New statistics show that there are now 2.2 million people working in China’s e-commerce sector, according to globaltimes.cn. The figures were revealed by the China Enterprise Evaluation Association and the China Gold & Silver Trade Center. The data also showed … Continued
Online sales of products and services in Canada generated $18.9 billion (£13.8 billion) last year, according to new figures. A new report from Statistics Canada shows sales of items over the internet rocketing 24 per cent since 2010. Half of … Continued
Online retail searches rose 12 percent in the third quarter of this year and more people are using their tablets or mobile phones to search for items online. According to retail-week.com, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Google Online Retail Monitor … Continued
A new study has revealed that online shopping is very popular with Europeans, as 60 percent of them chose to shop online at some point last year. According to globaltimes.cn, the statistics come from Eurostat and show that the most … Continued
A new study has highlighted some of the issues that ecommerce sites face in gaining more business from foreign customers, reports shdlogistics.com. The Parcel Deliveries Usage and Attitude Survey from logistics giant Hermes discovered concerns in regards to parcel delivery, … Continued
The Bank of New Zealand’s (BNZ) new online retail spending index has shown that internet shopping has jumped 18 per cent in the last year, stuff.co.nz reports. In the first monthly benchmarking measurement, BNZ said that the growing use of … Continued
September saw business in Britain’s online retail sector grow at the fastest pace in 13 years, according to new figures. The e-Retail Sales Index from IMRG and Capgemini recorded a 13 per cent rise in sales of products and services … Continued
Companies should only invest in providing free delivery to their customers if they know this will ultimately prove to be a deal breaker. That’s the view of ecommerce expert Darren Hill, who doesn’t believe that all sellers should be looking … Continued
A financial expert says that a few important changes to an ecommerce site’s online payment process can help the customer feel their information is more secure and result in more conversions. Writing for ventureburn.com, Llew Adamson says that how a … Continued
Loyal customers are crucial to the success of e-commerce websites, a new study has indicated. Research completed by online marketing company Qubit has suggested that 40 per cent of an online retailer’s income is generated by the most active 1.06 … Continued