Ava Szajna-Hopgood, Author at Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe

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All change at Alibaba as Ant Financial appoints Simon Hu as CEO

More change at Alibaba as Ant Financial appoints Simon Hu as CEO

December 20, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

Alibaba, Alipay, Ant Financial, Daniel Zhang, ecommerce, Jack Ma, Jeff Zhang, Simon Hu

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Simon Hu has been appointed chief executive of Ant Financial in a boardroom shuffle. Alibaba, the world’s biggest retailer and its FinTech affiliate Ant Financial announced a raft of changes…

Schuh brings Klarna instore with new partnership

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Payment

App, buy now pay later, fintech, in store, Klarna, Pay in 3, Schuh

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Footwear brand Schuh has teamed up with Swedish FinTech company Klarna to extend its buy now, pay later scheme to in-store purchases. Schuh already uses Klarna on its websites in…

Amazon has announced plans to hike up fees for its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service this year after ploughing more than $15 billion into it throughout 2019.

Amazon confirms 1,000 new jobs in Darlington fulfilment centre

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce

Amazon, Darlington, fulfilment centre, North East, Stefano Perego

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Online retail giant Amazon has confirmed it will be establishing a new fulfilment centre in Darlington with more than 1,000 jobs set to be created. Amazon has now started recruiting…

Mr Porter appoints new managing director

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce

ecommerce, fashion, Fiona Firth, Luxury, managing director, Mr Porter, Net-A-Porter, YNAP

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Mr Porter has named Fiona Firth as its new managing director. Firth has worked as buying director at the Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP)-owned luxury menswear website since 2016 when she joined…

Apple, Google, Amazon, Ikea, Samsung and Philips Hue team up to allow smart home devices to work together

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Industry

alliance, Amazon, Apple, Google, home, Ikea, Philips Hue, Project Connected Home over IP, Samsung, smart, Zigbee Alliance

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Tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon are teaming up alongside Ikea, Samsung Smart Things and Philips Hue to develop an open-source smart home standard. The project intends to enable devices…

Facebook owns top four most-downloaded apps of the decade

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Social Media

Apps, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, most downloaded apps, Snapchat, Whatsapp, Youtube

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Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram were the four most downloaded apps of the decade according to new research by App Annie. All four apps are owned by Facebook, with…

Online retail is leading to a huge increase in greenhouse gas emissions as shorter delivery times drive up the amount of delivery vehicles on the road.

Retailers over-estimating delivery times during peak trading

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Delivery / Supply Chain

Amazon, Delivery, delivery times, Kurt Salmon, Peak, trading

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Retailers are overestimating on their delivery times to “avoid running Christmas for shoppers” according to new research. Average promised delivery time rose by one third to 5.3 days in 2019,…

UK govt to create big tech firm regulator

December 19, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Advertising, Companies

Amazon, big tech, CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Furman Review, Google, Jason Furman, regulator

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The UK government will create a technology watchdog next year in order to police large tech firms such as Google and Facebook after Brexit. Sources involved with the process speaking…

Samsung’s Whisk launches new app to simplify grocery shopping

December 18, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, News

App, grocery, Nick Holzherr, platform, Shopping, Whisk

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UK-based food shopping app Whisk has launched the first multi-platform app of its kind to simplify grocery shopping. Whisk was originally rejected at pitch level by Lord Alan Sugar after…

"Alexa, change the subject”: Amazon adds Alexa feature to avoid Christmas arguments

“Alexa, change the subject”: Amazon adds feature to avoid Christmas arguments

December 18, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Companies

Alexa, argument, change the subject, Christmas, family, virtual assistant

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This Christmas, a new family mediator might be stepping in to avoid Christmas arguments. Amazon’s Alexa can now be used to change the subject during family disputes over the winter…

Posts by Ava Szajna-Hopgood

More change at Alibaba as Ant Financial appoints Simon Hu as CEO

Schuh brings Klarna instore with new partnership

Amazon confirms 1,000 new jobs in Darlington fulfilment centre

Mr Porter appoints new managing director

Apple, Google, Amazon, Ikea, Samsung and Philips Hue team up to allow smart home devices to work together

Retailers over-estimating delivery times during peak trading

UK govt to create big tech firm regulator

Samsung’s Whisk launches new app to simplify grocery shopping

“Alexa, change the subject”: Amazon adds feature to avoid Christmas arguments

Is this the solution to the serial returns crisis?

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