e-retail

The changing retail landscape

by Peter Horsten on 15th January 2013

The commerce reality is changing dramatically fast. With the developments and new trends that have arisen over the last year it’s especially visible. As in each technology-dependent area the novelties come as fast as a lightening. Some of them disappear as fast as they came, but a part adapts to the market and makes milestone changes. Here are some of the major milestones we can see if it comes to modern retail. [click to continue…]

Chasing the Holiday season spirit in the rising e-commerce market

by Peter Horsten 05.12.2012 e-commerce
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The shopping rush season has already started in November and especially sped up after Thanksgiving.  What’s more it seems the mobile devices and multichannel strategies bring the expected results for the majority of retailers. Current data promise the season success of at least 15% revenue over last year’s Christmas. Sounds like e-retail can be proud [...]

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E-commerce fashion market – It’s a man’s world

by Peter Horsten 19.10.2012 e-commerce
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In contrast to a common stereotype, it’s lately been men who shopped online for clothes more eagerly and effectively rather than women.  E-commerce male shoppers’ spending in the fashion sector grows currently at 13% rate annually, while in case of women the number closes at 10%. The trend is especially visible on sites providing complex [...]

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Our aid in e-retailing – replacement market for e-commerce solutions

by Peter Horsten 26.09.2012 e-commerce
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E-commerce is growing with an enormous speed. In the most prolific month of the year (so far, July) e-retail sales went up to 17% and m-Retail recorded a 313% growth that is still soaring up. However, with such a growth come also huge expectations. The e-shops operating on older technologies seem to start feeling fatigue with their [...]

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Be aware the tablet shopper is near!

by Peter Horsten 02.04.2012 e-commerce
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Mobile increasingly becomes a part of the customer journey before his final decision about a purchase and where to make it. You see them visiting your shop, meanwhile surfing the Internet through a mobile browser to check your competition. If you study your website’s or webshop’s analytics, you will surely notice a similar trend. Mobile [...]

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Biggest Dutch internet retailer Wehkamp.nl for sale

by Peter Horsten 26.01.2012 e-commerce
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Dutch privately-owned online retailer Wehkamp.nl is up on sale and has attracted interest from several parties. Rumors and “internal sources” claim companies such as Amazon.com and their Dutch rival Bol.com are interested. Most probably a new owner could be the Dutch food retailer Albert Heijn, who is lacking a successful non-food strategy. The fact is that [...]

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The biggest brand you’ve never heard of is online now – Li-Ning

by Peter Horsten 19.01.2012 e-commerce
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The Chinese are rapidly expanding outside China. Recently the Chinese sport brand Li-ning has made its debute to the US market with a brand new web shop. Probably you’ve never heard of them and that’s what they realized as well. Market research showed there was no brand awareness related to Li-Ning. The brand has to [...]

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