e-commerce
In the UK 80% of music and videos are bought online, what sectors are next?
Posted By Sam,
April 3rd, 2013
We all know that over the last few years the High Street has taken a battering with a combination of economic downturn and the rise of a new competitor marketplace online. However it would be wrong to look at this homogeneously as the High Street versus Online. Online retail sales have trebled in the past 6 years, however they still ‘only’ account for 11% of all retail sales. (see image from emarketer)
Global ecommerce tops $1trillion – UK consumers biggest online spenders
Posted By Sam,
How much do we all spend online globally? Well this year, according to research from emarketer e-commerce sales worldwide broke the $1 Trillion mark for the first time. To put that into some sort of context, $1 trillion is roughly the entire GDP of Indonesia or 20 year’s of revenue (at current values) for Google Inc.
Despite the worldwide slump and recession hitting many countries, 2012′s Global e-commerce spend saw a growth of 21%. The three biggest nations, in terms of total spend were USA, UK and Japan, with China set to take second place over the next couple of years. In terms of region growth, Asia Pacific, with a surging China and newly active Japan, is set to overtake a recession hit western Europe.
Independent Fashion Site Goes Live
Posted By Andrew Mabbott,
March 22nd, 2011
Independent Boutique is an online store for women’s fashion and accessories, showcasing work from the best independent British designers. By selling together through a single platform, designers are able to reach a larger audience, while fashion-conscious shoppers get instant access to the rich talent and creativity the UK fashion industry has to offer through a single-branded environment.
Why engage in the Web?
Posted By Garry,
March 9th, 2011
Herbert Simon, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, said that we live in an age of attention scarcity. “What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it”. The world moves faster, customers are more demanding, more impatient, they have more choice than ever before and delivery is demanded yesterday.
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Online Sales Continue to go Upwards
Posted By Jon,
December 16th, 2008
We’ve reported on these pages before that Online sales are in rude health, and the most recent reports do nothing but support that claim.
U.K. shoppers spent 16% more online this year than last year, reports Capgemini U.K. Plc.
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