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Alibaba Cloud Outage Takes Down Shopping, Communications Apps
Alibaba Cloud outage takes down shopping site Taobao, business communications platform DingTalk, cloud storage services for hours on Sunday
Google Shopping Competitors Demand Antitrust Rework
Dozens of online shopping companies demand European Commission apply new rules in antitrust enforcement row
Microsoft To Sell Products From Its ‘Experience Centres’
A year after Microsoft closed down all its retail stores and kept some 'experience centres', it will once again sell products from the remaining locations
Coronavirus: Apple Begins Reopening US Stores
Apple has begun re-opening some of its retail stores in the United States, but will insist on additional safeguards including face masks
Microsoft To Open Retail Store In Central London
Redmond finally remembers the consumer market, as it readies opening of new retail outlet in heart of London
Snap Trials Amazon Visual Search On Snapchat
The feature, in testing with a few initial US users, allows shoppers to link to Amazon listings by snapping a physical product or barcode
Sainsbury’s Trials Till-Free Shopping In Clapham
The trial allows shoppers to scan items as they shop using a smartphone app, then check out via Apple Pay
Westfield CIO: Data And Personalisation Are Key To Shopping Centre Survival
Shopping is fast becoming an online activity, but Westfield has a plan to keep consumers coming back to its two London facilities
Most British Online Shoppers Couldn’t Give A #@%& About Black Friday
Online shoppers voice concerns over privacy of personal information and fake sites
How Retailers Can Use Technology To Drive Footfall
Gavin Ray, SVP of marketing & products at ip.access, thinks retailers need to focus on technology to attract more customers
Google Adds ‘Buy’ Button To YouTube Videos
New TrueView targeting system means you can shop whilst you watch
UK High-Street Mobile Shopping ‘Worth Billions’ By 2024
Consumer spending on mobile devices set to top £53bn a year by 2024, Barclays predicts
Mobile Shopping Comes Of Age…Are You Ready?
Klarna CEO Niklas Adalberth tells TechWeekEurope why companies need to be prepared for the growth of m-commerce
Tesco Launches Google Glass App For Hands-Free Shopping
Tesco Grocery Glassware lets shoppers view additional product information or buy goods using Google Glass
Barclaycard Brings A Bit Of Glove Love To Contactless Shopping
Laden down with bags? Concept wearable device allows contactless payment with just a wave of the hand
‘Please Sir, We Want More Mobile Payments’ – UK Shoppers
Oxygen8 study finds rising demand for goods and services supporting the technology
72 Percent Of UK Retailers Are Not Cyber Secure This Christmas
Despite Christmas surges around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, large amounts of customer data was worryingly available to hackers, Sophos study finds
Picking Up Some Art Or Antiques? Make Us An Offer, Says Amazon
'Make An Offer' option now applies to more than 150,000 items on Amazon Marketplace
Almost 1 Million Brits Attacked By Amazon Phishing Scam Emails
Security specialists warn email users to be be "extra cautious" this holiday shopping season
Samsung Says Technology Can Save The High Street
Samsung report finds that young shoppers are driving a change in retail habits
Amazon Steps Into Physical World With First Retail Shop
Amazon to venture out into the real world with a physical shop in Manhattan, after British eBay and Argos partnership
Google To Open New York Store – Report
Google is reportedly to open a brick-and-mortar shop in New York city to showcase its products and services
Amazon Shares Fall Despite Rise In Quarterly Profits
A 20 percent rise in sales still led to the company failing to meet expectations on its profits
Amazon Plans Move Into Physical Payments
Online retailer could offer a Kindle-based checkout systems for use in physical shops
Relax – Credit Cards Cover Commerce Breaches
Check your Christmas credit card bills, don't be scared of security breaches, says Sean Michael Kerner
Intel To Open Retail Stores For Christmas Period
Intel is the latest tech vendor to open retail stores to reach out to consumers, but the shops will be temporary
Google Barge To Be A Floating Shop?
Google hints that its floating barges will be something akin to a floating shop to showcase new tech
MWC 2013: Google Denies Retail Store Plan
Google is not going to follow in Apple's footprints, after denying reports of Android-based retail stores
Google Boosts E-commerce With Channel Intelligence Deal
Google is paying nearly £80m for a company that will improve online shopping for consumers