Though adoption is growing at a rapid pace, voice-enabled technology is still nascent and not used often for buying, with the majority of purchases going toward media, entertainment and household products, according to a study by retail search marketing firm NetElixir. Of the 1,000 U.S. adults surveyed, a majority use voice assistants to search for […]
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, one of the world’s leading roaster and retailers of specialty coffee and tea, today announced that it has launched mobile ordering within The Coffee Bean Rewards app. The feature is available now at all 191 Southern California and Arizona company-owned locations and will extend to franchise locations and new geographic areas in the coming […]
Latest figures by the Department of Statistics Malaysia indicate the digital economy has contributed 18.2% to the Malaysia’s GDP, amounting as much as RM290.9b in 2016. Since then, eCommerce has continued to grow at a rapid rate as both government and private sectors continued to heavily invest into the digital industry. To keep track of […]
Although 53% of people in the UK are doing some or all their grocery shopping online, there’s a massive gap between what consumers want, and what retailers are offering, according to new research. The online grocery survey from RichRelevance looks at consumer’s attitudes towards buying groceries online. The research, which includes responses from over 2,000 […]
The battle between e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart in India continues to intensify as Amazon is now closing the gap on Flipkart, according to Forrester. Flipkart raised $2.5 billion from Softbank in 2017, bringing its total funding to $6bn to date and competing with Amazon, which committed $5bn to India for market share. After surpassing […]
Google has announced a new function to its digital ecosystem called Shopping Actions, allowing customers to use its Assistant and Search engine to streamline online purchasing. In a statement on its “Inside Adwords” blog, Google said, “Today’s consumers don’t just want answers; more and more, they’re craving relevant, meaningful, and immediate assistance in completing their […]
As the internet is more and more important in all of our lives and eCommerce an increasingly popular way to shop, the issue of accessibility has become much more relevant. Many eCommerce sites are either inaccessible to those with visual, hearing or mobile disabilities, or they require ‘switching’ to specially made versions. Saatchi & Saatchi […]
Social media platforms are leading millennials to spend more money on their phones than ever before – with UK Snapchat users 300% more likely to buy items on their phones than the average Brit. With 33% of British Snapchat users happy to spend more than £100 on mobile, it puts them at 74% more likely […]
Only around half of the UK’s leading retailers have invested in mobile app technology, despite 80 per cent of shoppers using a retailer’s mobile app and conversion rates being as much as three times higher than mobile sites alone. According to an analysis of 240 of the UK’s leading retailers by eCommerce and digital agency […]
ASOS, one of the biggest names in fashion e-commerce, is rolling out its Style Match visual search tool globally for iOS and Android. First introduced for its iOS app in the UK last August, the feature lets users take or upload a photo to the app to find visually similar clothing styles that are available […]