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Ralph Lauren courts younger market with launch of luxury apparel rental scheme

03 Mar 2021by Paul Skeldon

Ralph Lauren joins a growing number of luxury retailers looking to tap into a burgeoning interesting in designer brands with the launch of a subscription-based apparel rental scheme.

UK third most popular market globally for online cross-border shopping

03 Mar 2021by Paul Skeldon

The UK is the third most shopped market for international online purchases, topped only by China and the US – while more than two thirds (68%) of shoppers surveyed made ecommerce purchases outside their home country in 2020

Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe International

European shoppers open to ‘shoppertainment’ as Chinese live streaming starts to take off

24 Feb 2021by Paul Skeldon

As many as 70% of European shoppers are at least interested in experimenting with live streaming ‘shoppertainment’ as a way of enhancing their experience of ecommerce, a study by Chinese marketplace giant AliExpress reveals

Aliexpress Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe International LIve streaming Mobile Strategy & Innovation Strategy and Innovation

At £176.6bn, the UK is the third largest online spender globally behind China and the US...

16 Feb 2021by Paul Skeldon

UK shoppers spend £176.6bn online in 2020, ranking the market third only behind China and the US. However, the country spend an average of $4516 each online, way more than US shoppers ($3680) and China ($2386).

Customer Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe International

Global number of ecommerce users jumps 10% in 2020 and will hit 3.8bn this year: study

27 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

The number of eCommerce users globally jumped by 9.5% year-over-year amid coronavirus outbreak reaching more than 3.4bn in 2020. This trend is set to continue this year, with the figure growing by 10% YoY to 3.8bn.

Covid-19 Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe International

Half of shoppers are swayed by social media to make purchase and prefer real customer photos

27 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

More than half of global consumers say that social media influences purchases, with 65% finding the availability of previous customer photos on social media and websites essential in their purchase decision

Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe Marketing Mobile Social Commerce

UK cross-border ecommerce sales up 57%, EU sales still outstrip non-EU

20 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

Peak holiday trading in November from the UK to the rest of the world grew by 57% in 2020, with November seeing a 42% year on year rise for the month. Trade into the EU saw particularly high growth ahead of Brexit day on 31 January.

Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe International

Google Cloud boosts personalised online searches with an enhanced product discovery AI suite

20 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

Google Cloud has launched a product discovery solutions for retail, a suite of solutions built to help retailers enhance their ecommerce offerings and deliver highly personalised consumer experiences in the first phase of their shopping journeys.

AI Google Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe Technology

Retailer marketplaces outperform Amazon during lockdown, data reveals

16 Dec 2020by Paul Skeldon

Retailer marketplaces in both the UK and France outperformed Amazon during the first three weeks of the country’s second lockdown, data reveals. Marketplaces enabled French retailers to enjoy sales increases of 75% during the first three weeks of November, and those in the UK by 63%.

Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe International Marketplaces

Beauty app taps into social commerce to reimagine make up selling

09 Dec 2020by Paul Skeldon

Social commerce app AGORA is aiming to shake up the beauty industry, allowing fans to monetise their talents by offering direct sales links from content to products featured in their videos.

Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe Health & Beauty Mobile Selling Social Commerce

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