BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

over 2016 to $691.9 over 2016 to $138.4 So, how does an online store prepare for the barrage of traffic, the increase in advertising costs, and the technology industry updates playing out in full view of everyone (think Facebook’s data updates, Google’s mobile update and Amazon’s new ad marketplace)? Online sales increased 11.5%

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RTP blog

APRIL 25, 2017

retail sales in 2016, according to Forrester Research. But despite mobile’s meteoric growth as a sales catalyst, the actual number of transactions completed on mobile devices remains low: $60.2 But some people are asking whether mobile has betrayed its promise as the newest and most promising channel.”

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Optimizely

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Customers who shop on mobile do so with a different mindset than they do on any other channel. Research has shown that shoppers increasingly use mobile for early-stage browsing and discovery, then will switch to a different device to actually complete the purchase. mentality that many customers have while shopping on mobile (i.e.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In 2016, shoppers spent more than $1.9 Mobile payments are also making an increasing impact. This shift to mobile is pushed along with the ever expanding list of payments-enabled devices. 28% of millennials prefer shopping on their smartphones (a mobile device) rather than on their computers. trillion worldwide.

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Steve Dennis

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

It’s no secret that mobile is becoming increasingly important in consumers’ shopping journeys. And of course when we say “digital,” often we mean mobile. In fact, for many retailers, mobile is becoming the front door to the store. It would appear that there is no going back in the move to mobile.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

The HSN-style, free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel will give consumers expanded access to the content and creators of Amazon Live, which debuted in 2016 on desktop, mobile and Amazon’s Fire TV devices. In 2023, more than 1 billion customers in the U.S. and India watched Amazon Live streams across those devices, according to Amazon.

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BigCommerce

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

mobile and iOS v. This means we have excluded brands from the data set that joined BigCommerce prior to Cyber Week 2016. And in fact, the biggest increase in orders and sales in 2017 over 2016 was on Thanksgiving itself. Mobile Orders Surpass 50%. Cyber Week 2017 Mobile v. Thanksgiving: Mobile: 54%.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.).

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Luxury online fashion retailer Mytheresa has improved add-to-cart and conversion rates as well as reduced mobile bounce rates and increased newsletter signups in China following the deployment of the Kibo unified commerce solution.

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SellBrite

JANUARY 17, 2018

But in recent years, buyers are getting even more flexibility and accessibility with online shopping—thanks to the rise of mobile shopping. Mobile commerce is growing in popularity as technology improves. To help sellers prep for “m-commerce” in the coming year, this guide will walk through how much mobile shopping has grown.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A recent study conducted by WeAreSocial concluded that global internet penetration exceeded 50% in 2016 and surpassed all benchmarks when considering the annual rate of change –– one that is expected to accelerate over the next 12 months alone. billion global mobile users in 2017, equaling 66% penetration.

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Klaviyo

DECEMBER 1, 2017

2017 has been a tough year for mobile popups. In January, Google started penalizing websites using mobile popups that prevent users from accessing content. Many interpreted these moves as the end of mobile popups. Mobile popups are now smarter and more efficient than ever. Why mobile popups? Not convinced?

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Sailthru

JANUARY 11, 2018

We’ll look into both these stories as well as news that branded shopping apps and the mobile internet showed equal conversion rates during 2017. The most recent Mastercard SpendingPulse , released on December 26th, reports that online sales between November 1st and Christmas Eve grew a whopping 18 percent compared to 2016.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Business Insider reported , in 2016, that there would be 27.7 million mobile point-of-sale (POS) devices in the U.S. Mobile POS systems are becoming quite popular in the restaurant business. Below are five practical use cases for retail-based mobile point-of-sale. Mobile POS is here, and it’s not going anywhere.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 5, 2016

Because of this, video ranks among the top new initiatives where retailers plan to invest in 2016. mobile video. Online video platforms can track the performance of videos across multiple sites--not just your own--and how they influence customers. video production.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Why mobile matters most – 70% of Amazon customers made purchases on Amazon’s mobile site – and how to optimize for it. The original book was eight months in the making –– with the first email sent out to a subject matter expert on January 21, 2016. That first book launching in August 2016. That timing is critical.

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OrderDynamics

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Mobile Commerce: More Than Responsive Design. It is no surprise that mobile commerce is an important trend in retail. In fact, eMarketer predicts that by 2021, the mobile commerce market will represent 72.9% Just go into any store and watch how many shoppers check their mobile phone at some point.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2020

By identifying these conversion metrics, marketers are now able to compare the uplift seen in sections of their campaigns such as mobile, as well as enable them to measure cross-platform uplift. For example, a renowned fitness brand wanted to better understand the impact of its mobile and OOH spending.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

Cardlytics runs banking rewards programs for financial institutions that are designed to allow marketers to identify new customers and increase loyalty from within banks’ online and mobile channels. Founded in 2016, Dosh is a transaction-based advertising platform that helps consumers earn cash back when they shop, dine or book hotels.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Retailers can no longer afford to adopt a laissez faire fair mentality when it comes to mobile advertising. Instead, mobile advertising traffic has risen past the level of desktop , but so far appears to be additive. The Rise of Mobile Advertising has Been Relentless. Mobile is nearly at parity with desktop computers.

