Online marketplace eBay is opening a Christmas
pop-up in London’s West End. The online giant’s first-ever
physical outlet comes with an online twist: customers can browse
the store and buy from eBay’s Christmas gift range using their
mobile phones to scan QR codes. The store will be open for just
five days, from 1st December to 5th December.
Wiggle, the online bicycle and accessories
retailer, has appointed investment bank UBS to run its flotation
process next year, reports the Independent. It is also expecting
second-round bids from a handful of private equity firms
including Fat Face’s owner Bridgepoint, and
Sweden-based EQT.
James Hart, eCommerce director at ASOS, revealed
the company’s first year-on-year monthly results. Launched last
October, visits to the mobile website from iPhones increased 5
per cent. Visits from android phones leapt 123 per cent, while
visits from a BlackBerry plunged 68 per cent. Hart called the
stats a “big [operating system] landscape
shift”.
Following the likes of Groupon and
LivingSocial, UK-based discount-code website
DiscountVouchers.co.uk has entered the regional
daily deals market. Daily deals will be selected for subscribers
depending on their interests and geographical location.
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