Ecommerce Club Blog

16th May 2015

Global smartphone sales made $96bn (£60.9bn) in the first quarter of 2015, up eight per cent year-on-year and breaking records for sales in Q1, with 4G adoption and strong growth in North America and Africa driving revenues.

15th May 2015

A new ecommerce business aims to restore historic food links between London and the surrounding farmers.

15th May 2015

Singapore Post has hailed the success of its transformation programme after a year in which revenue grew 12 per cent, and said that its innovation “will only intensify” to capitalize on the global growth in ecommerce.

15th May 2015

The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed that online sales grew 13 per cent year-on-year in April – following an unprecedented four months of single-digit growth in 2015.

14th May 2015

Consumers in the UK and France are growing increasingly frustrated by brands that fail to understand them on digital channels. Four fifths are switching suppliers if brands do not correct their mistakes, according to a new report from Eptica.

13th May 2015

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has appointed a new chief executive, and announced 45 per cent growth for the quarter. Daniel Zhang currently chief operating officer, will become chief executive and has said he would continue his predecessor’s push into mobile and and expansion into new businesses. He replaces Jonathan Lu, who will remain on the… Read more »

11th May 2015

Shop Direct has announced that the current edition of its famous Littlewoods catalogue will be its last, as the company goes digital only.

8th May 2015

Europe is busy putting its ‘Single Digital Market’ programme together, and it is set to change how customers and businesses in Europe use the internet to sell online, segment markets by nationality, use the cloud, deliver goods and use the ‘big data’ that’s been promised on the horizon for some time.

6th May 2015

Nearly half of small businesses in the US do not actively use social media, and 25 percent claim that they are unlikely to use social media in the future, according to a survey conducted by research firm Clutch.

6th May 2015

Amazon has doubled the money that customers must spend to have their items delivered for free, requiring them to spend £20 to qualify for “super saver delivery”. In 2013 Amazon introduced the minimum spend of £10, and the doubled price seems to have begun this week. If orders are below £20, customers must pay for… Read more »

30th April 2015

As the ecommerce market grows, and cross-border sales and international expansion become part of many business operations, understanding the importance of domestic celebrations can make a real impact on your business.

30th April 2015

Global grocery shoppers want a blend of digital and physical to help with their purchase decisions, according to new research from Nielsen.