eMarketer Podcast: How Retail Is Responding to the Coronavirus, Square Opens a Bank and Live Streaming Concerts from Home eMarketer principal analyst Andrew Lipsman discusses the current wave of retail store closures, the seismic shift to online shopping and what retailers should be thinking about during this time. He then talks about why payments firm
Amazon Remains the Undisputed No. 1 It?s little surprise that Amazon once again ranks as the No. 1 US ecommerce retailer?and by a huge margin. ?What?s surprising is that despite accounting for nearly four in 10 ecommerce dollars, the company continues to gain market share and extend its lead,? said Andrew Lipsman, eMarketer principal analyst
COVID-19 Concerns May Boost Ecommerce as Consumers Avoid Stores Across many countries where the newest strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has made an impact, isolation and social-distancing measures have been put in place. Workers in some infected countries have been asked to work from home, cities have been placed under lockdown and schools have been
Prices for Amazon Sponsored Product Ads Continue to Climb Marketers that advertise on Amazon are continuing to pour more money into paid media on the ecommerce marketplace, according to Q4 2019 reporting from technology providers and performance advertising agencies. www.emarketer.com
The Future of E-commerce: 3 Trends Driving Change The future of e-commerce is being forged by three trends: the reinvention of brick and mortar, the rise of headless commerce, and an omnichannel strategy. www.the-future-of-commerce.com
Retail Store Tours Names 8 Consumer Experience Award Winners – Retail TouchPoints Retail Store Tours has named the winners of its 2020 Consumer Experience Awards, which include retailers such as Sephora, Nordstrom, Starbucks and b8ta. Winners are named in seven categories, based on individual factors that promote consumer engagement and drive retail shopping growth. An
5 Latest Trends In Retail IoT – Retail TouchPoints Just imagine: you are walking past a music store in the mall as your phone pings you with a notification on a personal discount for the ukulele you?ve been eyeing for some time on the shop?s online web site. Tempted, you enter the store and receive
Ever-changing digital landscape: What e-commerce retailers need to know Joe Harris, partner and chief revenue officer at Wheroware, shares the top five elements in e-commerce retailers need to know and explains why retailers must focus wholly on the customer. www.retailcustomerexperience.com
