eBay rich list: 30 biggest sellers revealed for first time
The first-ever eBay ‘rich list’ has been published – and reveals that Britain’s top sellers are raking in up to £17m a year trading on the site.
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Youngsters ‘put off shopping on their smartphones’
Despite being seen as the mobile-savvy generation, 15% of Britain’s 18-34 year-olds who own a smartphone admit to having never used their smartphones for anything shopping related on a given list, according to new research.
Top tips: eCommerce and the room to improve, even at the top
A recent report found that retailers are missing out of £6.6bn a year by not going mobile. Alf Saggese, MD EMEA at Moxie, argues that the lack of technology uptake shows that the retail industry shows there is still huge room for improvement.
Facebook buy button to turn brand Pages into ecommerce sites
After many attempts to break into ecommerce Facebook is testing another buy button- this time letting businesses turn their pages into e-commerce sites.
Abandoned basket rates increase in 2015 for UK retailers
There has been an increase in the number of people abandoning their online shopping basket without completing their purchase, compared to the same 4 month period in 2014.
Ecommerce growth doubles in second quarter of 2015
The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed that UK online retail sales were up 18% year-on-year (YoY) in June, the highest recorded annual growth in 2015 and equating to £9.3 billion spent online.
Unilever plans ecommerce boost in China with Tencent’s JD.com
Unilever has struck a deal with JD Worldwide, a cross-border e-commerce platform linked with Chinese web giant Tencent, as the FMCG conglomerate looks to expand its online presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Online shoppers ‘least hesitant to buy diet products’
Consumers are less likely to abandon their shopping cart when purchasing diet products than any other product in the retail sector, says research from ecommerce platform Ve.
Promotions without discounts: Luxury beauty site boosts sales by third
Luxury beauty site LatestinBeauty.com increased sales by a third following a new type of campaign, which lets retailers to run a promotion without discounting.
9 mobile money trends: Consumers embrace ecommerce and banking via mobile
As new mobile payment models come online, and more sectors embrace mobile as the primary channel for customer engagement and transaction, a new report reveals nine significant mobile money trends and explores how they are stimulating growth across the expanded mobile ecosystem.