COVID-19 to have long-term positive impact on ecommerce
Ecommerce is playing a critical role in the fight against COVID-19, with online retailers experiencing a flood of orders from customers confined to their...
Disrupt or be disrupted
With non-essential retail not expected to open until June and retailers prioritising immediate ecommerce initiatives to drive sales, the ability to keep up with...
Six ways retailers encourage you to spend online
New research from online retail experts Webloyalty launches today – looking into the science of shopping and revealing the six ways that online retailers...
Reopening high street will only succeed if retailers maintain strong online presence
Over the next few weeks, the UK will take its first steps towards emerging from lockdown. Like many other sectors, retail has been hit...
Lockdown forces Britons to seek retail therapy online
With the UK government announcing that the lockdown is set to continue for another three weeks forcing many retailers to remain closed, new Bloomreach data shows...
Are UK Retailers Ready to go Completely Cashless?
A new study by Merchant Machine has analysed Europe’s leading cashless economies. The study highlights the countries where citizens would like to go completely...
Which smart home products will Brits own in 2020?
Smart home products have drastically transformed the way in which people live. Essentially devices/appliances that can remotely be controlled over Wi-Fi by smartphones and...
Savvy-shoppers wise up to discounting trend
While half (58%) of consumers admit to buying items during discounting events, such as Black Friday or the January sales, 56% only do so...
New data suggests UK shoppers begin Christmas search as early as August
New search data released today by e-commerce platform Wowcher reveals that UK consumers are starting their search for that perfect Christmas present as early...
Black Friday sees 6% year-over-year improvement of in-store shopper traffic
Black Friday footfall increased by 6% compared to Black Friday 2018, according to official data from ShopperTrak. This is against a back drop of...