Retailers looking to optimise their eCommerce offerings must reassess their approach to personalisation and ensure they are not pursuing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategy.
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Two-thirds of UK online shoppers buying from overseas
Jun 01, 2021
More than two-thirds (68%) of UK consumers say they are regularly purchasing products from international ecommerce stores, outside of big-name brands such as Amazon, a new survey has found.
How reliable insights lead to a loyal customer base
Jun 01, 2021
By Hayley Strang, Field Marketing Manager, Mapp
We all crave human interaction, especially as we navigate our way through the through the post-lockdown world. Who doesn’t miss being recognised by your favourite barista and being greeted with “the usual?”. In today’s world, this applies to online just as much as to a physical store experience.
Tech Items to Implement into Your Business
Jun 01, 2021
By James Daniels, freelance writer
The world of business is rapid and can often be stressful. No matter what industry you are in, you’re going to face a number of difficulties when being a business owner. How an owner adjusts and reacts to these problems is what separates successful business people from the less fortunate.
Pandemic drives over half of consumers to shop more locally; bank data key in enabling SMEs to compete with big businesses
Jun 01, 2021
Over half of consumers globally (53%) believe it is more important to shop with local businesses now than it was before the pandemic.
That’s according to new research released by Pollinate, the global software business that partners with banks to help them deepen and extend relationships with their business customers, in which over 4,500 consumers were surveyed across the UK, US, Australia, and Brazil.
Online retailer Firebox.com acquired by MH direkt
Jun 01, 2021
Firebox.com, the online retailer for unusual and quirky gifting, has been acquired by e-commerce service provider MH direkt for an undisclosed sum.
Uberall survey finds despite Amazon boom, 63% of UK consumers favour shopping locally
Jun 01, 2021
Uberall, the provider of ‘Near Me’ Brand Experience marketing solutions, has announced the findings of its survey analysing the shopping habits of over 1,000 UK consumers.
60% sales increase for heritage kitchen brand, Swan, thanks to eCommerce channels
Jun 01, 2021
Not so long ago, nearly every house sported an electrical appliance from Swan, making it one of Britain’s best-loved names, and up until 1986 Swan were the UK’s number one distributor for kettles. With ever-changing consumer habits and trends, some began to wonder if this heritage company would survive the transition into the 21st century.
SEKO Logistics, Shopify Plus and patchworks launch ‘go global’ webinar for retailers targeting a share of the $4.2 trillion global ecommerce market
Jun 01, 2021
Retailers still coming to terms with the mass exodus to online shopping triggered by COVID-19 and eager to ‘Go Global’ to gain a share of the $4.2 trillion Global ecommerce market can now access practical first-hand advice from SEKO Logistics, eCommerce solution provider, Shopify Plus, and integration platform, Patchworks.
How retailers can survive COVID-19 by optimising their omnichannel strategies
Jun 01, 2021
By Annabella Yang, VP Digital Retail, Mobiquity.
COVID-19 has accelerated the shift to online retail. With social distancing guidelines and lockdown keeping customers at home, ecommerce has become the main sales channel for retailers during the pandemic.
