E-commerce Archives

Top countries for mobile commerce: Sweden, Norway and Japan lead the way

January 9, 2019

The UK is among the top mcommerce players globally, with shopper enthusiasm for mobile providing significant app opportunities for retailers with conversion rate three times higher than mobile web transactions, according to new research.

Slowdown in grocery growth at Christmas despite supermarket rise

January 9, 2019

Growth this Christmas slowed to almost half that of previous year, with shoppers spending less per visit on groceries in December, according to new data from Neilsen.

Microsoft takes on Amazon Go with Kroger ‘smart supermarket’

January 8, 2019

Microsoft has partnered with supermarket chain Kroger to create a hi-tech store, using cloud computing to combine elements of online shopping with a high street store.

Social commerce to support the multi-tasking, multi-asking customer

January 8, 2019

Ray Nolan, CEO of eDesk by xSellco, discusses the phenomenon of ‘multi-tasking, multi-asking’ customers who have access to so much information, yet somehow have more customer service questions, and how a more personalised ecommerce experience can manage this.

Personalisation pretence: time for retailers to dream a little smaller

January 7, 2019

In the world of ecommerce it’s perhaps a dangerous thing and quite unusual to call on retailers to rein in their dreams. Danny Deutz at Astound Commerce asks just how realistic is the goal of totally personalised, one-to-one marketing.

Secrets for digital marketing success in the travel sector

January 4, 2019

A new report published by Zazzle Media has revealed the keys to gaining organic search visibility in the travel market, one of the largest sectors in the UK.

Tom Ford most popular luxury brand for European online shoppers

January 3, 2019

Fashion designer and American icon Tom Ford has been crowned as Europe’s most popular luxury brand, according to independent research conducted by Kelkoo, the largest pan-European ecommerce advertising and shopping comparison service.

Top 10 Christmas movies: Brits ditching DVDs for streaming festive faves

December 21, 2018

Streaming sites are disrupting the Christmas movie market for 2018 – 73% of people say that they’ll be ditching DVDs in favour of streaming sites to watch their Christmas movies this year, according to new research.

Christmas Day is bigger than Black Friday for UK ecommerce retailers

December 21, 2018

In the UK, consumers are most likely to indulge in online shopping on Christmas Day. In 2017, traffic to online retailer websites on Christmas Day was almost double (45%) the December monthly average. Three days before New Year’s Eve (28 December) purchases were more than a quarter (26%) up on the December average.

Boxing Day boost: fashion and hospitality should prepare for a post-Xmas spending surge

December 21, 2018

There will be a significant uplift in post-Christmas spending, with web visits to local clothing listings set to surge above the seasonal average on Boxing Day, based on 2017 data showing a 47% increase.