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How to Prep for Mobile Commerce in 2018

SellBrite

billion in Q3 2017. But in recent years, buyers are getting even more flexibility and accessibility with online shopping—thanks to the rise of mobile shopping. Mobile commerce is growing in popularity as technology improves. In 2014, mobile commerce made up 11.6% In 2017, mobile commerce is projected to make up 34.5%

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2011 Google Wallet launches as an online payment system. 2014 Apple Pay launches as a form of mobile payment. 2017 Instagram shoppable posts are introduced. 2017 Cyber Monday sales exceed $6.5B. 2014 – Apple Pay introduced as mobile payment method.

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Multichannel selling: explanation, tips, and strategies for 2024

Omnisend

These can be your website, social media, affiliate sites, and online marketplaces, or physical sales channels, such as retail stores and marketplaces like farmers’ markets, trade events, and craft fairs. In fact, according to Statista , 77% of consumers use social media to discover new brands or products.

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Retailers, Reach For The Minimum By 2020

RTP blog

By Ed King, HighStreet Collective Since we started our consultancy, HighStreet, in mid-2017, it’s become painfully clear that legacy retailers have had a difficult time with their “omnichannel” and in-store innovation efforts. Enable purchase functions embedded directly inside social media channels. Offer roaming checkout.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

million in 2017. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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How to Increase eCommerce Conversions During the 2018 Holiday Season

Kissmetrics

An infographic from Amazon revealed that in 2017 the marketplace shipped more than 5 billion products worldwide via it’s Amazon Prime service, with delivery times as fast as just eight or nine minutes. Integrate social media. You can also use social integration and product shares to showcase recent purchases across social media.

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Deloitte Predicts Exceptionally Strong Sales for the 2018 Holidays

ChannelAdvisor

Inspired by the convenience of mobile payments and shopping apps, consumers also made purchases from their smartphones more than ever before — leading to the first-ever $2 billion mobile shopping day on Cyber Monday. That’s a 25% increase over 2017’s projected $1,226, which itself had been a 23% jump from the preceding year.