Ecommerce Club Blog

14th January 2021

Foodway.qa, the leading wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables, juices and groceries in Qatar, appoints Screen Pages Ltd as strategic partner to create a progressive web app for direct to consumer eCommerce in Qatar, Read more at Screen Pages Foodway ~ Case Study – Screen Pages

14th January 2021

Described by some as ‘the industry’s most versatile solution for advancing your commerce experiences’, who better to join SmartFreight in their partner podcast series than BigCommerce. Led by European Channel Manager, Natasha Jones, be sure to listen in and understand the rise of ecommerce, the possibilities it is bringing to all and the knowledge and… Read more »

14th January 2021

General- purpose, consumer-facing mobile apps – Gartner Group If you are in eCommerce, you have undoubtedly come across the term “PWA” over the past 12 months. Despite it becoming the new buzzword, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the specifics and the significance of Progressive Web Apps. We created this white paper to break… Read more »

12th January 2021

Parler has hit back at Amazon after they pulled support for its so-called “free speech” social network. Parler is suing Amazon, accusing them of breaking anti-trust laws by removing it. Parler had been reliant on the tech giant’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing service to provide its alternative to Twitter. The platform was popular… Read more »

8th January 2021

Facebook Gaming and Facebook IQ have released the findings of their ‘Games Marketing Insights for 2021’ a report, looking at gaming activity on the platform. It includes stats on gaming activity on Facebook, as well as attitudes towards mobile games, garnered through a study of 13,246 Facebook users in the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, South… Read more »

17th December 2020

The film Lost in Translation is not only a cult favourite from 2003, it is also a very real experience, one that retailers want to avoid at all costs when communicating with customers. This is true of in-person interactions but it is also true online, where brands are seeing their ecommerce business grow and where… Read more »

17th December 2020

Ask any retailer, and they’ll tell you the word “planning” has been a mainstay in their vocabulary and processes for as long as they can remember. But if 2020 has taught us anything – it’s that planning can go awash in an instant, posing a unique challenge for the most highly anticipated event in the… Read more »

17th December 2020

Ten US states, are suing Google, accusing it of taking illegal steps to preserve its monopoly over the online advertising market. The moves include striking a deal with Facebook to manipulate online advertising auctions Read more at BBC Google ad practices under fire in new lawsuit – BBC News

17th December 2020

As Head of Customer Engagement at Decathlon Singapore, Camille Ract’s team manages every single channel that fuels customer interactions. Seems like a tall order, right? It is. With emails, calls, web chats, reviews, and social media channels under her pu rview, there’s about 300 to 500 incoming customer inquiries on the average day. And, unsurprisingly,… Read more »

8th December 2020

Instagram have launched its first-ever shoppable Christmas catalogue in an effort to support small UK businesses during the festive season. The catalogue has gifts from businesses across fashion and beauty to food and homeware. Read more at Mobile Marketing Magazine Instagram shows its support for small businesses with shoppable Christmas catalogue | Mobile Marketing Magazine… Read more »

3rd December 2020

Amazon is planning to sell companies a way to detect when staff are not wearing face masks or socially distancing. Beyond the pandemic, the system could also be used to track compliance of other workplace rules or to monitor the public – for example, to check the number of customers queuing in a store. But… Read more »

3rd December 2020

Raphael Abescat has been working in the beauty industry for just shy of two decades. From kick-starting ecommerce strategies for brands such as Lise Watier, to building international go-to-market plans across Europe for LVMH, adapting a beauty brand to meet the changing needs of consumers is in his professional playbook.  Today, Raphael is the General… Read more »