UK businesses in the travel, retail, leisure and content sectors, could benefit from a global eCommerce export market worth £45bn by 2020, which is three times its current estimated value of £13bn, according to new research.
It seems that Baidu’s April 1st announcement that it was working on a Google Glass rival called ‘Eye’ was not a prank after all. The Chinese search giant has revealed a working prototype of a mobile assistant with a notable omission…it doesn’t feature a screen.
More than half (52%) of visits to UK retail sites are now coming from mobile, with over a third (36%) of UK online sales are now completed on a smartphone or tablet device, according to new research.
Chinese entertainment firm Dalian Wanda (owner of the AMC cinema chain) is reportedly set to make a massive move into ecommerce via a partnership with Tencent and Baidu.
The days of credit card payments could be numbered, as consumers opt for a range of alternative, more convenient ways of paying online, according to Jasper Bell, Strategy Consultant at Amaze.
Facebook is trialling a ‘buy’ button for ads and page posts from brands, letting users purchase goods directly from Facebook without leaving the social network.
Yahoo has posted disappointing quarterly earnings, with quarterly profit $272.6 m, down from $335m a year earlier, as the web giant keeps a slice of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba ahead of its IPO.
How can businesses harness the power of global ecommerce solutions in what is a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive commerce landscape? This new Whitepaper from Amaze offers a step-by-step process to taking online retail to international audiences.
As publishers battle with a decline in subscriptions and advertising sales, and marketers search out new ways to grow sales online, could there be a way to drive revenues that works for both parties? Anotine Boulin at Purch looks at how publishers and brands can combine to take better advantage of ecommerce.
New Zealanders have well and truly embraced internet shopping. There are now 1.9 million New Zealanders shopping online, 56 percent of the total population, according to new research.