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We posted a whitepaper earlier this year that studied four different age groups and their shopping habits. Each generation displays unique characteristics, digital maturity, preferences,…

I’ll say it – I was a nerd. The feeling of a new, fat pack of PaperMate colored pens lined perfectly in a ROY-G-BIV row,…

You can’t start preparing for the holidays or peak season sales too soon – but you can begin, too late. Now is the prime time…

With human-like features and a wait-free route to customer service, chatbots create dependable brand relationships with their audience. In our last chatbot post, we learned…

Who doesn’t like arriving home and seeing a package at the front door? Even if it’s something you ordered and expected, it’s still exciting. Leading…

Globally, retail sales will top $27 trillion by 2020, with over $4 trillion attributed to eCommerce. In the US, sales are slated to exceed $423…

The 21st annual Webby Award winners have been announced! With the worldwide internet currently boasting close to 1.2 billion websites, it’s tough to stand out…

What do headless commerce and cloud computing have in common? They are among recent eCommerce trends that are changing the face of online selling today.…

Blockchain. It’s being called the next generation of the Internet – a technology that will have far-reaching effects across societies, world economies, and throughout business…

With the quickly evolving world of digital shopping, customers have been demanding more robust, engaging shopping experiences, forcing many retailers to upgrade their platforms to…

This has been a whirlwind year packed with events and digital shifts felt worldwide by everyone, especially retailers. New technologies such as virtual reality and…

The word is out: The 2016 holiday season is setting up for growth in online sales and seasonal jobs. As pent up demand is released…

It’s that wonderful time of year again, retailers! With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, we’ve compiled key projections for the peak season.…

It’s not too late to get in on fright night’s record popularity and drive eCommerce Halloween sales. Halloween is all about disguise – from super…

We’ve all heard it—it’s the age of the consumer. Shoppers want an effortless experience when clicking and flipping through sites, from the home page to…

We’ve all heard it: B2C sets the standard for B2B when creating a consumer-oriented experience. The same (or similar) strategies and insights used for B2C…

With crying children painstakingly pulling their parents towards candy shelves, swerving crowds of shopping carts, and seemingly endless aisles hiding the last item on your…

The long days of dusty summer baseball scrimmages and pavement football games are winding to a close as the later weeks of August draw closer.…

Reduced fuel consumption, faster driving speeds, safer roads, and fewer costs; these are just some of the possible benefits attained by the advent of self-driving…

Thursday, June 23rd, the world watched, buzzing while more than 33 million U.K. citizens submitted their Brexit votes. The result, a 51.9% winning decision to cut…

Our Global eCommerce Book examines the top 10 eCommerce markets around the world, compiling information on key demographic features, mobile commerce, major shopping days, industry…

The 2016 Australia eCommerce Market is home to the second largest online population in the Asia-Pacific region. With a stable economy and proximal location to…

The 2016 Brazil eCommerce Market is the largest in Latin America, featuring an expanding middle class and digital ecosystem. The market is expected to surpass $27…

The 2016 Canada eCommerce Market features a sophisticated economy and a growing eCommerce industry, expected to total nearly $40 billion by 2018. Over 17% of…

The 2016 South Korea eCommerce Market totaled nearly $38 billion last year and is expected to surpass $50 billion by 2018. As the most popular…

As eCommerce technology continually evolves, customer experience is becoming increasingly essential to the conversion of sales. Some retailers are currently planning to create and sustain…

The 2016 France eCommerce market totaled over $42 billion last year and is projected to surpass $53 billion by 2018. The amount of digital buyers…

The digital device a shopper utilizes can markedly affect eCommerce sales and buyer behaviors, especially when making a mobile shopping comparison between smartphones and tablets. Factors such…

The 2016 Germany eCommerce market totaled $62 billion in 2015 and is projected to surpass $82 billion by 2018. As the second most populous nation…

Featuring a well-developed infrastructure and a digitally sophisticated population, the 2016 Japan eCommerce market totaled $89 billion last year and is projected to surpass $122…

The 2016 U.K. eCommerce market is the strongest in Europe and the third largest in the world, totaling $99 billion in 2015 and expected to…

B2B eCommerce continues to be a hot industry topic, but what are some of the key 2016 B2B eCommerce trends both established and emerging B2B…

The 2016 China eCommerce market has become the largest in the world and is projected to total $1.6 trillion in approximately two years. Below are…

The 2016 U.S. eCommerce market has become the second largest globally and is expected to reach a total of $482 billion by 2018. Here are some quick…

A hot Arabic sun glistens along the canal as Italian-inspired black gondolas languidly weave past one another, stopping at luxury store entrances, the passengers hopping…

With a burst of silver confetti, glimmer of fireworks, and the annual drop of the crystal ball (or an oversized conch shell, peach, moon pie,…

  Our cross-border eCommerce whitepaper concentrates on the current and future growth of the cross-border retail industry, a trend that’s been gaining exceptional momentum in…

Another year, another Cyber Monday. As we continue on from our Cyber Monday 2014 results blog post last year, here are some of the key Cyber Monday 2015…

With the orange jack-o-lantern buckets and fuzzy fake spider webs of Halloween back in storage for another year, the silent clouds rolling in with their…

Our B2B eCommerce whitepaper focuses on the current state of B2B eCommerce and how this trillion dollar industry is evolving and continues to innovate at…

Social media has a major influence on shoppers’ browsing and buying habits. Customer experiences are being transformed by real-time tailored ads and messages as marketing…

Viral trends can emerge in the blink of an eye and site traffic can increase exponentially in mere minutes. In this whitepaper, created in collaboration with hosting…

In years past, word of mouth and possibly a sprinkle of familial tradition were critical to product discovery. However, with the changes of time and…

Asia, the world’s largest and most rapidly growing eCommerce market, is projected to account for 48% of global cross-border eCommerce sales by the end of…

Born to a unique world of quickly-evolving technology, millennials (characterized as those aged 18 to 34, according to Social Lens Research) have defined a new…

As the southern neighbor of the U.S., Mexico eCommerce continues to increase its presence and is a target many eCommerce professionals are keeping an eye…

Our 2015 back to school infographic is a follow-up of our 2014 back to school post and features an array of information on how the back…

As mobile commerce continues to grow worldwide, Europe is one continent that continues to see large increases in both smartphone and tablet commerce transactions. However,…

Gender and online shopping have a unique relationship - a few years ago we discussed the differences between gender and eCommerce and found some pretty…