Social media crucial for ecommerce sites

Building relationships with social media users is essential to the success of ecommerce sites, according to advice from searchenginejournal.com. Building relationships with social media users is essential to the success of ecommerce sites, according to advice from searchenginejournal.com. That’s because … Continued

Technology at the centre of retail future

Constantly-evolving conditions for retailers has made e-commerce the biggest investment priority for 2013, ecommerceouttakes.com reports. Constantly-evolving conditions for retailers has made e-commerce the biggest investment priority for 2013, ecommerceouttakes.com reports. According to the newest IT in Retail report, businesses of … Continued

US travel ecommerce hits 100 billion dollar mark

Last year saw spending in the US travel ecommerce sector breach the $100 billion mark for the first time, according to comScore figures cited by skift.com. Last year saw spending in the US travel ecommerce sector breach the $100 billion … Continued

International firms gaining foothold in Australia

Home-grown brands in Australia are being put on the backburner in the eyes of consumers due to the amount of international firms looking to ply their trade in the country, reports warc.com. Home-grown brands in Australia are being put on … Continued

Austerity driving Polish ecommerce boom

Poland’s slowing economy means an increasing number of shoppers are going online in the hunt for a bargain, reports ft.com. Poland’s slowing economy means an increasing number of shoppers are going online in the hunt for a bargain, reports ft.com. … Continued

Half of South Africans have shopped online in past year

New research supplied by the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) indicates that one in two South Africans have shopped online over the last year. New research supplied by the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) indicates that one in … Continued

Indian e-commerce primed for explosion

India’s e-commerce sector attracted eight million shoppers over the course of 2012, but analysts from Google insist the best is still to come. India’s e-commerce sector attracted eight million shoppers over the course of 2012, but analysts from Google insist … Continued