The 2020 holiday shopping season put retailers to the test like no other. The competition was fierce and converting shoppers into paying customers became increasingly challenging. This peak season is shaping up to look no different. The pande...
It’s another make-or-break time for retail. Last year’s holiday season was a rollercoaster, as most brands and retailers were busy trying to navigate changing product demands, supply chain disruptions, and shipping delays among other surp...
Brands and retailers are about to enter one of the most crucial periods of the year. Holidays account for 19% of retail sales, which can reach 25% if you include gifting categories like jewelry, apparel, toys, and electronics. Much of these s...
This holiday season is bound to be unique. Unique because it will be reminiscent of pre-pandemic routines, given that most economies have opened. Yet, it will be significantly rooted in the shopping patterns instilled by the new normal. A rec...
A rise in consumer expectations has heightened the pressure on e-commerce players to provide better digital experiences. As a result, e-commerce businesses need to continually upgrade their technology to deliver true omnichannel experiences a...
With the holidays around the corner, there’s a lot of buzz around whether shoppers would step out this year as the number of those vaccinated surges. Recent studies reveal that a sizable part of shoppers, 57% to be precise, expect to make m...
Customers expect better digital experiences today than they did in the past. A 0.1 second improvement in mobile site speed brought in an 8.4% increase in conversion rate for retail sites. Aspects like high-speed, consistent omnichannel experi...
The proliferation of voice assistants and other NLP technologies has paved the way for conversational commerce. Voice shopping is estimated to reach USD 40 billion in the US by 2022. While the pandemic is restricting mobility, it has only spu...
Both buyers and sellers are responsible for any online marketplace platform’s growth. Listing on marketplaces increases the discoverability of third-party products, and a large proportion of online sellers sell on these platforms. But e...
In 2020, 62% of global online sales took place on marketplaces. With the holiday season around the corner, the surge in online shopping spurred by the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down. As shoppers continue to browse, compare and p...