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Ebay, Amazon and Wish have been found to be selling “potentially deadly” electrical items putting customers at risk of severe electric shock and fire.

Wish, Ebay and Amazon selling “potentially deadly” electrical goods in second damning report this month

November 27, 2019

Amazon, Ebay, Electrical Safety First, ESF, Which?, Wish

Ebay, Amazon and Wish have been found to be selling “potentially deadly” electrical items putting customers at risk of severe electric shock and fire. Electrical Safety First (ESF), a charity…

Alibaba’s shares have jumped more than six per cent today after it launched this year’s largest public listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange.

Alibaba shares skyrocket after Hong Kong listing success

November 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, Industry, News

Alibaba, Hong Kong, Listing, stock

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Alibaba’s shares have jumped more than six per cent today after it launched this year’s largest public listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange. The ecommerce giant successfully raised around $11.3…

Charged has collated all the predictions from the top echelons of industry analytics to bring you this definitive guide to Black Friday

Boom or Bust: Charged’s definitive guide to Black Friday 2019

November 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Analysis, Features, Industry, News

Adobe, Centre for Retail Research, GlobalData, Gumtree, IMRG, Kantar, New West End Company, NWEC, Springboard

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Black Friday (BF) fatigue is officially starting to set in, both for shoppers trying to keep track of all the deals and for journalists like us trying to keep track…

Jeremy Corbyn has called out Jeff Bezos’ recent philanthropic donation of nearly $100 million telling him to “just pay your taxes”.

Jeff Bezos $100m charity donation slammed by Corbyn: “Just pay your taxes”

November 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Industry, News

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Jeremy Corbyn has called out Jeff Bezos’ recent philanthropic donation of nearly $100 million telling him to “just pay your taxes”. Amazon’s founder and chief executive Bezos, also the richest…

Google is allowing “dodgy retailers” to buy their way to the top spots on Google Shopping search results, despite breaching UK consumer laws

“Dodgy retailers” in breach of UK consumer law allowed to top of Google Shopping search results

November 25, 2019

Ben Stevens

Advertising, Ecommerce, Industry, News

eGlobalCentral UK, Google Shopping, iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, TobyDeals, Which?

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Google is allowing “dodgy retailers” to buy their way to the top spots on Google Shopping search results, despite breaching UK consumer laws. Numerous online retailers listed prominently in Google…

Black Friday’s online sales topped $7.4 billion (£5.73 billion) in the US this year, making it the second largest online shopping day in history.

Experts say Black Friday “influence is waning”

November 22, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, Industry

Black Friday, Friday 29th November, Friday November 29, green, growth, research, sales, sustainability

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New research from GlobalData has found Black Friday’s influence may be waning as growth in sales over the promotional event is set to slow down for 2019. With just seven…

Social media is posing a significant threat to retailers as increasing numbers of manufacturers use online platforms to bypass them and sell directly to the consumer.

Could the direct-to-consumer boom kill retail?

November 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News, Social Media

Barclays, direct to consumer, DTC, Facebook, Instagram

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Social media is posing a significant threat to retailers as increasing numbers of manufacturers use online platforms to bypass them and sell directly to the consumer. Set to be worth…

Ebay and Amazon have been slammed by Which? for continually failing to remove toys declared unsafe by EU safety regulators

Amazon and Ebay blasted for selling banned toys

November 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Amazon, Ebay, Safety Gate, Toys, Watchdog, Which?

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Ebay and Amazon have been slammed by Which? for continually failing to remove toys declared unsafe by EU safety regulators. In the consumer watchdog’s latest attack on the dominant online…

Retailers are set to spend $1.5 billion (£1.15 billion) on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology in 2020, more than any other industry.

AR & VR to add £62.5bn to UK economy by 2030

November 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Augmented Reality, Industry, News, Virtual Reality

AR, Augmented Reality, Jeremy Dalton, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, Virtual Reality, VR

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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are “finally coming of age and have the potential to provide a significant boost to the UK economy”. According to a new…

Black Friday sales in the UK jumped 16.5 per cent compared to last year beating nearly all analysts expectations.

Black Friday starts tomorrow according to Ebay

November 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Black Friday, Ebay, Mike Klinkhammer

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Black Friday starts tomorrow according to a new report from Ebay which suggests shoppers start actively searching for bargains nine days before the event. Ebay Advertising says that in 2018…

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Wish, Ebay and Amazon selling “potentially deadly” electrical goods in second damning report this month

Alibaba shares skyrocket after Hong Kong listing success

Boom or Bust: Charged’s definitive guide to Black Friday 2019

Jeff Bezos $100m charity donation slammed by Corbyn: “Just pay your taxes”

“Dodgy retailers” in breach of UK consumer law allowed to top of Google Shopping search results

Experts say Black Friday “influence is waning”

Amazon and Ebay blasted for selling banned toys

AR & VR to add £62.5bn to UK economy by 2030

Black Friday starts tomorrow according to Ebay

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