Consumers are increasingly willing to purchase big-ticket – and physically big – items online, but will they ever be willing to purchase items like cars without leaving the confines of their homes and offices? Tesla is about to find out as the electric carmaker stunningly announced that it’s moving to an online-only sales model that […]
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If you’re under the impression that e-commerce is a massive industry and one that is going to grow even more, then you aren’t far wrong. It is said that there is anywhere between 12-24 million e-commerce businesses from all around the world existing online right now. E-commerce gives people the opportunity to sell all kinds
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Awareness of smaller retailers is on the up, but winning the high street battle will come down to a niche product offering and a personalized shopping experience Following countless announcements of high street store closures and a long line of large retailers reporting financial difficulties, new research from Pure360 has revealed that nearly three quarters
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For pure play retailers, or brands that started out solely in the ecommerce space, brick-and-mortar retail is now an enticing proposition. The reason for this is not just acquisition and visibility, but the ability to turn online data into insight, creating a seamless and convenient shopping experience across all channels. Here are six pureplay online
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Arguably one of the biggest is the presence of counterfeit products. While it’s impossible to know just how prevalent counterfeits are, some investigations have produced disturbing results. Even so, the counterfeit problem clearly hasn’t dented the growth of Amazon’s business and, specifically, its marketplace, but combined with other problems, such as fake reviews, one can’t
Chart of the Week: 36% of people have used visual search and over half say that visual information is more important than text when shopping online Over a third of people have used or performed a visual search, according to new research from Intent Lab. A total of 36% of survey respondents said they have
Around 87% of online shoppers abandon their carts during the checkout if the process is too long or complicated Without going through the checkout process, your customers will not be able to complete their transaction on your e-commerce website. The checkout process starts when a customer hits the “Buy Now” button or is on the “Shopping
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Everything you do in the company drives you toward the vision and the mission of the brand and the company itself, says Jan Bednar, Founder & CEO of ShipMonk. “Something we have learned in the last few years is that once you communicate those values and what the brand really means to your employees and
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Amongst the Econsultancy blog team, we certainly have our favourite companies as far as digital ambition and execution are concerned. There’s a lot to choose from, but here are 18 we think are digital trailblazers. A lot of them are big retail companies and many are born digital but not all of them. Feel free
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Take a look at some of the best personalization examples to help shape your web personalization strategy In our last few posts we discussed that despite personalization being demanded by consumers, brands are facing some significant blockers when it comes to implementing full-scale personalization campaigns. We also discussed how the solution to the problem was
