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iOS 7 is expected to launch today – and Poq is ready. The new operating system is a big change, and it’s going to affect the way people use their […]

We’re proud to announce our latest mobile website and app, launched online and on the App Store today. It’s for the fashionable London brand Hudson Shoes, who happen to be […]

Poq co-founder Jun was recently in Taiwan to attend the GlobalTIC 2013 Award & Forum – and while he was there he managed to win us an award! We were […]

We’ve written previous posts on both Vine and Instagram video, but fashion brands have reached well beyond those two formats with online video. The Lumière brothers’ invention has gone a […]

The last summer sales are about to end, and the office is quiet with everyone off on holiday. Christmas might feel like ages away but we know that ecommerce retailers […]

Yesterday we headed to the annual Pure London event, a dizzyingly large tradeshow where fashion retailers from all over the UK and beyond compete to attract buyers. We were there […]

Poq co-founder Michael Langguth has been recently busy sharing his wisdom on conferences (as well as in newspapers). After giving a talk on the future of mobile in retail, last Friday […]

Yesterday, our co-founder Michael Langguth spoke at IBSA’s Google Campus’s Tour of Tech City event about the mobile future of retail. Alex Tait @ASTait, Head of ecommerce at Arcadia Group, […]

While luxury fashion brands might have been initially hesitant to embrace new technologies, it is safe to say that these days almost every luxury fashion label has realized that they […]

Pinterest is one of the most popular social media sites on the internet, with over 70 million (!) users worldwide. Meteoric growth over the last two years has led many […]

We checked out the Lulu Guinness Paint Project on New Oxford Street, where special edition handbags were to be created by street artist  Joseph Steele and sold for charity. The event […]

This is a question with a thousand different answers, a bit like ‘How long does it take to build a house?’ It depends, because not every mobile app is the […]

We’re happy to announce that Poq has launched the mobile website for the lovely children’s fashion boutique ilovegorgeous. Started in 2006 by two mothers with fashion background, Lucy Enfield and Sophie […]

Virtual fitting – it’s a subject of huge interest to retailers. At Poq, we’ve found that our previous two blogs on the subject are amongst our most viewed posts. We’ve talked […]

For our latest Fashion Tech interview, we posited some questions to Amanda Baker: founder of the fashion-sharing app Pink Mothballs. This unique application allows users to view, share and borrow […]

iPad apps are an interesting space. With larger screens and more powerful internals, Apple’s tablets offer developers a plethora of opportunities to innovate and expand their online presence. In this […]

“2013 is the year mobile moves from a project run by the IT department to a strategic priority in the boardroom” That’s a quote from Ian Geddes, head of research […]

A mobile website is a must for online retailers. But launching it can be daunting – with a thousand different devices out there, testing can seem like a never-ending process. […]

Instagram’s introduction of video functionality drew immediate comparisons with Vine across the internet. On the surface, the two are very similar: they both offer social sharing functionality for very short […]

For this week’s Fashion Tech Insiders interview we’re talking to Dean Fankhauser, co-founder of Nuji, a leading social commerce platform based in London. Prior to Nuji he worked in strategy, […]

Is your ecommerce website mobile-optimised? And if not, when was the last time you looked at it on a phone? You may be scaring off customers without realising. Here are […]

If your ecommerce business doesn’t have metrics, you’re operating in the dark. Metrics are your eyes, helping you monitor the most important parts of your business, so you know where […]

Yesterday we went along to Google’s offices in Holborn to attend their ‘Full Value of Mobile’ event. They’d asked us to live-code a mobile shopping website in under 2 hours. […]

How useful are mobile apps for retail? If you’ve already got a mobile website, is there any point to getting an app as well? We keep hearing this query from […]

It’s not every day you get to hang out with one of the biggest actresses in the world, but that’s what happened to one of our developers, Jun Seki, last […]

For this week’s Fashion Tech Insider interview we were lucky enough to talk to Donna North, co-founder of Dressipi. If you work in fashion, you’ve probably already heard of this […]

What’s the best way to grow your ecommerce business?  Buying more PPC ads? Adding new affiliate networks? Ramping up your PR and marketing efforts? What about selling more to your […]

We’re very excited about our latest project here at Poq. It’s a super-stylish photo sharing competition linked with Facebook, which we’ve developed on mobile for the luxury swimwear and menswear […]

For this week’s Fashion Tech Insiders interview we’re talking to Chloé Adelia, founder of chloédigital, a boutique agency specialising in digital experiences within the fashion industry. As a web developer who’s […]

Drapers have just released their 2013 Etail report, looking at how UK fashion consumers shop online. It’s packed with useful stats, so we’ve picked out the top 3 findings about […]

We often hear from customers and prospects who are confused about whether to get a native app or a web-based app. What’s the difference? And which is better? There’s also […]

Today we’ve got a very special treat for you. Our latest Fashion Tech Insider interview is with Rachel Arthur, and it’s a good one! Rachel is the senior editor of […]

Have you noticed that nearly every fashion retail website looks the same? They all have: Black text on a white background Category list in a line along the top Checkout […]

For this week’s Fashion Tech Insiders, we’re interviewing Fay Cowan, Trends and Retail Analyst at EDITD.   EDITD connect fashion, luxury and apparel people with the data they need to […]

The rapid rise of the internet seemed to take large segments of the fashion industry by surprise. Witness this quote from Liz Jones of the Daily Mail in 2011. “A […]

For the latest in our Fashion Tech Insider interview series, we talked to Cheryl Ashman of The Designer Lookbook.  Cheryl’s always had a passion for fashion. After graduating from law […]

Today’s a big day here at Poq! We’re at the Sheerluxe B2B conference to launch version 2.0 of our mobile commerce platform for fashion retailers. Our developers have spent the […]

The latest creation from Poq has just hit the App Store! It’s an iPad and iPhone shopping app for Keungzai, who make chic designer and maternity clothing for bump and […]

Following our beginner’s guide to mobile payments, we’ve got some insights from the mobile payment providers themselves. One thing we learnt from our last post is that mobile payments need […]

Tigerlilly Winfield is a 17 year old fashion savvy blogger from Brighton and founder of Fashion Rushhh – an official affiliate of leading indie etailers including Motel Rocks, Yayer and I LOVE 2 […]