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Unsubscribing from fashion: GDPR flooding inboxes

As of 12:01 this morning the GDPR European privacy laws for data protection came into effect. For anyone with an email address and inbox it has been a week of hell. Email after email announcing a newly updated policy which companies invite you to read, but nobody does, and which ultimately won’t make an impactful difference in our everyday...

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Will Black Friday 2015 turn into "Black My-day?"

With less than a month to go until the holiday shopping spree kicks off with Black Friday, retailers have been warned to prepare for an influx of shoppers - both online and offline. However not all customers will be out shopping for that special something for their significant other on Black Friday, as the majority of shoppers are poised to take...

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UK shoppers to spend 1 billion pounds online this Black Friday

UK retailers should batten down the hatches and prepare for this year's slew of seasonal discounting days is about to begin. With last year's holiday shopping bonanza Black Friday raking in a cool 810 million pounds online, this year's discount frenzy is expected to see UK consumers spend a whopping 1.07 billion pounds online. This would see the...

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Royal Mail begins to trial sending mail based on online shopping history

Royal Mail has begun trialing a new scheme in partnership with a "well-known UK retailer" which will send consumers targeted mail based on their online shopping habits. The scheme reportedly includes mailing personalized marketing letters that encourage consumers to make a purchase with the retailers they have looked at online, according to the...

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UK's online retailers to ship out 1 billion parcels in 2015

Online retailers in the UK are set to ship a record number of parcels by the end of this year, hitting one billion shipments, according to the estimates of a new study carried out by IMRG and MetaPack. According to the IMPRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index, 2015 will become a record breaking year for online retail orders, after witnessing volumes...

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Online apparel retailers struggle with the devil in the details

Online shopping for clothing has become a staple for the majority of European consumers which has brought on the rise of online pure-players such as Asos.com, Net-a-Porter.com, Very.co.uk, Zalando.de, Wehkamp.nl and LaRedoute.fr. Although these fashion e-tailers have managed to set themselves apart from the ever increasing number of competitors...