Not every successful start-up can ultimately deliver
August 16, 2023
These remain interesting times for the delivery businesses, writes Glynn Davis, founder of Retail Insider…
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Not every successful start-up can ultimately deliver
August 16, 2023
These remain interesting times for the delivery businesses, writes Glynn Davis, founder of Retail Insider…
Ecommerce Age
The delivery robot always rings twice?
Autonomous roadside delivery robots (ARDRs) can no longer be regarded as a gimmick, writes Glynn Davis, founder of Retail Insider…
Glynn Davis
July 18, 2023
Ecommerce Age
Glynn Davis: reliving the early days of ecommerce
A forthcoming book: ‘The Rise of E-Commerce – From Dot to Dominance’ tells the story of online retail from its embryonic beginnings in 1990 through to the current day, writes Glynn Davis…
Glynn Davis
June 14, 2023
Ecommerce Age
Glynn Davis: Retail giants still searching for the profitable online grocery model
ECA columist Glynn Davis expores the travails of supermarket’s online grocery operations.
Justin Pearse
March 13, 2023
Ecommerce Age
But I’m Not a Data Scientist! Part 3: Smarter cities are evolving thanks to location data – without being creepy
When considering ‘metadata’, you may immediately think of datasets such as purchase histories, browsing histories and search histories; but what about the series of breadcrumbs is visible only to those who know how and where to look: our location history.
Eleanor Oakes
March 1, 2023
Ecommerce Age
The ECA Q&A: Owen & Clare Daniel, co-owners of Indiebeer
ECA columnist and Retail Insider editor Glynn Davis meets Owen & Clare Daniel, co-owners, Indiebeer…
Glynn Davis
January 20, 2023
Ecommerce Age
Glynn Davis: retailers try on virtual shopping tools for size
Virtual try-on technology is beginning to make its mark in ecommerce – especially within the area of make-up, writes Glynn Davis of Retail Insider…
Glynn Davis
January 20, 2023
Ecommerce Age
Glynn Davis: authentication, fulfilment and secure storage add up to second-hand success
Online trading in second hand items of all descriptions – especially those at the higher-value end of the market – is taking off, writes Glynn Davis of Retail Insider…
Glynn Davis
December 15, 2022
Ecommerce Age
Glynn Davis: logistics, supply chains and the collapse of Made.com
Ecommerce Age columnist Glynn Davis (founder of Retail Insider) highlights the role of logistics and supply chains in the collapse of furniture retailer Made.com…
Glynn Davis
November 25, 2022
Ecommerce Age
Ecommerce is transforming bricks-and-mortal retail in unexpected ways
Nobody would dispute the fact that these are incredibly tough times for physical retail stores but we could argue that Ecommerce is contributing to the UK’s thoroughfares up and down the country gradually becoming a whole lot more interesting, writes Glynn Davis of Retail Insider…
ECA Staff
September 27, 2022
Ecommerce Age
Is it time for ecommerce retailers to stop pretending to be tech businesses?
Glynn Davis is one of the UK’s most knowledgeable and experienced retail journalists, founder of Retail Insider, and Ecommerce Age’s monthly columnist.
Glynn Davis
July 11, 2022
Ecommerce Age
The unsustainable promise of free returns haunts the future of ecommerce
For those people old enough – who can remember the early days of online shopping when prices were invariably cheaper than in physical stores?
Glynn Davis
June 13, 2022
Ecommerce Age
TM Lewin proves heritage is no guarantee of customer loyalty in a digital-first world
Glynn Davis is one of the UK’s most knowledgeable and experienced retail journalists, founder of Retail Insider, and Ecommerce Age’s new monthly columnists.
Justin Pearse
May 3, 2022
