Online retail continues to grow, with 42.6% of UK consumers buying online at least once a week, and the average online spend per shopper reaching £71 per month.
These are some of the finding of a survey of 2,000 UK shoppers by eCommera, which also finds that more than a third of shoppers have increased their online spending over the past year.
You can read a fully copy of the story on Econsultancy's site here...
Read coverage on Michael Ross from eCommera on Guardian article "Dotcom fever rises as Ocado prepares to float".
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Read Retail Technology coverage of eCommera and Repsonsys partnership http://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/news/olympics-2012-store-gets-interactive
eCommera will deploy Responsys Interact Suite to drive traffic and revenue for customers including the London Olympics 2012 store.
Responsys, a leading provider of on-demand email and cross-channel marketing solutions, today announced it has partnered with eCommera, a leading e-commerce technology and services company. eCommera will use Responsys Interact® Suite to enhance the online trading performance of its customers by delivering the most advanced cross-channel marketing campaigns. The first eCommera customer to use Responsys will be the...
Retailers must elevate ecommerce in order to succeed
~ Senior business figures, including Sir Martin Sorrell
warn web is now critical to retail and brand success ~
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For a decade, retail analysts and industry watchers have charted the demise of the high street and lauded the unchecked rise of ecommerce. But suddenly the ecommerce gravy train is facing its own challenges. Read Michael Ross article published in the Financial Times discussing the unique challenges online retailers face in tough markets. Read FT.com article