Stock availability stories
A report by Shopify reveals that 68% of Southeast Asian retailers are increasing social commerce spending as economic pressures reshape consumer behaviour.
Consumers are prioritising pricier PCs over phones, as higher component costs and longer upgrade cycles lifted retail tech revenues across Europe.
Shoppers using ChatGPT can now compare products side by side as OpenAI widens access to merchant-supplied pricing, reviews and features.
AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.
Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.
Kenvue adds 450-plus consumer health lines to Pharmx Marketplace, giving Australasian pharmacies a more integrated digital ordering hub.
TP-Link chooses Renaissance to distribute Omada in Ireland, boosting cloud-managed networking options for resellers and MSPs nationwide.
Black Friday splurge triggers record December returns surge as ReBound warns rapid send-backs are straining retailers' peak operations.
StyleMatrix has unveiled a new AI-driven inventory management platform tailored for fashion and footwear retailers, promising enhanced efficiency and real-time insights.
TP-Link has inaugurated its largest National Distribution Centre in Newbury, boosting storage capacity by 50% to enhance service for UK and Ireland clients.
Merchants are set to gain faster checkout, broader payment options and AI shopping tools as Commerce expands its platform updates.
Fashion and retail operators face shipment stoppages and penalties after Poland widened electronic reporting rules for transit cargo.
Retailers can now link existing AI tools to shop-floor staff through headsets, aiming to speed service without new hardware or retraining.
Brands can now tie ad spend more closely to real purchases, as Wayvia adds confirmed retail sales data to its updated shoppable platform.
Shoppers should see fewer empty shelves as the grocery chain rolls out AI-driven replenishment across more than 1,000 UK stores and online.
Early tests suggest conversational search is helping shoppers buy more quickly, with the new tool lifting online sales conversion by up to 25%.
A survey of 2,000 UK consumers found convenience can lift spend, with younger shoppers most willing to pay for smoother retail journeys.
Austin Group's new Melbourne distribution centre brings logistics in-house, doubling capacity and hitting a 99.8% DIFOT delivery rate.
Infobip urges UK retailers to use RCS and WhatsApp to cut returns disruption as annual costs are forecast to top GBP £27 billion.
UK retailers are urged to deploy AI defences as 'inventory denial' bot attacks quietly block genuine shoppers and warp stock visibility.