Internet Retailing

Fashion and lifestyle brand, Hush, has broken its daily sales record, with transactions exceeding £1m, for the first time with a new mobile-first ecommerce platform developed in partnership with digital commerce agency and systems integrator Astound Commerce UK.

As Brexit looms, Amazon is starting the process of separating UK and EU sales from 14 November. UK shoppers buying gifts from EU sites and British traders selling to Europe face potential increased costs and confusion, warns the international shipping company ParcelHero.

You are sitting at your favorite coffee shop, sipping away your lip-smacking cuppa of beverage. Your thumb-twiddling and scrolling through hoodies and sweatshirts in Google.

With the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend (27th – 30th November) around the corner, global eCommerce platform Kooomo advises retailers that mobile commerce, otherwise known as mCommerce and personalisation are key to maximising conversations and sales this cyber weekend.

By Sam Cortez, managing editor and outreach specialist for Scalefluence.com

Merchandising is the process and practice of displaying and arranging products for the best customer experience. The concept of merchandising is based on guiding prospective customers through the buyer’s journey and presenting them with the right products, at the right time and place, in the right quantity, and with the best prices.

Companies which collate and analyse customer data, both online and offline, have grown 16% in the past year and are more than twice as likely to significantly exceed business goals and see strong return on investment (32% versus 14%), according to a global survey of 235 organisations with annual revenues of at least $50m.

Data released by global payments platform Adyen, outlines the economic gains that could be accessed by getting more UK retailers online.

With 2020’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday predicted to be the busiest ever, eCommerce expert Optiseller is urging online retailers to make sure their data is in good shape, or risk missing out on valuable sales.

In recent months, more and more businesses have embraced digital than ever before in an attempt to claw back some revenue from factors such as store closures and physical restrictions. And, as a result, an omnichannel approach has never been so important.

For online retailers creating a memorable ‘unboxing experience’ has become increasingly important, says Charlie Walker, marketing director of Walker Logistics Ltd