We report on interesting analysis from eBay and Deloitte in today’s InternetRetailing newsletter. The study puts a value on the impact online shopping has on the high street. Regular readers will be unsurprised first, that retailers with an omnichannel approach don’t feel the impact too hard, and, secondly, that those who spend via mobile as well as other channels are the UK’s biggest retail spenders. Find out more in the two stories we have on the report, and in our video interview, How online boosts offline sales.
We also report on the long-anticipated launch of M&S’ new website, on news that Poundland is considering ecommerce, and on an 18% boost for online sales in January.
Today’s IRX 2014 preview looks ahead to the presentation by Mark Cody of Tesco in the mobile and mobility conference, while we also have news of City Link’s new two-hour delivery slot service.
Our webinars
On February 26, we’ll be joined by Azzam Sheikh, SEO and social media manager of National Tyres and Autocare, and Nils Michaelis, marketing analyst at Trustpilot, to explain how National Tyres and Autocare used online reviews to engage their customers, increasing conversions by 8.7%, in a webinar, Utilise online reviews to increase your conversions. The event starts at 11am. Find out more here
Our events
We’re now gearing up for Internet Retailing Expo 2014 (IRX 2014) in Birmingham. The event will be held on March 26 and 27 at the NEC in Birmingham, where there’ll be an array of conference streams, workshops and a wide range of exhibitors showing off the latest cutting edge technologies. Watch the Internet Retailing website for the latest news on speakers and exhibitors, while registrations are open on the IRX 2014 website.
Catch-up on IRC 2013
If you missed an Internet Retailing Conference 2013 presentation that you’d like to catch up on, you can do so now through the post-event website. Visitors to www.internetretailingconference.com can access all the presentations that we’ve been given permission to share with our audiences.