Business Insider reports that analysis from market research firm Slice Intelligence, Amazon accounted for 53 per cent of online sales growth in the US in 2016,
Amazon accounted for half US ecommerce growth
Tag: ecommerce
ATTRAQT buys Fredhopper to boost “visual merchandising” ecommerce tech
ATTRAQT Group plc has conditionally agreed to acquire search, navigation and merchandising software provider Fredhopper, for £25 million, from SKL.
Outward Inc to solve merchandising bottleneck for retailers?
Outward Inc has introduced what it calls a ‘Transformative Visual Merchandising Platform for Retailers’.
UK high street sales slump as online rises- ONS
ONS retail statistics reveal December’s High Street retail figures slumped to their biggest fall for over four years, while online sales rose 21.3 per cent.
Christmas spending peak shifts to November: ONS
Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggest that peak Christmas shopping appears to have move back to December, partly influenced by the impact of Black Friday and Cyber Week sales reductions.
Shoppers turned to online Christmas shopping in December: BRC
Shoppers took to the internet to do more of their Christmas shopping in December, according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium.
Boohoo.com predicts strong revenue growth
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has predicted that revenues will beat expectations following strong trading through Black Friday and continuing into the festive season.
Alipay reports record number of mobile payments in China
Chinese mobile wallet app Alipay has 450 million users spend online or in stores during 2016, according to new data from the company.
Theo Paphitis warns of UK retail ‘perfect storm’ as group reports ecommerce up 50%
In the groups results announcement, Theo Paphatis of The Theo Paphitis Retail Group, which owns Ryman, Boux Avenue and Robert Dyas, warned that UK retail is facing a ‘perfect storm’ following devaluation of the pound and the continuing evoluation of how consumers shop.
Quiz says omnichannel has driven expansion with ecommerce up by a third
The Glasgow-based fast fashion retailer, which has opened 40 outlets in the last year, reported revenues of £87.4 million in the year to March 31 2016, up from £78.2 million at the same time last year.
November sees record ecommerce sales: IMRG
November saw huge ecommerce sales in the UK, spurred on by Black Friday but also by massive amounts of discounting.
Dixons Carphone reports profits and sales up with customer first focus
Dixons Carphone, the multichannel retailer which trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse, says its strategy to build a business around its customers’ needs in a more complex world is paying dividends.