Ecommerce Club Blog

30th June 2022

Too soon to be talking about Christmas? Not in the Ecommerce world! Most of us are thinking about holidays and enjoying the sunshine, but for those in the Ecommerce industry, NOW is the perfect time to be thinking about how to optimise your website for the Christmas period. Watch our video for some helpful tips! Read more at CDA 

30th June 2022

Built on open source technology, Magento powers over 300,000 sites worldwide, including pretty much any brand name you can think of. The release of Magento 2.4.4 (available from April 12th), marked an important milestone for merchants who want to scale their businesses quickly with highly secure solutions backed by a large community and a robust… Read more »

25th June 2022

Instagram is exploring ways for teenagers to verify their age to comply with platform rules. The Meta-owned app is has been testing video selfies with facial analysis software as a new age-verification method. Some users on Instagram try to dodge its 13+ age limit rule by editing their date of birth to make them appear… Read more »

13th June 2022

We have all been told that we have a doppelganger a stranger a friend passed on the street who they say bore an uncanny resemblance to you. But if you could create your very own twin, an exact copy of yourself, one that lived a purely digital life, would you?  We are living in an… Read more »

12th June 2022

400 of energy giant Shell’s service stations have been sold to Russia’s second largest producer, Lukoil. The amount of the Shell Neft sale is not disclosed. Lukoil is Russia’s largest oil producer after state backed Rosneft. In February Shell announced the sale of its assets because of the invasion of Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine… Read more »

10th June 2022

Home shopping company Studio Retail have been working with TV shopping channel Ideal World TV to launch their live shoppable content across the TV company’s social platforms. Through the deal, Ideal World TV will give Studio space in its Peterborough TV studios to livestream its products on its social media channel as well as broadcasting… Read more »

20th May 2022

The main driver of the surprise rise in UK retail sales in April was alcohol and cigarette sales. Last month the volume of sales jumped by 1.4% after a 1.2% fall in March. Despite the rising cost of living weighing on household budgets, sales continue to grow. However, official figures revealed a longer downward trend… Read more »

10th May 2022

Ikea will invest in the production of mini-distribution centres in their suburban stores to supply the rising online orders from shops. A huge part of this spending will be made in London, which is more and more viewed as a testbed for the Swedish giant. Homewares & Households leader Ikea is to invest and devote… Read more »

8th May 2022

After donating almost his entire £750,000 salary to charity, Matthew Moulding only received £20,000 last year., The CEO was entitled to a bonus which he waived. Following the revelation that THG spent £797,000 on Moulding’s private security between 2020 and 2021, Matthew Moulding would not accept any financial help. After discussions with HMRC, the group… Read more »

6th May 2022

Some Gucci shops in America will start accepting crypto-currency payments. Bitcoin, Ethereul and Litecoin are among the crypto-currencies that will be used by customers to make purchases. The service will be rolled out to its flagship stores such as Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles and Wooster Street in New York this month at the latest.… Read more »

6th May 2022

The giants of tech like Google or Facebook will have to comply with new rules on the competition established by the British government or else huge fines will be applied The DMU (Digital Market Unit) will have in their possession the ability to bridle “predatory practices” done by the tech leaders with the likes of… Read more »

30th April 2022

Amazon has reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 due to lower online sales and a fall in the value of its shares in the electric vehicle firm Rivian. Online sales at the e-commerce giant dropped 3% in the first quarter of the year, as the boom to its business from the pandemic starts to… Read more »