Offline or online? Contrasting these two concepts as opposites is outdated; the physical and digital worlds mix and complement each other – especially in retail. We took a look at the optical industry as an example of this.In a series of ...
As fall shifts to winter, retailers are preparing themselves for the upcoming holiday season. During these months, they face significant pressure to provide a superior experience for both their employees and customers, all while maximizing profits ...
The "onlineization" stops at nothing, not even at the eyewear trade. Online purchases of eyeglass frames, sunglasses or contact lenses are widespread. But what about topics such as virtual eyeglass fitting or measuring visual acuity from ...
ContextLogic Inc., known as Wish, one of the world’s largest mobile e-commerce platforms, today announced the roll out of Wish Clips - a new shoppable video feature that is designed to greatly enhance the customer ...
Acosta has released its latest research report, The Lingering Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Shoppers. The report examines U.S. shoppers’ behavior nearly two years into the pandemic. According to Acosta’s research, most of today’s ...
Traditional big box retailers and department store brands with brick-and-mortar locations dominate the list of top ten eCommerce websites with the biggest gains in google.com search performance in 2021, new research finds.While apple.com enjoyed the ...
89 percent of consumers identify ease of returns as top priority when purchasing online. That’s according to new data from delivery experience platform Sorted, which found that retailers who get the returns process right will reap the most ...
Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform driving cross-border e-commerce in Europe, publishes its latest blue paper summarising the learnings of seven knowledge and brainstorming sessions between C-Level executives from leading global retailers ...
White Label World Expo UK is right around the corner! Join us at the UK’s largest event for professional online sellers to meet cutting edge white label goods suppliers!The show is returning to the ExCeL Centre in London on 2nd & 3rd March ...
The majority of shoppers do their homework prior to purchase, with nearly 70% reading between one and 25 consumer product reviews. Some 44% of consumers want access to reviews written within the past month, and 38% won’t purchase a product if ...
Since founding their startup "emma & noah", Aline Gallois and Fabian Bitta have used the support of freelancers as an additional resource to drive their company forward. With great success: since its founding, they have been able to ...
Central, a family-owned retail, real estate and hospitality group and Signa, one of Europe’s leading real estate and retail groups, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Selfridges Group, a leading luxury retail group, from the ...
According to an estimate of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in retail trade in Germany recorded a new record high in 2021.The real (price-adjusted) turnover in retail trade was 0.6% to 1.2% higher and the nominal (not ...
Obsess, an experiential e-commerce platform that enables brands to create online virtual stores and showrooms, today announced the launch of “Shop with Friends,” a feature that enables consumers to shop in virtual stores ...
Founded in 2010, the Pinterest platform is all about discovery - from creative arts and crafts instructions to recipes, interior design ideas and now even actual products. This makes the online network an ideal platform for retailers, not only to ...
We're not only bringing back the E-commerce Berlin Expo in February 2022, but also all the events associated with it. E-commerce Germany Awards is, of course, one of them. There are exciting times ahead, so let's find out what they will ...
New research suggests 57% of online shoppers around the world have made at least one online purchase from a company in another country in the last 12 months – while a further 22% have considered doing so. And 43% agree or strongly agree that ...
Online Retailer Conference & Expo is the #1 meeting destination for the ecommerce industry to access the relevant strategic insights, solutions, technologies and connections that make a positive difference to your business - no matter what stage ...
When shopping online, people no longer tend to buy only products they have specifically searched for. Increasingly, they are also tempted to make spontaneous purchases online. The principle is called discovery commerce. "Shopping by ...
The World Retail Congress on 05.04.-07.04.2022 brings together the leaders of today’s global retail industry – from multi-national powerhouses to game-changing start-ups and disruptors. They are united in their focus on understanding and ...
FASHIONTECH Berlin is a conference about the future of fashion and deals with topics around innovations and digitalization in the fashion industry. Global players, buyers, start-ups, influencers, marketing experts and journalists will come together ...
The International Trade Fair for Promotional Goods and Imports (IAW Messe Köln) is an order fair for promotional goods, seasonal products and trend articles. More than 300 international wholesalers, producers, importers and suppliers will ...
“The wooden table with a square table top and four table legs.” Customers as well as furniture retailers and manufacturers know that it is not that simple. But it is precisely this specific product information that is important for all ...
Since October 2020, the Chinese fast-fashion app Shein was considered the world’s largest online-only retailer and has claimed the top spot of shopping charts from retail giants such as Amazon, H&M and Inditex. According to data presented ...
With people nationwide using online shopping more than ever in the last year, CenturyLinkQuote has examined, which online-only shopping stores Americans search for most.The team analyzed Google search volume data and found that Etsy, a small ...
