The pros and cons of open source for ecommerce
In 2003, the SARS outbreak saw a surge in people afraid to go outside and so start to shop online. Skip forward to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and we saw the stockpiling of essen
Retail media buy-in: how brands can sell their story and convert conversation to coverage – industry insight from Retail Week
At the end of 2020, Babel held a webinar examining how retailers can maximise share of voice, and how comms and marketing teams can make the most of what is traditionally the busie
How tech will transform the high street post lockdown
March 11 2020 – the day that the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. The global restrictions on movement over the following 12 months have mea
2021 tech industry predictions: part II
What will be going on in the world of tech this year? A number of the Babel team shared their technology industry 2021 predictions last week, with the rest of the gang revealing th
Whitepaper launch: Navigating the nightmare before Christmas: How retailers can maximise share of voice and mind
Black Friday has been and gone, non-essential retailers have thrown open their doors (for a limited time only?), and the Christmas countdown has begun. And yet – both Debenhams a
Why tech will be the key to a cracking Christmas for retailers
The rollercoaster ride of 2020 has no doubt been the most hair raising for retailers. The initial COVID-19 enforced UK lockdown, lasting three and a half months, had a devastating
From bricks-and-mortar to online: Why experiential retail is key
Are we heading towards a retail apocalypse? It certainly seems like it with retail failures continuing at pace including L K Bennett, Toys ‘R’ Us, Poundland and HMV. Ho
How can charities use tech to help those in need?
The bad and the ugly side of tech seems to hit the news most days, so it’s rare that we see the good that tech is doing. As a regular volunteer, I have a particularly close conne
Death of the high street? How retail PR and social strategy can increase visitors
In the UK, it may seem like we’re spoilt when it comes to shopping. Many towns still have beautiful cobbled streets with boutique shops, there are out-of-town superstores serving
Instagram: the new shop window?
It’s a Sunday evening and I’m browsing through Instagram. My feed is full of friends’ weekend adventures, holidays, engagements, the latest recipe from Joe Wicks, and a spatt