Digital shopping isn’t replacing brick-and-mortar, but it is surpassing it, with most shoppers wanting a mix – and social commerce is the glue that holds it all together.
Facebook has launched its new ‘Shop’ bookmark feature in the UK and Canada, allowing retailers to sell on its platform and to integrate selling from Instagram too
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
Despite having a bleak outlook in 2020, with Donald Trump effectively banning it, social media site TikTok ended the year on a high note and has embarked on an upward trajectory in 2021 as it become more popular than Instagram and Facebook
Shoppers’ expectations are changing as retail shifts further online during the Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests. We round up the latest findings on how customers now want to buy – and what that means for retailers and brands
Independent traders at Leeds Kirkgate Market are the first to trial the ability to offer home delivery to their local community thanks to a pair of apps developed by Hermes.
Time spent globally in shopping apps outside of China grew 45% year over year in 2020, with some countries newer to the mcommerce world seeing even higher spikes: Russia grew 50%, Mexico 65%, Indonesia 85%
A strong Q4, with sales 85.4% up on the previous year, has rounded off a strong year of growth for homewares retailer Cox & Cox, with online and mobile – along with AR – lifting the company.