Amazon is reportedly getting serious about mobile payments to challenge the likes of Apple and Samsung by bringing its digital wallet to brick-and-mortar merchants – before the competition gets a stranglehold on the market. The eCommerce giant is starting by bringing Amazon Pay to gas stations, restaurants, and other merchants that wouldn’t necessarily consider Amazon […]
The number of Brits using their smartphones to make purchases online in the lead-up to Christmas has increased 44 per cent in 2018 compared to last year. This increase is highlighted in the over 50 per cent rise in mobile sales expected during Black Friday weekend. Alongside mobile sales growth, a further six per cent […]
Google is looking to Southeast Asia as one of the most vital interney economies of the future, following the release of its 2018 e-Conomy Southeast Asia report, which has predicted the region’s digital economy will be worth $72bn (£56bn) by the end of the year. The report, produced by Google and Temasek, projects that the […]
Instagram has unveiled three updates to its shopping tools aimed at making it easier than ever for brands to direct users to their products and encourage transactions. The update comes just as many retailers are ramping up their marketing activities ready for the holiday season. Instagram users will now be able to save shoppable posts […]
Just in time for the holiday season, Snapchat’s Discover section in the app will have a new channel: “Shop and Cop.” The channel, which started November 17, includes a native eCommerce experience powered by Shopify, allowing consumers to shop without leaving the app or being directed to a microsite. To kick it off, Gymshark, a […]
Adobe released its online shopping predictions for the 2018 holiday season (from November to December), which found that spending in the UK, France, and Germany will jump nearly 25% compared with the same period in 2017. The findings, based on Adobe Analytics data, also reveals shoppers in the UK will spend more than three times […]
A new online survey by YouGov of 2,024 British shoppers gives online retailers plenty to think about just as their busiest period of the year approaches. Commissioned by post-purchase communication experts parcelLab, the study reveals that although 49% of people now do at least half their Christmas shopping online, 44% say the experience is worse […]
Amazon has made a deal with Apple that will see the Cupertino tech company sell its products — including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches — directly on Amazon, according to a report from CNET. Amazon has sold Apple products before, but those have been from third-party sellers, which means that the prices are often variable […]
The full spirit of Mexico’s annual ‘Day of the Dead’ festival provided the perfect festive flavour of leading tequila brand Jose Cuervo. The theme was chosen as the best platform to encourage airport passengers to trial the brand’s Margarita signature serve at duty free stores within London Gatwick, London Heathrow T3 and Frankfurt airports. The […]
Over two thirds (70%) of consumer have yet to act on voice search results, with many concerned about the accuracy of online business information, according to new research. The ‘Accuracy in the Age of Voice Search’ Report by Yext found that 35% of consumers have discovered opening hours displayed online have been inaccurate upon checking […]