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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Now a longtime senior contributor to Practical Ecommerce since 2008, Roggio is a global eCommerce authority and a practicing merchant, developer, and journalist with over 1,300 articles addressing a plethora of topics in eCommerce. His Youtube channel also provides consistent content on all topics relating to eCommerce.

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JUNE 1, 2021

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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DECEMBER 2, 2021

In August 2021, 66% of organizations were in the process of delaying their office reopenings. Digital emerged more than ever as a channel for consumers looking for home products. Facebook and Google channels drove growth several times that of online stores. billion in 2020. Digital was crucial to apparel’s survival last year.

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MARCH 2, 2021

As COVID-19 shut down traditional sales channels for many B2B brands in 2020, the value of digital transactions grew 9.6% Nearly 60% of millennials are watching more TV on subscription services due to COVID-19 ( GlobalWebIndex ). 2020 COVID-19 + mobile stats + trends. For mobile app orders, interest has grown from 16% to 28%.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Also in Q2, Walmart’s ecommerce sales were up 97% YoY and Target grew its same-day fulfillment services by 273%. Mobile ad spend rising despite pandemic. ad spending is down due to COVID-19, mobile ad spend will increase by 4.8% Prior to the pandemic, mobile was projected to grow to $105.34B in 2020. 9/9 update.

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MAY 6, 2021

Pandemic accelerates digital real-time payment adoption. The coronavirus pandemic accelerated consumers’ adoption of real-time payment options by 41% last year. Global mobile payments make up 46% of that, amounting to a total of $102.7 In 2018, global mobile payments accounted for just 18.9% of all U.S.

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JULY 2, 2020

This halo effect makes it critical to have a strategy that encompasses all of your marketing channels. In response to COVID-19, Walmart has already integrated a touch-free payment system where customers can add money to their Walmart shopping app and use their phone to pay. 6/2 update. COVID-19 and ecommerce long-term impacts.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Facebook and Google channels drove growth several times that of online stores. Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1 Overall digital sales are expected to grow 20% in 2021, and online was an extremely profitable channel for apparel brands last year.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments. Contactless payments grew 37% YoY in Q2 2021 to account for 45% of global in-person transactions. That’s 9% growth over Q1, amounting to a total of $4.5 billion in consumer spending in Q2.

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APRIL 8, 2021

Mobile revenue predictions for 2021 and how you can take action. Social media has also proved itself as an extremely viable channel for ecommerce brands – especially for impulse purchases. As COVID-19 shut down traditional sales channels for many B2B brands in 2020, the value of digital transactions grew 9.6% to reach $9.92

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Digital emerged more than ever as a channel for consumers looking for home products. Facebook and Google channels drove growth several times that of online stores. Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1 billion in 2020. billion in 2020. In fact, 35.2%

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

10% more time spent on mobile this year ( Merkle ). 64% of shoppers surveyed want mobile and contactless pickup options, with 79% saying contactless store pickup is very important. Also in Q2, Walmart’s ecommerce sales were up 97% YoY and Target grew its same-day fulfillment services by 273%. 10/22 update. 10/7 update.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

In light of changing habits brought on by the pandemic, buy now/pay later (BNPL) services are expected to grow 44% this holiday season over 2019, with apparel, electronics, and grocery coming in as the top categories. In August 2021, 66% of organizations were in the process of delaying their office reopenings. Retail TouchPoints).

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Walmart is also experimenting with new ways to streamline checkout processes to have less friction. According to eMarketer data , as of June 2020, 30% of consumers indicated interested in mobile payments up from 17% just three months before in March. For mobile app orders, interest has grown from 16% to 28%. 12/17 update.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

As part of its continued steps to compete with Amazon during the pandemic, Walmart has plans to launch Walmart+, a Prime-like service priced at $98/year. This halo effect makes it critical to have a strategy that encompasses all of your marketing channels. will most likely lead to more challenges for those advertising on Amazon.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Mobile ad spend rising despite pandemic. ad spending is down due to COVID-19, mobile ad spend will increase by 4.8% According to new data from eMarketer , while mobile is one of the few ad formats expected to churn out growth this year, the growth is much smaller than it was projected to be before coronavirus. 8/7 update.

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JUNE 2, 2020

In light of coronavirus, nearly one-quarter of shoppers are looking for contactless payments or delivery options, with 36% of shoppers saying they won’t return to brick-and-mortar stores until a vaccine is available , according to a recent survey of 3,558 consumers from Salesforce Research. Learn more and save your spot here!

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

10% more time spent on mobile this year ( Merkle ). 64% of shoppers surveyed want mobile and contactless pickup options, with 79% saying contactless store pickup is very important. Also in Q2, Walmart’s ecommerce sales were up 97% YoY and Target grew its same-day fulfillment services by 273%. 10/22 update. 10/7 update.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

2020 COVID-19 + mobile stats + trends. US consumers spent an average 25 more minutes on mobile devices in 2020 vs. 2019 ( eMarketer ). Time spent watching digital video on mobile increased from 42 to 47 minutes ( eMarketer ). Total paid search revenue from mobile increased 93% year-over-year for ROI clients (ROI client data).

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