
Heikki Haldre, co-founder and chief executive at virtual fitting room provider Fits.me discusses how retailers can implement environmentally friendly initiatives without discouraging online shoppers.

No longer restricted to PC’s and laptops eCommerce is becoming ever more complicated as an increasing number of potential customer touch points emerge including mobile, apps, social media and interactive TV.

70% of retailers in STORES’ Top 100 Retailers list and 47% of brands in the Hot 100 list offer mobile apps, 100% of the top 20 revenue producers offer mobile apps.

Rakuten Play.com’s busy marketplace, which has categories including music, DVDs, clothing, sports and outdoor, electronics and toys, has more than 15 million users.

Fragrance retailer, The Fragrance Shop reports it has reduced cart abandonment rates by at least 10 per cent after installing address validation from Postcode Anywhere on their ecommerce site.

In order to stay ahead of the competition, you need to keep up with trends. By Thomas Vollrath, CEO of 123-reg.co.uk’s parent company, Host Europe Group
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