Internet Retailing

CEP service providers face major challenges. Firstly, they have to cope with the high volume of orders, which – driven by e-commerce – is constantly increasing.

UK shoppers should make the most of international marketplace bargains on Amazon Prime Day on 5 October, says ParcelHero. A new Government policy paper deals a double-whammy to overseas purchases from 1 January: post-Brexit Brits will pay 20% VAT on all international online purchases while overseas sellers will have to register for UK VAT.

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for June showed sales soared by over 13% compared to May, to reach near-normal levels. Indeed, with fuel sales excluded, they actually beat June 2019’s figures by 1.5%.

American outdoor clothing brand Woolrich has chosen Fluent Commerce, the global distributed order management platform to boost its capability in Europe to fulfil itsecommerce orders in the most convenient way for the customer and most efficient for Woolrich.

Retailers can utilise drop shipping (the shipment of goods from a manufacturer or wholesaler, directly to a customer on behalf of the retailer) as a strategic weapon against short-term shock waves such as COVID-19 and as a means of more permanently extending their digital business.

Macfarlane Packaging, the supplier of protective packaging, launched its fifth annual ‘unboxing’* survey to UK consumers on 13 July. The results are expected to further help online retailers to tailor their packaging to meet the needs of their customers.

The past few months have transformed the traditional idea of the shopping experience, with unprecedented levels of uncertainty and strict new guidelines forcing retailers to evolve rapidly.

BigCommerce, the open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands, has rolled out a new integration with global payments platform Adyen, giving more than 60,000 merchants on BigCommerce access to an all-in-one payments solution.

A new ‘conscious consumer’, more aware of the environmental impact of their purchases, has emerged from the coronavirus lockdown, a new research report by PFS and LiveArea, has found.

Ingenico Group, the seamless payments solutions provider, has unveiled a new offering for digital businesses specifically designed to reach peak payments conversion.