Jan 13, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Online shopping is thriving in Slovenia, with 85% of all internet users in the country buying online at least occasionally, up from 78 percent in 2013, according to new research. Online shopping is thriving in Slovenia, with 85% of all internet users in the country...
Jan 12, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
As technoliogy becomes ever more sophisticated, what does the future for retail hold? This new infographic from Retail Vision is based on the opinion of 20 experts in the retail industry.
Jan 11, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
John Lewis managed to win over Christmas shoppers thanks to its impressive website, but its sister brand Waitrose failed to entice enough customers to beat last year’s festive sales figures. The department stores chain enticed fewer shoppers through its doors, with...
Jan 5, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Whirlpool is linking up its range of new refrigerators and dishwashers to Amazon Dash, so they can order replacement products automatically. The new machines, to be unveiled this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), can calculate when you’ll need more...
Jan 5, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Social media
Many shoppers use social networks to research products and favourite retailers, but there is low demand for a ‘buy’ button on social media, according to new research. The data, from Global Web Index, indicates that social networkers are typically ahead of average for...
Dec 21, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
With Christmas less than a month away, Bing Ads releases findings from its ‘UK Retail Insights Report’ illustrating consumer search behaviour across devices over the Christmas period on the Bing Ads Network. Based on research from 33 per cent of internet retail users...
Dec 17, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
Amazon and Google are the most popular sources of gift ideas among US consumers this Christmas shopping season, however 27% are also using Facebook (the same percentage as Pinterest) according to a new survey. The findings, which come from a survey by Searchmetrics,...
Dec 17, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed that online retail sales in November recorded their highest ever month-on-month (MoM) growth since the Index launched 15 years ago – up 40%. Key findings: Strong Black Friday sales help...
Dec 17, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Furniture Village is planning to enhance online customer experience, introducing 360 spin photography to support the launch of its new website in 2016. The independent retailer has partnered with online imagery technology specialist SpinMe to offer greater...
Dec 16, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Retailers are failing to offer customers a straightforward online checkout process, according to the results of a new study. Key stats from the report: • 33% of retailers do not offer ‘guest checkout’, and require customers to register before completing the purchase •...
Dec 16, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Email marketing
Waitrose has beaten off the competition for the top spot in terms of email marketing to customer, according to new research. The study, from email provider Mailjet, analyses emails sent by the leading seven supermarket chains in their Christmas marketing campaigns. In...
Dec 14, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
With Amazon opening its first physical store, Apple Pay replacing credit cards and self-updating pricing labels in supermarkets, the worlds of ecommerce and high street retail are becoming ever-more entwined. As part of our review of the year, we look back at the key...
Dec 10, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
How late can shoppers leave ordering gifts this year? Global courier ParcelHero has launched a new tool revealing the true ordering deadlines for the UK’s top retailers – and Argos scoops the honours from Very this year. The new tool reveals the last order dates...
Dec 10, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising, Social media
The vast majority of marketers (86%) count Google as their number one partner in their online retail strategy, flowed by Facebook and Twitter, according to new research looking into 2016 trends. As technology companies like Amazon, Oracle, Salesforce and Apple become...
Dec 10, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
In a surprise reversal, Yahoo will abandon its planned spinoff of its remaining Alibaba shares and instead do a “reverse spinoff” of the rest of Yahoo. The company cited ‘uncertainty over tax liability’ as reason the Alibaba spinoff was scrapped. In the reverse spin...
Dec 9, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Marketing through gaming
Micrsoft has launched ‘The Mall, a new shopping platform for the Xbox One games platform that lets people “try on” their favourite outfit. It allows users to select a garment and try it on through Microsoft’s Kinect motion tracking camera and The Mall’s virtual...
Dec 4, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Marks & Spencer [M&S] has topped a poll to find out to which clothing brand or retailer UK shoppers are most loyal. The high-street stalwart received 12% of all mentions in the free vote, ahead of Next (9.6%) and third-placed Primark (5.9%). The survey,...
Dec 4, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
A national survey of UK shoppers’ online shopping habits has revealed that almost five percent people have taken ‘sick days’ from work in order to wait in for a delivery, potentially costing the UK economy and employers millions of pounds* each year. The survey,...
Dec 3, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Research from HookLogic has highlighted a new UK shopping trend, which saw a peak in conversions at 1am on Black Friday, with traffic peaking just before – shoppers were clearly aiming to make the most of potential discounts as early as possible. The research also...
Dec 1, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, USA
Younger adults, ages 18-34, are more likely to favour smartphones for retail activities than any other age group, according to new research. Distinctions that are crucial to marketers and media agencies for reaching different age groups in the U.S. are identified in a...
