ecommerce Archives

Fashion accessory retailer Lulu Guinness links social media to its ecommerce store

May 22, 2019

Lulu Guinness is launching onsite social commerce to create a more engaging customer experience.

30% of UK retailers’ ecommerce work ‘offers no value’

May 20, 2019

Poor eCommerce planning and execution will cost direct to consumer brands £304k in 2020

Retailers in the UK expect 30% of all their eCommerce work to give them back no value, according to a new study.

Case study: Astound Commerce helps Cotton Traders boost mobile conversion rate 24.8%

May 16, 2019

One of Britain’s most successful home-grown multi-channel retailers, Cotton Traders, has improved its mobile conversion rate and reduced checkout abandonment with a new ecommerce platform from digital commerce agency and systems integrator Astound Commerce.

Top 75 retail brands: Amazon leads the way as technology gets ‘humanised’

May 14, 2019

The ‘humanisation’ of technology is a key driver of $339bn brand value growth, with Amazon still the world’s top retail brand, according to new research.

Narvar works with ASICS to boost ‘post purchase experience’

May 13, 2019

Sportswear brand ASICS is working with customer engagement platform Narvar, using its post purchase technology to boost customer retention.

Alibaba takes on Amazon with ecommerce overhaul

May 10, 2019

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba is revamping ts business model to compete with Amazon on a global scale.

Top retailers failing to capitalise on growing social media influence’

May 10, 2019

Almost a fifth of leading UK e-retailers are missing out on potential sales due to a lack of connection with their customers’ extended social circles, according to new research.

Overdose.Digital buys 5XThinking to boost digital commerce ‘anti-agency’

May 3, 2019

Digital commerce accelerator Overdose Digital has bought ecommerce consultancy 5xThinking.

Female ecommerce revolution: Rise in women designers turning their creativity into revenue

May 2, 2019

Hanne Dinkel, Chief Customer Delivery Officer, Spreadshirt, looks at how women are using an ecommerce platform to turn a side-hustle into a business.

Shopify ties with Snapchat to integrate ecommerce ads

April 30, 2019

Ecommerce platform Shopify has struck a partnership with Snapchat which will allow merchants to create and manage Snapchat Ads directly from the Shopify platform.