Social commerce: A potential fool’s gold for retailers?

Inflation is set to influence every aspect of retail for the next 12 months and beyond. In the first week of January, shop prices surged to 8%, hitting a record high, according to the latest figures from the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

EKM, the software solutions provider for simplified managed print, remote service automation, and anything-as-a-service (XaaS) subscription enablement, has entered into an international partnership with Global Document Lifecycle Solutions Integrator, @DOCS, an end-to-end provider for document, records, print and visitor management solutions.

By Nina Müller, Director of The Ethical Commerce Alliance.

Social commerce could well be seen as a £700bn opportunity for retailers, however, there are serious concerns about the ethical validity and potential data security risks of this growing sales channel.

Businesses looking to transform operational performance in the warehouse should not be limited to choices from a single automation manufacturer.

By Craig Summers, Managing Director, Manhattan Associates UK & Ireland.

Global economic uncertainty, climate commitments and digital transformation were three topics that headlined at the World Economic Forum in Davos recently. As global trade continues to slow, the Ukraine conflict and its far-reaching economic, people and political consequences have replaced the pandemic as the primary drag on western, globalised economies.

Honeywell, along with tech partners, will take visitors on a first-hand journey through the tech-enabled retail setting at EuroShop, the retail trade fair, 26th February – 3rd March, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

ShipStation, the cloud-based e-commerce shipping solutions provider, has announced that UPS is live on its carrier services platform in the UK. This new collaboration gives UK merchants using ShipStation access to UPS’s domestic and international shipping services at discounted rates, making it easier to scale their delivery operations, save on shipping costs and grow their revenue.

Virtual try-on startup Vyking.io has launched its new in-store augmented reality (AR) solution, ‘Magic Mirror’, that will enable consumers to easily visualise footwear through an in-store smart mirror.

Manhattan Associates Inc. has been named the winner in the Best Fulfilment Advancement category in the 2023 Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards. The award recognises the solution most adept at solving the complex challenges of omnichannel fulfilment.

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) has been listed among the ‘2023 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’ (2023 Global 100). Konica Minolta’s inclusion on this list will mark the sixth time and the fifth year in a row, following 2011 and 2019-2022.