using Twitter and Facebook to the max?
Bold, irreverent and outspoken in tone, top performer Irn-Bru’s ranking was probably also helped…
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Analysis and Features
Apps from supermarkets: how they perform
All the supermarkets have an app, but who has the best one…
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Comment and Opinion
Why smart retailers needs to think ‘omni-channel’
Grocery has never seen the same level of demand for online shopping as other retail sectors, but there is still a core demand for online, says Stuart Higgins.
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Comment and Opinion
Can Twitter’s buy button switch on food & drink sales?
Twitter revealed this week it is testing a ‘buy now’ button in the US. Could it provide a lucrative new way for food brands and retailers to cash in on social media?
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Comment and Opinion
Why retailers need to care about predictive tech
Online grocery is a fast-growing sector, but most consumers have yet to embrace it. Becky Bolton of Rockpool Digital explains why predictive technology can help retailers to persuade more shoppers to swap the trolley for the iPad.
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Comment and Opinion
Upstart Uber fires a shot across the bows
Taxi app service Uber has caused a stir in the US with an unexpected swerve into grocery delivery
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Analysis and Features
Online demons lurking in the dark (store)
UK grocery home shopping is tipped to reach £14bn by 2018 – but a new report poses fears over economies of scale…
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Comment and Opinion
Online is the new reality – like it or not
Ofcom’s annual report on the UK’s media consumption and habits is a must-read for all the major grocers.
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Comment and Opinion
Click & collect on the road to domination
The age of click & collect is well and truly upon us, and it seems almost every week there’s a new development.
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Comment and Opinion
Online shoppers with a sweet tooth
We’re buying more confectionery online - a stat we reveal in the first of a new series of digital reports.
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Comment and Opinion
10 e-commerce lessons for food manufacturers
What do food producers and suppliers need to know about online retail?
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Comment and Opinion
Et TU, Sainsbury's?
Customers are constantly asking Sainsbury’s why they can’t buy TU clothing online. Well, now the retailer has moved to fix that…
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Comment and Opinion
Prime time
Amazon has unveiled its latest crack at the grocery market: Prime Pantry is a delivery service that can ship a box of groceries to your doorstep for the sum of $6.