Netflix accounts for about a third of Internet traffic in North America on “fixed” connections, but the video streaming service also accounts for a tenth of all uploaded traffic too, second only to BitTorrent, according to new research.
Consumers will soon be able to get Amazon’s bargain prices at their local Walmart in the US, as the supermarket giant looks to win back lost sales online and the growing phenomenon of ‘showrooming’.
For online retailers, slow loading pages, unmanageable navigation, and tortuous check-out processes, are resulting in bounce rates often in excess of 80%. Retailers are not only missing out on sales but creating an appalling first impression in what has rapidly become the dominant route to market, effectively closing the door to the mobile sales channel. … [Read more…]
Financial services comparison site MoneySupermarket and online retailer Amazon top the ranking for Google AdWords spend, according to new research.
A number of high-profile retailers have rejected using Apple Pay in their stores, despite growing popularity of the new contactless payment service.
Halloween has become big business in the US, and getting to the top of Google searches for popular costumes is hugely important. New data shows how Disney is the trick or treater’s brand of choice for 2014.
Twitter has launched a new mobile development kit, Fabric, letting developers create cross-platform apps for iOS and Android.
Rakuten has launched a new online marketplace in the UK as the Japanese ecommerce giant phases out its existing Play.com brand.
CBS has launched its own subscription video-on-demand effort for $5.99 a month, as the broadcaster looks to beat rival HBO to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon in the video-on-demand arena.
Argos has invested over £10m in a rebrand campaign to “get people to sit up and take notice”, showcasing the retailer’s transformation into a digital shopping experience.