Six retail technology lessons from last week
RTIH takes a not always serious look back at another eventful week for the retail technology space.
1. Former employee drops Amazon homepage title bombshell
Have you noticed that Amazon's homepage title looks like it was last updated in 2004? That’s because it was last updated in 2004.
2. MP Stella Creasy really has it in for the BNPL space
Labour MP Stella Creasy is calling on fashion retailers such as boohoo and Missguided to temporarily halt buy now pay later (BNPL) schemes, labelling them a “financial scandal waiting to happen”.
3. Blue Monday is pseudo scientific baloney
25% of consumers relied on online shopping to cheer themselves up this Blue Monday, the so called worst day of the year, according to research from Contentsquare.
Ugh. Enough with this Blue Monday nonsense already. We’re with English journalist/TV presenter and founder of MoneySavingExpert.com Martin Lewis on this one.
4. Theo Paphitis has a mahoosive self-portrait and he’s gonna use it
5. That Bernie Sanders meme + Primark = comedy gold
Nice one, intu Merry Hill.
6. Percy Pig before he was famous
Ever wondered what Percy Pig of popular M&S sweets fame looked like during his earliest appearances?
Well, here you go…
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