Dec 17, 2012 | Content marketing, E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising, Online video
Shopping online and video viewing is more popular in the UK than any other country in the world, with uptake being driven by mobile and tablet devices, according to a new report from Ofcom. The body claims findings from its International Communications Market Report,...
Dec 14, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Shopping went social in 2012, with online retailers integrating ‘Likes’ and ‘Pin It’ buttons to boost sharing and purchases. In the UK, Christmas 2012 is on track to be another record-breaker for online retail, while in the US, $1.46bn was...
Dec 14, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Over half of UK shoppers remain loyal to their favourite websites despite lower costs elsewhere, according to new research looking at ecommerce strategies. The majority (57%) of online shoppers in the UK prefer to shop from a handful of their favourite websites rather...
Dec 12, 2012 | Content marketing, CPG, E-commerce and E-retailing, Online video
Google is testing a new shoppable video format on YouTube, letting viewers click on products and text displayed in video. YouTube’s shoppable video ads will display a shaded rectangle in the middle of the screen whenever a product appears. When a user rolls over...
Dec 12, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Online Christmas shopping is become huge business for retailers and pure play online retailers alike. This infographic from Affiliate Window looks at the stats behind Black Friday and Mega/Cyber Monday. View larger image
Dec 7, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Google has launched a suite of new online shopping tools ahead of the festive season, including a list of top toys that lets shoppers inspect potential purchases in 3D, along with listings and even floor plans of nearby stores. The tools appear in Google’s shopping...
Dec 6, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Cyber Monday set a new online retail record this week, as UK consumers made 112 million visits to retail websites on Monday 3rd December, a 32% rise on 2011. The study, from Experian, found that Amazon, eBay and Argos claimed 30 per cent of all retail visits, and...
Dec 6, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
With shopping season in full swing as the holidays approach, smartphone and tablet owners are using mobile apps and daily deal sites to get the most out of their money. According to a recent Nielsen survey of U.S. consumers who report using their mobile phone or...
Dec 4, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Global ecommerce platform Rakuten and owners of Play.com explores the rise of online Christmas shopping in visual form. Cyber Monday, the busiest online shopping day in the lead up to Christmas, is well documented across the pond, but is also a growing trend in the...
Dec 3, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Google has snapped up BufferBox, a Canadian firm that operates a network of storage lockers where people can receive deliveries when they’re not home. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Bufferbox has a network of storage lockers in the area around Toronto. Users sign...
Nov 30, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
US retail e-commerce spending for the first 26 days of the November-December 2012 holiday season, hitting $16.4 bn in online sales, marking a 16-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. Cyber Monday reached $1.465 billion in online spending, up 17...
Nov 29, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Christmas could come early for retailers with an effective mobile strategy, according to this infographic from Say Media looking at mobile shopping trends. As the busiest part of the Christmas shopping season approaches, consumers are relying more than ever on their...
Nov 28, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Walmart has claimed that Thanksgiving marked record sales for its website, with its revenues beginning to match Amazon. Walmart issued the statement Friday morning describing its “best ever” Black Friday. “When we talk about best Black Friday events ever, we’re...
Nov 27, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Microsoft is looking at expanding its retail outlets to the European market, after a trial run in the US, according to a news report. The technology giant already has stores in the US entirely dedicated to its recently released Surface tablet and, according to the...
Nov 23, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Cyber Monday 2012 is on track to break spending records this year, with discounts, reviews and gift ideas being primary reasons to switch from the high street to online. This infographic from RadiumOne gives the main statistics of this day, including the most popular...
Nov 22, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
One in three Brits use the high street just to window-shop, using mobile phones to compare prices, save details for buying online at home or make purchases, according to new research. The study, commissioned for digital wallet provider Skrill as part of its Future of...
Nov 21, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Online Americans are shopping from their mobile devices in mass numbers, sometimes from unexpected places, with more than 38 million online adult Americans admitting to having shopped online while on the toilet, according to new research. The survey, from CashStar,...
Nov 19, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into how online retailers in the UK are using software and data to target individual customers with personalised prices. The move could result in the UK regulator using its powers to clamp down on such...
Nov 16, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Christmas shoppers are expected to spend a total of £86bn this year, according to a report* ‘UK Retail 2012 and Beyond’, just published by Verdict Research in association with SAS UK. With online sales predicted to account for 10.6% of the total retail spend,...
Nov 14, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Online retailers are preparing for strong spending as the Christmas shopping peak approaches, with consumers forecast to spend £4.6bn online over the two weeks commencing 3rd and 10th December according to new research. The study, from IMRG and Capgemini, indicates...
