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4 Steps to Build a Strong eCommerce Strategy [Infographic] | Social Media Today
The COVID-19 lockdowns have forced more businesses to consider their eCommerce options as an alternative to supplement their income, and to meet consumers where they're active.
The eCommerce shift has been in effect for some time, with increasingly more shoppers looking to buy online. Indeed, according to data from eMarketer , eCommerce sales are expected to account for some 22% of total global retail sales by 2023, up from 14% in 2019.
Is the e-commerce shift going to last? – TechCrunch
E-commerce is taking off faster than ever. In the last couple of weeks, my Twitter timeline has been filled with operators gushing about how the weekends seem like Black Friday, even for non-essential commodities. Change is already here.
As we help thousands of businesses to move online, our platform is now handling Black Friday level traffic every day!
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Our merchants aren't stopping, neither are we. We need 🧠to scale our platform. https://t.co/e2JeyjcEeC pic.twitter.com/6lqSrNUCte
Lockdown 4.0: Relief for e-commerce firms as deliveries can resume in red zones
As part of Lockdown 4.0 guidelines, MHA allowed delivery of non-essential products in red zones as well Now, e-commerce firms will be awaiting guidelines for inter-state movement of goods to ensure smooth operations
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E-commerce companies may resume full services from Monday, await states' views | India News
E-Commerce Delivery Of Non-Essentials Allowed For Coronavirus Red Zones
E-commerce companies can deliver essential and non-essential items to all places outside containment zones, the centre announced today as it extended the nationwide lockdown for a third time till May 31. This includes red zones as well. E-commerce platforms were earlier allowed to deliver non-essential items only in green and orange zones in the third phase of the lockdown.
Online sales will continue to be restricted in containment zones across the country, where only essential activities will be permitted. Containment zones will be strictly monitored, no movement of people will be allowed except for medical emergencies and maintaining supply of essential goods.
eCommerce Sales Volumes Triple in Last Two Months
CHICAGO, May 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PowerReviews reveals the staggering changes in consumer behavior and interaction with online ratings and reviews over the past two months in its research published today.
The May edition of the PowerReviews Market Trends Snapshot is based on analysis of consumer activity across more than 1.5MM review product pages from the websites of more than 1,200 brands. It reveals:
Carol Krakowski - Director, Insights at PowerReviews, states:
"Unsurprisingly and as reported widely elsewhere, our data reveals that digital consumer transactions have surged during these times of self-quarantine and "stay at home" orders. However, the numbers are still staggering. Online sales volumes surged 210% between February 24 and April 15. This continued the trend we saw in last month's snapshot , when we reported an increase of 101%.
E-Commerce Is Finally Coming to Cars - WSJ
Consultants have expected the disruptive power of e-commerce to spread to vehicles—the most valuable consumer products there are—ever since the dot-com boom more than 20 years ago. But the only significant change to the decades-old structure of U.S. vehicle retail has come from Tesla, which dispenses with independent dealerships in favor of directly controlled showrooms. Could the pandemic be the catalyst the wider industry previously lacked?
Happening on Twitter
For those asking, the MHA guidelines say if it's not banned under their list, it is allowed. So yes, that means sal… https://t.co/J7KPDFuvJT Nidhi (from New Delhi, Delhi) Sun May 17 15:20:57 +0000 2020
Lockdown 4: ई-कॉमर्स कंपनियां रेड जोन में à¤ी कर सकेंगी गैर जरूरी सामानों की डिलिवरी https://t.co/bSN5YcE18K ndtvindia (from New Delhi) Sun May 17 16:53:13 +0000 2020
E-commerce companies may resume full services from Monday, await states' views https://t.co/zHO79dm9v0 TOIIndiaNews (from New Delhi, India) Sun May 17 18:00:02 +0000 2020
Les suites du passage devant le tribunal de commerce de #Presstalis ont de lourdes conséquences sur l'emploi dans l… https://t.co/wICY2DsqDp humanite_fr (from Saint-Denis (93), France) Sun May 17 18:09:25 +0000 2020
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