Aug 25, 2015 | Content marketing, E-commerce and E-retailing
As digital becomes the dominant source of media, CDs, DVDs and boxed games have been is steady decline. This infographic from VoucherCloud looks at the death of the disc, and how different music, game and television services are competing with each other to suit the...
Aug 25, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
Online shoppers in China are increasingly looking to overseas sites to get their online shopping fix, according to new research. The research, from overseas affiliate of online shopping site Taobao, indicates that Chinese Internet shoppers have expanded their overseas...
Aug 25, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
As mobile online shopper go mobile, this infographic from Dynatrace looks at the importance of the omnichannel customer experience. Source: www.dynatrace.com
Aug 21, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Halfords has launched its new online Marketplace as the bicycle and car accessories retailer looks to test ecommerce trends. Halfords has already made significant progress with e-commerce – its Halfords.com website had 90m visits last year and 25% of all bike sales...
Aug 19, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Sports Directs’ sister company Swimshop has seen a 41% customer participation rate with new promotions technology that gives shoppers the chance to win their purchases for free. The online swimwear retailer, which stocks over 5,000 different products, has partnered...
Aug 13, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
The US retailer has teamed up with Hong Kong based Fung Retailing Ltd., to conduct and e-ecommerce pilot venture in mainland China via Alibaba’s Tmall Global, an online marketplace linking world-wide retailers to the Chinese consumer. The business will be called...
Aug 10, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
A new feature from Pinterest moves them further in to the mobile commerce space competing with the likes of Amazon and Etsy. Pinterest and their e-commerce partner, Shopify, have introduced ‘buyable pins’. These allow a visitor to buy a product while...
Aug 5, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, India, Mobile
The number of Indian smartphone shopping app users has jumped to 54% in May 15, from just 21% a year ago, according to new data. The research, from Nielsen, found that by comparison, the growth in popularity of shopping websites has been moderate, increasing from 28%...
Aug 5, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Online video, Viral and buyrals
Very has created a ‘shoppable’ YouTube video ads in the UK, featuring Rizzle Kicks singing a cover of ‘Summertime’. See why its our video viral of the week below. The track was originally sung by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith in the guise of the The Fresh...
Aug 3, 2015 | CPG, E-commerce and E-retailing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, Mobile
Amazon’s new Dash Button fridge magnets are now available for purchase, letting users order refills of household products with a single click. The adhesive one-touch buttons instantly order predetermined refills of detergent, paper towels, toilet paper, garbage bags,...
Jul 30, 2015 | Content marketing, E-commerce and E-retailing, Online video
Amazon has signed former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson and his former cohosts Richard Hammond and James May to star in a new car show. I'm very excited to announce that Hammond, May and I have signed a deal with .@AmazonVideo— Jeremy Clarkson...
Jul 30, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Search engine marketing
Google Maps has launched a new feature that lets users see a business’ popular times for each day of the week. Based on recent historical visits, Google will indicate the busiest times to hit up the gym, go shopping or grab a coffee. When users search for a...
Jul 29, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Regulation
US online retailer Amazon has called for a separate airspace zone for commercial drone flights that could deliver goods to customers. The zone would have the unmanned vehicles flying below normal planes at a height of 200 to 400ft (61 to 122m). Air traffic control for...
Jul 29, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Online reviews are becoming an ever-more influential factor in the customer decision making process, but many people don’t even look at the review content or the review source, according to new research. When it comes to booking a summer holiday or eating out for the...
Jul 29, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising
Nearly 41% of affiliates have stopped working with an affiliate network because of a payment issue, according to new research. The study. from Tipalti, found that of those who did not already end a relationship with an affiliate network, 65% say they would stop...
Jul 28, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Unilever - Research, tips and news for marketers
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba and Unilever have partnered to enable the international FMCG group to reach more Chinese consumers. The tie-up will go beyond product sales to encompass innovation and collaboration across a wide range of applications and logistics....
Jul 28, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Amazon is launching its Prime Music streaming service in the UK, hoping to undercut Spotify and Apple Music by bundling it as a free add-on to its Prime customers. Prime Music comes to the UK after launching in the US in June, where Amazon claims to have more users...
Jul 25, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Retailers are failing to obtain potential insight from customer data, due to that fact that as little as one in three retailers have an information manage, according to new research. The new study from Iron Mountain reveals that the role of records and information...
Jul 24, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Amazon shares have surged more than 18% in after-hours trading after it reported a surprise profit and better-than-expected sales figures that value the online retailer higher than Walmart for the first time. The online retail giant reported a $92m profit compared to...
Jul 24, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing
The first-ever eBay ‘rich list’ has been published – and reveals that Britain’s top sellers are raking in up to £17m a year trading on the site. The ‘Power 30 UK Index’ ranks the site’s biggest 30 independent sellers and...