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Sailthru

JULY 16, 2019

In an era where the average person is using their smartphone for more than 25% of the time they are awake, it’s natural that retailers are targeting shoppers more and more through mobile apps. Studies show that mobile apps may be even more useful than websites for encouraging purchases.

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BigCommerce

MARCH 7, 2017

More than 50% of SMBs reported that they are more interested in selling on social channels than they were in 2016. Mobile Growth Optimization. SMBs are seeing exponential growth in mobile traffic and sales, and as a result many are putting a heavy focus on optimizing for mobile shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

That’s why the retailer and mobile service provider uses multiple technology solutions to create a personalized shopping experience at scale. It’s used not just to support shopping but also to provide a unified mobile and home experience. And customers are 4X more likely to buy on the same day that they have a call with a sales rep.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Research shows that: · The Hispanic dropout rate fell from 16% in 2011 to 10% in 2016. · The percent of Hispanic high school graduates ages 18 to 24 enrolled in college rose from 32% in 1999 to 47% in 2016. · The number of Hispanics enrolled in public and private nursery schools, K-12 schools and colleges rose from 9.9

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

When the mobile game “Pokémon GO” made a splash in 2016, global audiences got their first taste of just how engaging augmented reality experiences could be — and brands took notice. This experience gives brands the ability to give their customers all the benefits of in-person shopping from the comfort of their own homes.

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GetElastic

APRIL 10, 2016

Digital experiences are not just about websites and mobile apps, either, Adobe says. Denger cited Adobe research showing that 30% of shoppers are willing to authenticate on mobile apps while shopping in store in exchange for a more personalized shopping experience.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths changed its loyalty program three times between 2015 and 2016 trying to find one that resonated with its customers. In 2016, the coffeehouse giant changed the earning structure of its 11 million-member Starbucks Rewards program, awarding points based on dollars spent rather than the number of visits.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

As we kick off Cyber Monday in earnest, we’re taking a look back over the holiday weekend and mobile is the clear winner. Thanksgiving Day specifically saw the greatest amount of mobile traffic and mobile orders. In 2016 this trend exploded over the holiday weekend, with mobile traffic accounting for 75.3%

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

As we mentioned in our post yesterday , mobile is the big winner for the Cyber Five with nearly 73% of traffic on the ChannelAdvisor platform coming through mobile devices (a big jump from 2015’s 62%) and 46% of orders (versus 2015’s 40%). year over year, from 2.19% in 2015 to 2.38% in 2016. Free shipping.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Business Insider reported , in 2016, that there would be 27.7 million mobile point-of-sale (POS) devices in the U.S. Mobile POS systems are becoming quite popular in the restaurant business. Below are five practical use cases for retail-based mobile point-of-sale. Mobile POS is here, and it’s not going anywhere.

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Point of Sale Mobile POS Information 40

RTP blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2016, Amazon promoted an additional 25% off select items and deals when ordering from an Alexa, and this year we expect to see even more incentives, especially since Amazon’s sales surpassed $3 billion for the first time ever. And for the first time ever, 53% of all orders last year came from mobile devices.

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ChannelAdvisor

OCTOBER 31, 2016

On Thursday, October 27, 2016, Amazon reported their Q3 2016 results. Remember that comScore reports desktop growth at 10% and mobile at ~5% for a total of 15%, which is what we think of as the ‘e-commerce baseline.’ First, here is the Q3 16 Results Tracker where we look at the most important metrics. Amazon missed Wall St.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In fact, in 2016, over one hundred million people had already gone shopping by the time Black Friday rolled around. Small Business Saturday in 2016 saw nearly a quarter of a million social media posts using some variant of the following hashtags: #SmallBizSat. Is your small business mobile-friendly? Need more ideas?

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ChannelAdvisor

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Google Expanded Text Ads: Optimized for mobile, expanded text ads give more ad copy space for a stronger description and more visibility. The post Introducing the ChannelAdvisor Expanded Product Suite: Autumn 2016 appeared first on Channel Advisor. Guide the Consumers of Your Brand to the Best Path to Purchase.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

At the same time, the marketplace’s monthly active mobile users increased by 39 million, reaching a record height of 340 million in 2015. In the first quarter of 2016, WeChat generated $1.8 billion in mobile revenue. In the first quarter of 2016, WeChat generated $1.8 billion in mobile revenue. Social Commerce.

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BigCommerce

MAY 8, 2017

Jonathan Alferness, Vice President, Product Management, Google Shopping Inside AdWords, May 2016. When you’re shopping online, product images are the closest you can get to an in-store experience; zooming in and looking at alternate angles is the digital replacement for holding it in your hands or trying it on.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 20, 2017

Comparing January-March 2016 to January-March 2017 we have had a 6x increase in sales. Comparing 2015 to 2016 we have had a 11x increase in sales! We recently moved to a new Stencil template that is mobile optimized. We shoot our own top quality photography for our store’s minimal but playful range of products.

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