This week, Alibaba Group takes the spotlight with its USD$2bn (£1.44bn) investment in Singapore-headquartered e-commerce operator Lazada, as it ramps up it expansion plans for Southeast Asia. This would push its total investment to USD$4bn (£2.88bn), following its initial USD$1bn [...]

Blockchain technology can provide more security and ownership, but its adoption will introduce new challenges for marketers in Asia-Pacific, and globally, who must reassess the way they think about promotions. For brands, blockchain offers highly secure data acquisition and helps [...]

The way consumers search has been evolving for years, but now, with the evolution of technology like voice and chat interfaces, that evolution has jumped to lightspeed. In the build up to Retail Week Live, which is run in partnership [...]

Whether your retail business is marketing online or from a physical location, your bottom line relies on one thing: shoppers. Both shopping facilities and shopping habits have shifted over the years; and you probably don't dress, talk, or behave in [...]

Building strong relationships is always beneficial, and what better day to celebrate than the Random Acts of Kindness Day on 17 February? But before you cross the office to give your MD an unsolicited bear hug, a word of caution: [...]

Almost no time is ‘dead’ time for today’s connected consumer. Thanks to the ubiquitous mobile phone, wherever we are, we are always ‘on’. Here, Ian Reynolds, managing director, KBH On-Train Media (pictured below) explains to RetailTechNews how retailers can profit [...]

Are marketers using mobile and location-based advertising to its full potential? In this Q&A with Ian James (pictured below), GM international, Verve, ExchangeWire discusses the current location-based marketing landscape. ExchangeWire: Where is location-based mobile marketing going in the wider advertising/marketing mix? Ian James: In 2017, [...]

With its exponential growth across the last few years, it is obvious why digital has become such an important factor in a marketing campaign for so many different brands across different sectors. Now at the forefront of media spend, and [...]

In a mobile-driven world, users want to have shopping experiences that are relevant and targeted. IP geolocation technology is the technology that makes personalised shopping experiences on-the-go possible. Talking exclusively to ExchangeWire, Kate Owen (pictured below), VP Northern Europe, Digital [...]

ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Hugh Williams, senior data analyst, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Mobile gamers gearing up for holiday season; Willingness to share location rises; [...]