Some 35 per cent of retail shoppers purchase items via their mobile phone, new research from xAd reveals. Mobile is now playing an even bigger role in ecommerce purchases than ever before, as 46 per cent of Brits say their … Continued
Internet buying is booming in Southeast Asia with revenues indicating the region will be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world in 2014, new research suggests. Business-to-consumer e-commerce revenues are expected to increase at a 37.6 per cent annual growth rate over … Continued
Online sales are set to rocket over the next few years, as consumers are slowly moving away from supermarkets, a new study from IGD reveals. The number of purchases made on ecommerce sites will rise 119 per cent by … Continued
This will be the year that mobile transactions take over from those on desktops and laptops, according to a new report. In its ‘Digital Payment Strategies: Online, mobile and contactactless 2014-19’ report, Juniper Research claimed the annual global value of … Continued
Global ecommerce will stimulate a boost in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales in the next two years, to the tune of $17 billion. That’s according to a new report launched by Kantar Worldpanel, cited by freshbusinessthinking.com, which suggests ecommerce will account … Continued
Some 18.7 per cent of all non-food purchases were made online in May – the second-highest figure ever seen, a new report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveals. According to freshbusinessthinking.com, online sales of non-food items rose by 17 per … Continued
iPhone users may soon find it quicker and easier than ever to shop online thanks to a new feature set to be rolled out as part of iOS 8. The operating system is strongly rumoured to include a new feature … Continued
The number of over-65s shopping online has boomed in Australia over the past 12 months, a report by the National Australia Bank (NAB) shows. According to smh.com.au, over-65s are now the fastest growing category in terms of online shopping in Australia. … Continued
The average British household is set to spend some £4,000 online this year, according to new figures from Barclaycard. It was discovered that – on the 30th anniversary of online shopping – Brits are to spend more money than ever … Continued
Health and beauty retailers saw online sales surge in April, with customers put into the spending mood by the arrival of warmer weather, internetretailing.net reports. When compared to the same month in 2013, sales in the sector increased by 32 per cent … Continued