Internet Retailing

By Nate Burke, CEO of Diginius.

It’s that time of year again where we reflect upon the prior year and make informative predictions for the months ahead in order to adjust our business activities and refocus our strategies.

Shopping habits are changing, and retailers are doing an exceptional job at keeping up and adjusting their business models with the help of technology to meet these ever-changing shifts. With many high streets still struggling but the desire to shop local remaining strong, retailers are looking at a very different future than they would have imagined this time last year.

Europe is one of the most important markets for wines and spirits. In 2019, almost a third of the world's wines were produced here. Due to the Corona crisis, the already growing e-commerce in this sector has continued to expand heavily during this year.

A recent survey of 2,000 online shoppers in the UK, commissioned by PCI Pal, found that shoppers are more concerned about prices, speed and cost of deliveries or being able to find specific products over and above security of their personal data.

Blauer H.T., the clothing brand created following technical, functional and high-performance standards, has chosen global e-commerce platform provider Kooomo to launch its showcase website specifically designed for its growing B2B customer base.

November’s retail sales estimates, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveal the High Street’s loss was online’s gain. Online sales spiked by 74.7% in value as early-bird Christmas shoppers hit the internet in record numbers.

By Rob van den Heuvel, CEO at Sendcloud.

If there’s one thing 2020 has taught us, it is the art of adaptability. As we knock on the door of 2021, the next stage of transition is upon us.

Sage, the cloud business management solutions provider, has entered into a significant partnership with Brightpearl, the Digital Operations Platform targeted at digital retailers across the globe.

By Alex MacPherson,Manhattan Associates

The pandemic has accelerated the proliferation of ecommerce by up to six years according to certain reports and the grocery industry has been one of the most (positively on the whole) affected by this surge in online sales.

UK-based online marketplace, OnBuy.com, has set its sights on achieving unicorn status as it announces 605% year to date growth, rounding off a list of incredible 2020 successes for the company.