The pandemic has fueled an offline-to-online shift and driven exponential growth across the global ecommerce sector, growth which is likely to continue even in a return to normalcy, according to Forbes. In fact, experts forecast that half of the absolute value growth for the global retail sector over the 2020-2025 period will be driven by digital ecommerce. In this rapid shift, the US, being the third-largest online market worldwide and the homeland of online marketplace giants, will play an essential role.
The pandemic has fueled an offline-to-online shift and driven exponential growth across the global ecommerce sector, growth which is likely to continue even in a return to normalcy, according to Forbes. In fact, experts forecast that half of the absolute value growth for the global retail sector over the 2020-2025 period will be driven by […]
What a year it has been! As we clinked our glasses to the start of 2020, nobody could have predicted the sheer disruption the pandemic would cause. In this article, we highlight five key trends affecting retailers over this Christmas shopping period and beyond.
What a year it has been! As we clinked our glasses to the start of 2020, nobody could have predicted the sheer disruption the pandemic would cause. In this article, we highlight five key trends affecting retailers over this Christmas shopping period and beyond. #1 MOBILE APPS WILL BECOME MORE POPULAR With many consumers forced […]
In this new normal, where online shopping is increasingly a necessity rather than a choice, online marketplaces have become a habitual shopping destination for a wider audience, including those consumers that were initially more hesitant about exploring the world of online marketplaces.
In this new normal, where online shopping is increasingly a necessity rather than a choice, online marketplaces have become a habitual shopping destination for a wider audience, including those consumers that were initially more hesitant about exploring the world of online marketplaces. MARKETPLACE SUCCESS AND TOP PLAYERS In 2019, online sales via marketplaces accounted for 57% of […]
While Black Friday 2020 is expected to be the most profitable shopping event to date, many brands and retailers are also adopting and implementing a new selling trend, recommerce, which involves the exact opposite action implied in Black Friday: labels buy back second-hand items from consumers.
While Black Friday 2020 is expected to be the most profitable shopping event to date, many brands and retailers are also adopting and implementing a new selling trend, recommerce, which involves the exact opposite action implied in Black Friday: labels buy back second-hand items from consumers. THE RECOMMERCE ORIGINS Even though recommerce seems like a […]
Even when health becomes the top priority for consumers, environmental concerns are increasingly at the forefront of consumer minds, according to new research. The latest survey by GlobeScan, in collaboration with CVS Health, IKEA, PepsiCo, Visa, and WWF International (27,000 consumers, 27 countries) highlights that Covid-19 has strengthened the importance of changing behaviour in order to have a healthier life and more eco-friendly future…
Even when health becomes the top priority for consumers, environmental concerns are increasingly at the forefront of consumer minds, according to new research. The latest survey by GlobeScan, in collaboration with CVS Health, IKEA, PepsiCo, Visa, and WWF International (27,000 consumers, 27 countries) highlights that Covid-19 has strengthened the importance of changing behaviour in order […]
