Google is set to embark on a tour of the UK’s high streets in an effort to teach retailers the digital skills needed to succeed in today’s digital economy. As part of the government’s National Skills Partnership, the tech giant has teamed up with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Depa...

Amazon has signed a landmark deal with payments giant Worldpay which will see Amazon Pay be made available across its online network in the US. In an effort to expand its payment system outside of its own website the ecommerce behemoth has teamed up with Worldpay, which boasts a presence in over 146...

Ubamarket is set to be rolled out across hundreds of stores in Northern Ireland as the retail app launches a partnership with Henderson Group. The Ubamarket app gives shoppers a real-time virtual map of the store they’re in, guiding them to each item on their digital shopping list in the most effici...

Currys PC World has hailed the success of its partnership with tech start-up Go Instore, which enables online customers to virtually enter physical stores. The technology retailer has reported increasing sales of its HP products, including an increased average order value, after a partnership betwee...

A new leaked video has emerged of Samsung’s £1800 foldable Galaxy Fold phone, sparking a mixed reception from the public. Since it announced it was set to release a foldable phone last month, the tech retailer has been reluctant to allow anyone hands-on time with its Galaxy Fold. Due for release at...

Amazon has begun preventing vendors and wholesalers from advertising any products which struggle to turn a profit. According to a report from CNBC, Amazon has been ramping up efforts to increase its profits by blocking advertisements of items which it cannot make money on. It has reportedly been tel...

Nearly three in four shoppers go straight to Amazon when they are ready to buy a product, with many bypassing search engines altogether. According to new research from ecommerce growth company Feedvisor, 74 per cent of shoppers go directly to Amazon’s marketplace whenever they make a decision to buy...

This week Google officially revealed its Stadia cloud gaming platform, Charged takes a closer look at whether this could mean the end for physical video game retail.  In 2017, Netflix’s chief executive Reed Hastings told investors that the company’s main competition was sleep. The same year digital...

Tesla has announced that the upcoming three per cent price hike on all of its models bar the Model 3 will be delayed. Due to an influx of last-minute orders, Tesla announced via Twitter yesterday that the upcoming price hikes will be delayed until midnight tonight, meaning users can still purchase c...

Amazon’s own brands have failed to pose a significant threat to rival retailers on its platform, according to a new study. Data from ecommerce research firm Marketplace Pulse, which looked at over 23,000 products from Amazon-owned or Amazon-exclusive brands, found that only a handful of brands made...