Are Gender Filters Necessary to Search for Toys?

It was an interesting move when Toys R Us removed the gender filters from its UK website. There has been pressure for toy retailers to do this to stop reinforcing gender stereotypes and Toys R Us obviously decided that this is best for their company. It’s interesting because it is potentially damaging the user experience, […]

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At SLI Connect, Retailers Imagine an Omnichannel Future

SLI Connect is sparking exciting e-commerce discussions on both sides of the globe this month. Earlier in March, we had our most successful SLI Connect UK yet. With an unprecedented 200 attendees from 150+ leading retailers such as Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Tesco, Jigsaw London, Warehouse, Chemist Direct and Paul Smith, we could not have asked […]

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Time to Take E-commerce Personally

At the beginning of each year, many people ask me what trends to expect in e-commerce technology for the year ahead. For 2015, I see vast opportunities for increased personalization in the online shopping experience. Most retailers do a poor job of personalization because they don’t know enough information about their customers, or because the […]

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