5 e-commerce trends for 2022

In the past two years, we have seen e-commerce change and grow to meet the demands of the new Covid-19 world. As we celebrate a New Year, it is vital for all online sellers to look ahead and plan for what's to come. According to e-commerce experts Optiseller, there are five new e-commerce trends that…

Only 1 in 3 will return to high street once Lockdown ends

Retail experts now warn of a tough December for the high street, after a record-breaking Black Friday weekend in online sales. Digital commerce and location intelligence company GBG offered the warning in a new report on consumers’ festive shopping hopes and fears: Christmas Unwrapped. GBG, whose eCommerce experts work with over half the UK’s top retailers including…

Online sales up 60% year on year, ONS shows

October’s retail sales estimates, released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveal sales volumes - both online and offline - increased by 5.8% year on year (YOY), up 1.2% from September’s results. However, the home delivery specialist ParcelHero says that High Street stores cannot take too much comfort in these figures, as they don’t reflect…