Rob Woolley, Commercial Director at online technology store, BOX talks to Michelle Winny at PCR about its exponential business growth, spurring its move to bigger trading premises and what we can expect to see as this year’s top tech and gaming trends. BOX, a UK e-tailer of tech products, with …
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OnBuy has announced it has made the Financial Times 1000, securing spot 331. The online retailer reported a 479% increase in revenue growth between 2017 and 2020. This is important news for Bournemouth-based OnBuy following its successful 2021, seeing product listings hit over 36 million. OnBuy anticipates further growth in …
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Gary Bennett, VP UKI/MEA/Northern Europe at Enghouse Interactive discusses the role of multichannel contact centre and self-service platforms. Round-the-clock customer service has become an expectation as digital consumerism has grown. Today, that digital revolution shows no signs of slowing, with the e-commerce market projected to expand from $4.28bn in 2020 to $6.39bn …
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Brother UK has added two new models to its RuggedJet (RJ) mobile print range. The new RJ-3230B and the RJ-3250WB are ideal for shelf labelling, price markdowns, click and collect through to quotes, estimates, and invoices and deliver print speeds of up to five inches-per-second, in a rugged, durable design. …
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Mark Hook, Global Director of brand, communications and PR at Brightpearl looks at the evolutionary spin-off of Gen Z and how to appeal to this growing market segment. For the past decade, brands have scrambled to serve millennials, the first Internet-obsessed generation that forced retailers to rethink their online-selling strategies. Now, …
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James Newman, Senior Accounts Executive, GreyOrange discuses how AI and robotics technology can aid the returns process for retailers. Black Friday and Cyber Monday marked the beginning of the festive retail season which set off weeks of deals and discounts, continuing through to the January sales. Retailers offer huge discounts throughout December and January, in-store and online, while customers …
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Chillblast’s Director, Ben Miles tells Michelle Winny, Editor of PCR about its recent Tactus Group acquisition, its involvement with F1 and how the explosive growth of the PC gaming market is driving product demand. UK based Chillblast started out as a specialist importer of niche overclocking products; it has since …
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In the latest February issue of PCR we have a special focus on Independent Retailers. It goes without saying that the retail market has gone into a complete spin these past few years following the pandemic, with many major high-street brands falling victim to the effects of the lockdowns. Included …
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DivideBuy’s Chief Marketing Officer, Jo Balsamo tells PCR about how DivideBuy is offering greater payment versatility with Buy now pay later incentives to stimulate consumer spend post COVID-19. Buy now pay later (BNPL) provider, DivideBuy, has secured a £300 million lending facility, Michelle Winny, Editor or PCR speaks with DivideBuy’s …
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Arrow Electronics has enhanced its ArrowSphere cloud management platform. Having started with the Microsoft Azure plan, Microsoft will now transition all seat-based cloud offerings to Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program in its updated commerce experience, including products such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Windows 365. The …
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