Subscription services and automatic deliveries are not new to the eCommerce space, but are set to continue growing, meaning any retailer with relevant products not implementing this into their customer experience are falling behind the competition.
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RSSMarketplacer and Tryzens form partnership
Sep 01, 2020
Online marketplace platform, Marketplacer, and international digital commerce consultancy, Tryzens, have partnered to enable online retailers to drive sales, gain rapid access to sellers, and manage products via a simplified dropship system.
Short-term anxiety around shopping in store continues to ease, EY’s latest Future Consumer Index reveals
Sep 01, 2020
UK consumers have grown more comfortable with returning to the shops, according to the latest EY Future Consumer Index, which finds comfort levels with traditional shopping behaviours – such as going to a shopping mall and trying on clothes or going to the grocery store – have all more than doubled since May.
UK logistics sector deal activity falls by 50% in second quarter of 2020, despite notable transactions
Sep 01, 2020
Further consolidation in the logistics market is expected, despite a significant fall in UK deal activity – the lowest level since Q1 2018.
Transaction volumes in the UK logistics industry have fallen by 50% in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest report from national accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP.
Coronavirus phrases inspire new retail start-up businesses
Sep 01, 2020
The UK lockdown has seen an increase in new companies forming to meet the demands resulting from coronavirus, with ‘COVID-19’, ‘lockdown’ and ‘pandemic’ featuring heavily in the names of new businesses created since March. And retail accounts for 10 per cent of the lockdown-inspired business start-up sector, as businesses and entrepreneurs look to meet increased retail demand during the pandemic.
Eat Out to Help Out scheme set to attract 22 million people with local retailers benefitting from increased footfall, according to GlobalData
Sep 01, 2020
A total of 22 million people, representing 40.6% of UK consumers, have used or plan to use the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, according to a survey by data and analytics company GlobalData.
Post-pandemic, consumers’ shopping habits will be changed forever
Sep 01, 2020
By Daniel Allin, Chief Commercial Officer, Diamond Logistics.
The strange sight of shoppers resembling medical professionals as they go about town in face masks is just the latest in a series of changes to our way of life that will have significant and lasting effects.
Metapack and Manhattan Associates team up to provide retailers with frictionless access to a complete suite of supply chain and delivery solutions
Sep 01, 2020
Metapack, the eCommerce delivery technology provider, has launched its direct External Parcel Integration (EPI) with Manhattan Associates, the supply chain and omnichannel commerce technology provider.
Lockdown spike in DIY activity: The logistics sector responds
Aug 25, 2020
The UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures show that in April this year, 30% of retail sales in the UK were conducted online.
This figure compares with just 18% in the same month last year and 21% at the Black Friday/Christmas peak in 2019. By the end of April online sales across Europe, within the home and leisure sector, in which Dachser DIY-Logistics covers, were at a level more than double than experienced at the start of last year.
Decoding API: Simply explained and why they are vital for eCommerce
Aug 25, 2020
Functioning APIs in eCommerce are crucial, if you’re working in eCommerce, you’ll be familiar with the term, it’s likely that you may not have a full comprehension of its meaning if you’re not a developer. This is according to global eCommerce platform, Kooomo, which outlines the purpose and vitality of APIs.
