Want to grow online sales…then offer click and collect
So you have seen the perfect item online, you’ve placed your order and wait patiently for it to arrive. Only to find that the one moment you went out for milk, the courier arrived and you missed your delivery and now need to rearrange another delivery or cancel your... Read more
Cybertill survey reveals almost half of retailers may flee the high street but invest online
Cybertill’s latest survey highlights only 53% of UK retailers would not consider leaving the high street for cheaper out of town premises. Following on from a report published, by the Centre for Retail Research, that warned 20% of shops could close within five years... Read more
Convergence: It’s all coming together for UK’s retailers
With so much talk in the news regarding high street retail, it can be easy to succumb to the ‘doom and gloom’ outlook presented – even from Cybertill’s own research. However in the last couple of months, there have been signs of retail growth. So just what is the... Read more
European retailers Expecting Ecommerce Expansion within the next two years
Channel Advisor’s recent survey highlights how European retailers are looking to expand internationally although they view the UK and continental Europe as the best opportunity for ecommerce growth. This view highlights how the fastest growing economies (BRICS) have a... Read more
Showrooming – an Opportunity or Threat for retailers?
The digital revolution continues apace in retail. And one of the latest trends is showrooming, when consumers go into a store to look at and test a product but then leave to buy it online. This is fast becoming a mainstream phenomenon. So how do retailers react to... Read more
Ecommerce springs into action: How retailers can boost their ecommerce sites during Spring Fair International 2013
With Christmas 2012 behind us, the sales figures are in and they all point to changing consumer patterns, with a growing share of shoppers doing more of their spending online and an emergence of ‘show rooming’ and ‘price matching’. However the retail winners of 2012... Read more
Cybertill offering FREE SEO advice at Spring Fair 2013
At Spring Fair 2013 Cybertill will be offering free advice to retailers on how they can improve the ranking of their website on Google. The power of Google and the influence it has on websites is vast, so appearing on its first page, and the higher the better, can... Read more
Can Cloud Technology Reduce the Hours Retailers Work?
Independent retailers are Britain’s hardest workers, working over 50 hours a week and taking fewer than 10 days off a year, according to a recent report by the Association of Convenience Stores. Although the survey may have been aimed at more convenience retail, the... Read more
Will Retailers have the Appetite for Cookies?
The deadline for the EU cookie directive is looming large, and it will potentially have a huge impact on online retailers. Firstly, what is the EU cookie directive? The directive relates how to companies hold personal information of visitors to their site. A cookie... Read more
Black Friday…changing UK retailing practices?
The wave of hype and excitement is palpable, even this side of the Atlantic, as Black Friday looms ahead! For those that don’t know, Black Friday is the first shopping day after Thanksgiving in the United States. Thanksgiving typically falls on the last Thursday in... Read more
Direct Golf UK tees off with Cybertill
Direct Golf UK is to deploy Cybertill’s multi-channel system across its retail operations. Cybertill will oversee management and control of Direct Golf UK’s seventeen stores nationwide, along with its ecommerce and mail order operations. Direct Golf UK was founded by... Read more
