Aldo is a footwear retailer with a heavy presence in shopping centres and high streets, but while in-store revenue climbed 5% in 2016, online revenue increased by 15%.
With clear demand from online consumers, Aldo decided it was time to freshen up its digital presence, recently redesigning its online and mobile website as well as launching ecommerce in 10 additional countries.
Amazon’s effort to take over the world continues unabated.
This week, the online retail giant announced a big push into a new market with the launch of Subscribe with Amazon, a new marketplace that will allow third parties to sell subscriptions through Amazon.
From self-checkouts in retail stores to live streaming of sporting events, technology has changed a multitude of consumer experiences.
But what about everyone’s favourite pastime – eating?
We know the path to purchase is becoming increasingly fractured, with consumers jumping from online to offline and across a multitude of devices.
However, in order to improve this increasingly complex customer journey, it’s vital for marketing measurement to also evolve.
If the Thursday Curry Club isn’t incentive enough, UK pub chain Wetherspoons has just given customers another reason to visit.
Order and Pay is a brand new app that allows you to order food and drink without queuing at the bar.
According to a new report by Criteo, one third of all online retail transactions in 2016 involved two or more devices.
Not only does this prove that the consumer path to purchase is more fractured than ever before – but it could also mean that retailers are only seeing a partial or distorted view of it.
According to new statistics, mobile presents a big opportunity for retailers this Valentine’s Day.
Analysis of more than 1.2bn digital purchases shows that sales via mobile devices grew by 79% between February 10-12 last year.
Last December, Amazon unveiled its first ever bricks-and-mortar grocery store.
Amazon Go is not just your average supermarket of course, but a cashier-free shop that allows customers to pick up their items and walk out without queuing or paying (sort of).
What will be the biggest trends to hit the world of ecommerce next year?
With 2017 drawing ever closer, it’s time to do a little star gazing, with help and insight from our experts as to what we’ll all be talking about.
By all measures, ecommerce is on the rise globally.
In the US, Adobe Digital Insights reported that Black Friday generated $3.3bn in online sales, a 17% year-on-year increase.
We’ve got an extra treat for you this week, in the form of a blockbuster Black Friday stats special.
Don’t worry, there is also the usual roundup to come, but in the mean time here’s some interesting findings from the biggest shopping event of the year.
As we approach the early 2017 launch date of Zelle, an inter-bank peer-to-peer payment system a la Paypal and Venmo, online banking customers remain unaware of the coming feature.