China can offer brands, especially in retail, tremendous returns, but enjoying the market's richness in scale and potential will require advertisers to know local nuances and consumer preferences. These, for instance, will include the need to integrate QR codes into [...]

This week, the spotlight is on China, where the online retail market is expected to be the first worldwide to hit USD$1tn (£721.79bn) in sales this year. This would be ahead of a previous forecast by Forrester, which projected the [...]

Today’s retail environment is hyper-competitive; and retailers are under continuous pressure to stay relevant as consumer expectations evolve. Here, Luke Griffiths (pictured below), general manager, Klarna UK, explains why that means it’s crucial that retailers consider the shopping journey from browsing through [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Amazon to enter Vietnam in challenge to Alibaba; Sending money [...]

This week, the spotlight is back on JD.com and its hopes to develop next-generation supply chain technologies with the launch of a new research facility. The Chinese e-commerce operator opened its Global Supply Chain Innovation Centre (GSIC) with the aim [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Amazon could be rolling out banking for younger customers; Ad [...]

Retailers and e-commerce enterprises are beginning to realise the disruptive potential of 3D technology. In this piece, Andrei Vakulenko (pictured below), chief business development officer, Artec 3D, explains that the challenge is that there hasn’t been a standard set yet when it comes [...]

This week, we turn the spotlight on Singapore-based retail platform Shopee, which is looking to ease cross-border pain-points with its new China marketplace. Owned by online gaming and commerce company Sea, formerly known as Garena, Shopee launched its new marketplace, [...]

Retail plays a huge role in the success of the global economy. According to figures from eMarketer, global retail sales in 2017 were predicted to add up to USD$23.45tn (£16.94tn); and this figure is set to rise to USD$27.73tn (£19.9tn) [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Unified Commerce Solutions Booming; A Third of Smartphone Users Will Pay Via Mobile in 2018; and Mobile Email Marketing Draws Level with Desktop as [...]