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Unleash your e-commerce potential with ChannelAdvisor

The pandemic has accelerated many consumer behaviour trends, especially shopping online, with ChannelAdvisor revealing that 55 percent of UK consumers shop online more frequently than before Covid. This shift is a challenge for most brands and retailers and an opportunity to build a resilient e-commerce business, as today's consumers are...

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Prepare your business for the holidays with ChannelAdvisor

With the festive season fast approaching and the effects of Covid-19 still impacting global supply chains, alongside the complexities of Brexit - how prepared is your marketplace business? ChannelAdvisor’s manager of account services, Vini Ratnamaheson has some great tips to set yourself up for success —from mapping out your inventory levels to...

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7 Must-Attend Sessions for Fashion Retailers at ChannelAdvisor Connect

It’s expected that by 2023, almost a quarter of all fashion transactions will happen online.* And this does not include the significant influence that online presence wields on offline sales. Fashion brands and retailers need to be agile, innovative and omnipresent to excel in today’s competitive market. ChannelAdvisor Connect, the annual...

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Five Fashion Trends That Brands Can’t Ignore

The last year has been transformational for fashion brands and retailers. From initial inspiration to checkout, the way fashion consumers shop has dramatically changed. As Covid-19 restrictions continue to lift, digital will continue to have a critical part to play. This offers a unique opportunity for fashion brands and retailers to connect and...

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How fashion brands can navigate post-Covid recovery

Shopping has changed drastically over the last year. Shop closures - most temporary, but others permanent - have seen fashion customers flock to e-commerce and online marketplaces. Brands and retailers have followed consumers, establishing and expanding their presence on channels such as Zalando. With the most stringent lockdown restrictions...

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Window shopping on the decline in the post-Covid era

With the threat of second wave of the pandemic looming and increased Government restrictions disrupting footfall on the high street, the immediate future of fashion retail is uncertain. The brands that succeed in these trying times will be those that place as much emphasis on customer experience online as they do in their bricks and mortar...

Retail

60 percent of British consumers to avoid high street over the next month

With the loosening of Covid-19 lockdown measures in the UK, shops reopened and consumers were able to shop in-store again. However, British customers still remain wary about purchasing items in physical stores and online shopping is the current preferable option. That’s according to research commissioned by e-commerce platform ChannelAdvisor and...

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Two in five shoppers vow to shop online

While UK shops look to reopen on 15 June, research has found many consumers who turned to online shopping out of necessity intend to shop even more frequently online after lockdown ends. Older shoppers especially said they wil continue purchasing online. The news comes as the Covid-19 crisis is driving a new wave of online consumers as two in...

Fashion Featured

How fashion brands can optimise e-commerce operations during the Covid-19 lockdown

The impact Covid-19 is having on the global fashion industry is immense, with international lockdowns forcing physical retail stores to close and more shoppers to look online for their fashion purchases. With no definite end to the crisis in sight, brands need to adapt to quickly changing shopping behaviours using data-driven insights, according...

Design

'Mobile commerce revealed as Achilles’ heel for retailers'

Weak mobile strategies carried out by online retailers could prove to be a weakspot during this year's upcoming holiday season and may negatively impact sales, according to a new study. The 2014 Holiday Retail Audit, published by eBay Enterprise, revealed that mobile commerce continues to be a frail area for online retailers, despite it being...

Fashion

Pinterest referrals are 10 percent more likely to convert

Pinterest, the place to “discover ideas for all your projects and interests”, has become an important social media tool for retailers to engage with, and it seems that for e-tailers who are struggling to convert from Twitter and Facebook could find Pinterest to be more receptive. According to research by e-commerce solutions provider...

Design

La Redoute teams up with ChannelAdvisor for international expansion

French online and catalogue retailer La Redoute is using ChannelAdvisor to aid its expansion and to sell its products internationally through Amazon and eBay. By using ChannelAdvisor’s Marketplaces solution to sell its products internationally, La Redoute can expand its offering to American consumers without the need for an existing presence or...