Nov 30, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
More people were browsing on Cyber Monday 2016 than the year before, but there were fewer people actually making purchases, according to new research. The study, from Hook Logic, looked into UK consumer’s online browsing and buying habits throughout Cyber Monday. The...
Nov 30, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
With the shopping phenomenon that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday over for another year, new research from ChannelAdvisor shows how mobile came out on top, reigning supreme, over desktop as consumers’ preferred method of shopping over the sales period. According to...
Nov 29, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Virtual reality (VR) shopping sprees could spell the end for physical high street retailers by 2050, according to new research. Experts writing in The Future Of Shopping report talk about the impact the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ – a merging of...
Nov 29, 2016 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising
Marketing giant Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Shanghai-headquartered ecommerce firm Bluecom for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Bluecom will be integrated with the firm’s Isobar network. Bluecom, which has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh...
Nov 28, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
This year’s Black Friday saw less stampeding crowds but more money spent, as shoppers opted to go online and on mobiles to grab their bargains, according to new research from Adobe. In the US, where Black Friday originated as a sale day after Thanksgiving, sales...
Nov 25, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, UK
As Black Friday unfolds, live data from Affiliate Window indicates sales are already up on last year’s major shopping event in the UK, at 1pm UK time. With over 2,000 of the UK’s biggest eCommerce advertisers partnered with Affiliate Window, their live data...
Nov 25, 2016 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Search engine marketing
Flight search firm Skyscanner, has been acquired by Chinese online travel giant Ctrip for £1.4 bn ($1.74bn). The Scotland-based flight search company was formed as a result of CEO and co-founder Gareth Williams’ frustration with finding cheap flights. It lets...
Nov 25, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
The first episode Amazon’s ‘The Grand Tour’ featuring ex-BBC Top Gear presenters, has become the biggest show premiere on the firm’s streaming service. “Millions of Prime members” streamed the first episode of “The Grand Tour” over the opening...
Nov 25, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Global ecommerce consultancy Salmon has announced that the UK retail sector can expect to see a rise in international orders during Black Fiveday, the five-day period around and including Black Friday. Salmon believes this is likely due to the weaker pound following a...
Nov 24, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
The mobile phone is now used more on Christmas than at any other time of the year, with two out of three transactions completed on a smartphone, according to new research looking into festive shopping trends. The study, from Criteo, provided insights into shopping...
Nov 24, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
With two days until Black Friday 2016, Affiliate Window has launched a live-data visualisation website. Reporting the events of Black Friday as they unfold, the dedicated website will update throughout the day with hourly insight and commentary live on the day – with...
Nov 22, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
Mobile is changing the way consumers shop on the high street, with a report identifying six new different shopping behaviours, to help retailers understand what motivates them. A new study from Carat Manchester suggests a more blurred line between on and offline...
Nov 21, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
UK shoppers will spend £5 billion in a four-day internet shopping frenzy from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. However, according to predictions by innovative retail data intelligence specialists, Clear Returns, £1 billion of these products purchased online will be...
Nov 21, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
Visitors to Covent Garden can experience the Christmas shopping spree of the future this festive season as the area transforms into the world’s first augmented reality (AR) retail district in partnership with pioneering AR app Blippar. Over 140 participating stores...
Nov 21, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
US consumers are currently buying from UK retailers, with 77% of US consumers purchasing outside the US, according to new research. From film stars and bands to well-known brands, cracking the US market has historically been a challenge for the UK. Despite the growth...
Nov 18, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Social media
Consumers who share a brand’s content are nine times more likely to purchase and, thus, highlights how brands can tap into consumer sharing activities and signals to identify and predict new customers, according to new research. Consumers share online content with...
Nov 18, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
A fifth of all gifts bought this year will be technology related (20%), with the average technology spend across the country on tech gifts will be £267, according to new research. Purch’s 2016 Christmas Spending Survey was conducted independently by OnePoll among...
Nov 17, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
This new infographic from European ecommerce automation platform Lengow provides top tips for success during the Christmas period. The countdown to Christmas has begun…which means everyone is (already) shopping. 60% of consumers are now turning to the Internet for a...
Nov 17, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
With less than 10 days to go, Rackspace has issued a warning to underprepared online retailers that it is likely too late to protect their websites from the expected deluge of traffic on Black Friday. According to predictions, the five peak days of trading around...
Nov 16, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
£6.77bn will be spent on UK online retail sites over the Black Friday peak period this year, according to new research. • £6.77bn forecast to be spent over the Black Friday peak period (Monday 21 – Monday 28 November 2016) • £1.27bn to be spent on Black Friday (+16%...