Every single year, this pure-play e-commerce event attracts more than 10,000 international visitors and over 200 exhibitors. Every February, more than 50 speakers gather in Berlin to share their e-commerce knowledge. In the e-commerce industry, the ...
A sixth edition of the E-commerce Berlin Expo will be held next year! At one of the most electrifying e-commerce events in Europe, e-commerce enthusiasts will gather again at STATION, Berlin, on the 9th of February 2022. Moreover, it presents the ...
Consumers who type search terms into the appropriate field on websites or in online stores are often interested in specific products and ready to make a purchase. This is a potential that you should not leave unused. That's why optimizing the ...
Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that its flexible payment solution will soon be available to Amazon.com customers at checkout. Amazon and Affirm are testing with select customers now, ...
Many companies are currently looking at the opportunities of e-commerce, as the brick-and-mortar retail is declining significantly. But successful e-commerce is not only based on an accessible, well-functioning, and attractive online shop, but above ...
People already use Facebook Pay to send money, shop, donate and more, across Facebook apps and services. Now, for the first time, Facebook is extending Facebook Pay availability beyond their own platforms to businesses who want to provide a seamless ...
In a report assessing the impact of Covid-19 on consumer behavior, the international network of consulting firms Deloitte reports that “the pandemic is rapidly changing our behavior toward online channels.” The firm adds that this is a ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created synergistic opportunities for media and retail companies, as consumers find themselves spending more time online. Large online media and entertainment organizations are now partnering with retailers to provide ...
A new study from Juniper Research has found that merchant losses to online payment fraud will exceed $206 billion cumulatively for the period between 2021 and 2025. This figure, equivalent to almost 10 times Amazon’s net income in the 2020 ...
New Value-Added Tax (VAT) rules for online shopping entered into force on July 1st 2021 as part of efforts to ensure a more level playing field for all businesses, to simplify cross-border e-commerce and to introduce greater transparency for EU ...
Leading digital experience platform provider Optimizely (formerly Episerver) today announced new survey data revealing the nuanced preferences of Gen Z and Millennial consumers as we begin to emerge from the pandemic. The survey, which polled 1,000 ...
Recently, Zalando published a report sharing consumer insights and recommendations on how to close the sustainability attitude-behavior gap in fashion. Therefore, Zalando launched a value-based browsing experience and further invested in Pre-owned ...
The COVID-19-led boom in online sales has caused an impressive growth of the European eCommerce market, both in terms of revenue and the number of users. As millions of people continue switching from brick-and-mortar shops to webshops, Europe's ...
The Corona pandemic has led to an immediate dovetailing of brick-and-mortar and online retail. This development is overdue, says Gerold Wolfarth, Founder & CEO of bk Group. We don't need large tech investments, but creativity, he points ...
The global pandemic led to sweeping improvements in return on ad spend and reductions in cost per acquisition across primary ad platforms in 2020. That’s according to Sidecar’s 2021 Benchmarks Report, the company’s new retail ...
The Retail & Hospitality ISAC announced a sector-wide eCommerce campaign in partnership with leading eCommerce security organizations to increase digital efficiency, security, and compliance within the retail, hospitality, and travel sector.The ...
Seismic shifts in the retail sector in the last year have put unprecedented pressure on retailers to bounce back and make the most of the first half of 2021. With disruption expected to continue, retailers must also set themselves up for maximum ...
Mollie, payment service provider in Europe, has published research unveiling the state of payments in retail today as well as the challenges and opportunities in the retail market following a turbulent year. For example, when asked the biggest ...
The pandemic has rapidly changed the way consumers interact with brands, with digital platforms becoming the sole way for browsing and purchasing goods and services in almost all sectors. This has resulted in a tremendous rise in the use of mobile, ...
Food and online retail – the two terms don't always go together in Germany. And then e-commerce for seniors on top of that? It is precisely in this niche that specialty mail order company Jungborn wants to establish itself. And it has been ...
Zalando, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, continues to grow its Connected Retail network at high speed. The program now counts over 3.000 active stores, selling to millions of Zalando customers online. Since the ...
A.S. Watson Group, an international health and beauty retailer, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s super app, announced the largest O+O (online and offline) health and beauty partnership in Southeast Asia, spanning across six Southeast Asian markets ...
Online stores have the advantage that they are usually accessible 24/7. That's why many customers like to shop online. But how do web store owners ensure that their e-commerce platform is always available?Customers expect their orders or ...
On Jan. 27, 2021, the new edition of "retail salsa - Spice up your community," the new webtalk format from iXtenso and EuroShop, took place.The topic of the afternoon: the squeeze of lemon for your returns management.Want to know what ...
ResultsCX announced findings from its recent holiday shopping and customer service survey, taking the pulse of organizations and how they’re handling a variety of customer service offerings this holiday season.The National Retail Federation ...
