Interviews, insight & analysis on Ecommerce

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Seizing ecommerce opportunities in a bustling environment

In the last two years, sales from marketplaces accounted for 62% of global ecommerce revenue and grew by 29% – five percentage points higher than overall ecommerce growth, writes Orla Power of Luzern eCommerce…

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Buy now, pay later… But at what cost to your business?

It is estimated that BNPL debt accounts for up to 30 per cent of some online retailers’ sales, with the BNPL provider carrying the credit risk for a small processing fee and a slice of the transaction. This provides retailers with all the rewards and none of the risks, in theory. Yet when it comes to returns, the process is often convoluted

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UK retailers close out 2022 with strong online sales

A Boxing Day boost helped retailers defy cost-of-living warnings on Christmas performance and close out a strong end to Peak Trading 2022.  Digital revenues in the last week of December rose +26% year-on-year, according to the latest data from Wunderkind…

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Now is the time to get ahead of your Christmas marketing

If Christmas 2021 was all about dynamic marketing to replicate the best of the online and bricks and mortar experiences, 2022 is more about being highly tactical, efficient and competitive, writes Thomas Peham, VP of Marketing at enterpr…ise CMS Storyblok

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How micro fulfilment centres are transforming ecommerce

In response to the rise in demand for same-day and next-day delivery and click-and-collect, some forward-thinking retailers – namely those in the e-commerce space – have introduced micro fulfilment centres (MFCs), writes Gavin Harrison of Element Logic…

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Boots launches Uber Eats partnership

Health and beauty retailer Boots has partnered with Uber Eats, offering delivery of beauty essentials and healthcare products in ‘as little as 30 minutes’.