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Always held on the Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States, Cyber Monday is quickly becoming one of the biggest online shopping days of the year! In 2014, Cyber Monday online sales grew to a record $2.68 billion, compared to $2.29 billion the year before. While Black Friday represents an omni-channel opportunity for merchants, the […]

CHINA`S GLOBAL SHOPPING FESTIVAL: SINGLES’ DAY

27
Oct

Hosted by Alibaba Group, China’s Singles’ Day is the biggest online shopping day in the world! Learn how this global shopping phenomenon started and find out more about the new strategy that Alibaba Group is going after for this year’s Singles’ Day.

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WHAT IS SINGLES’ DAY? Singles’ Day is the largest online shopping day in the world! Invented and hosted by China’s online retail giant Alibaba Group, Singles’ Day has evolved into a global shopping holiday, which is held on 11th November every year…think 11.11 representing singletons. Although Singles’ Day is a relatively new arrival on the […]

Black Friday 2015 is predicted to be the biggest day of spending the internet has ever seen! To help you capitalise on this incredible sales opportunity, we have developed a 13-point checklist providing you with top tips on how to survive the Black Friday rush and help you to prepare your online store for record-breaking […]

MARKETPLACE FOCUS: MYNTRA

20
Oct

This Marketplace Focus series will provide insider information about the international online marketplaces who spoke at the September edition of Fashion Without Borders. Today, we are looking at Myntra, India’s largest online fashion retailer.

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ABOUT MYNTRA Launched back in 2007, Myntra is India’s leading online retailer for fashion and lifestyle products, and was acquired by India’s largest marketplace, Flipkart, in 2014. In May this year, Myntra decided to break with convention and go fully mobile, becoming India’s first app-only fashion retailer. Myntra has also focused on revamping their business […]

MARKETPLACE FOCUS: MARKA VIP

15
Oct

This Marketplace Focus series will provide insider information about the global online marketplaces who spoke at the September edition of Fashion Without Borders. Today, we are looking at MarkaVIP, the leading online shopping community in the Middle East.

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ABOUT MARKA VIP The Middle East is one of the youngest and fastest developing ecommerce markets worldwide, with a huge growth potential. MarkaVIP is the leading online shopping community in the region, specialising in luxury goods, and is rapidly expanding. Founded back in 2010, MarkaVIP has over 5 million exclusive members registered across the eight […]

MARKETPLACE FOCUS: MODNAKASTA

13
Oct

This Marketplace Focus series will provide insider information about the global online marketplaces who spoke at the September edition of Fashion Without Borders. Today, we are focusing on modnaKasta, the biggest ecommerce platform in Ukraine.

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ABOUT MODNAKASTA The ecommerce industry in Ukraine is growing fast and modnaKasta is Ukraine’s leading ecommerce platform. Founded in 2010 as the first Ukrainian online shopping club and backed by Naspers Group, modnaKasta processes over 200,000 orders per month and offers more than 2,500 fashion, apparel and footwear brands. modnaKasta prides itself on being the […]

MARKETPLACE FOCUS: FLIPKART

8
Oct

This Marketplace Focus series will provide insider information about the international online marketplaces who spoke at the September edition of Fashion Without Borders. Today, we are looking at Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce platform.

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ABOUT FLIPKART India is the 2nd most populous country in the world, after China, and the online marketplace Flipkart is amongst the top five most visited websites in India. Launched back in 2007, Flipkart prides itself on being India’s first billion dollar ecommerce company, and the leading marketplace in India, with over 30 million products across […]

MARKETPLACE FOCUS: SPARTOO

6
Oct

This Marketplace Focus series will provide a greater insight into the international online marketplaces who spoke at the September edition of Fashion Without Borders. Today, we are focusing on Spartoo, one of the leading European online marketplaces for fashion.

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ABOUT SPARTOO Spartoo is a French ecommerce company that specialises in shoes and clothing. Founded in 2006, Spartoo started as a footwear e-tailer, and expanded into the fashion category in 2013. The company now offers more than 70,000 styles and over 1,000 brands of shoes and clothes, to more than 20 countries across Europe. To […]

MARKETPLACE FOCUS: JD.COM

1
Oct

This Marketplace Focus series will provide a greater insight into the international e-marketplaces who spoke at the September edition of Fashion Without Borders. Today, we are focusing on JD.com, one of the world’s largest online retailers.

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ABOUT JD.COM In 2014, China ranked first among all ecommerce markets worldwide, and JD.com is China’s largest online direct sales company, with more than 56% market share. Although JD.com is mostly popular for its ecommerce dominance, the company excels in a great variety of areas, including logistics, internet finance, cloud computing and smart technology. After […]