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Tesco Media brings video ads to the digital shelf in retail media push
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (347+ words) Tesco Media this week announced the launch of new premium video advertising formats across Tesco. com and the Tesco app. The new formats will run across two channels, the first being a video placement on the grocery homepage within the…...
Visa launches agentic commerce tool to help retailers plug into AI shopping
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (254+ words) Visa has launched Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new product designed to make it easier for retailers, platforms and payment providers to support AI-led shopping. The service sits within Visa's wider Intelligent Commerce portfolio and is being pitched as a single…...
Co-op Group lines up Southern Co-op deal in 300-site expansion move
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (305+ words) Co-op Group and Southern Co-op have unveiled plans to join forces in a deal that would bring more than 300 Southern Co-op food, funeral and Starbucks branches into an enlarged Co-op Group, subject to member and regulatory approval. Southern Co-op operates…...
Hotel Chocolat and Cheil on how to make your email communications stand out
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (851+ words) Email marketing communications are the backbone of many brands and retailers marketing strategies. For many retailers email marketing can be a cost-effective way to directly engage with its customer base and can be used to strengthen customer loyalty and grow…...
The Works CEO: How the brand is betting big on bricks-and-mortar
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1250+ words) The Works is a business that is going against the grain, with its recent move to axe ecommerce operations and double-down on its store-led strategy." The decision by the discount giant, which sells books, arts and crafts, toys, games and…...
Majority of ecommerce firms plan to shift manufacturing as supply chains come under pressure
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (406+ words) Nearly nine in 10 ecommerce businesses are planning to change their primary manufacturing locations over the next three years, as geopolitical instability and ongoing disruption force a rethink of global supply chains. New research from Fidelity Fulfilment found that 87 per cent…...
As The Works axes its ecommerce arm, how can physical stores compete with online in 2026?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (950+ words) Discount giant The Works recently announced that it was shutting down its ecommerce operations to focus on its store-led growth." The move might seem surprising in 2026, but actually, as we'll explore, it's a decision grounded in sound logic for a…...
Argos sees 10x Tik Tok view uplift with Kurupt FM-led "Stockroom Rave" campaign
1+ week, 3+ day ago (288+ words) Argos has reported a major spike in Tik Tok performance after launching a music-led social campaign built around a surprise "stockroom rave" concept. The retailer said three campaign assets created for Tik Tok generated more than 13 million views across platforms…...
Pinterest launches shoppable streaming series as it looks to turn inspiration into retail spend
2+ week, 3+ day ago (406+ words) Pinterest has launched a new shoppable streaming series as it looks to deepen its role in the customer journey and give brands new ways to turn inspiration into purchases. The platform's six-part series, Bring My Pinterest to Life, premiered on…...
Currys digital & omnichannel director on why you "can't fudge" seamless customer journeys
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1213+ words) There's a tendency in retail to declare each new wave of transformation as the one that finally "changes everything'. Multichannel did it. Then omnichannel. Then unified commerce. Now AI. In their own way, each new development does indeed augment the…...