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UK Retail Survey: E-Commerce Trends Shifting Heavily Toward Amazon Shopping During The Pandemic
“New research by Wunderman Thompson Commerce reveals that fewer than two in ten (16%) of UK consumers intend to return to their old shopping habits post-lockdown The impact of COVID-19 may also be a tipping point for ethical concerns with nearly three-quarters (73%) wishing that retailers and brands would offer better environmental practices. Over half…
HOW CORONAVIRUS HAS CHANGED WHAT AUSTINITES ARE BUYING THESE DAYS
“Consumer data from the retail app Ibotta shows how our buying habits have changed since the pandemic began. One change is obvious – online shopping was up nearly 79% from a year ago. The data show that Austinites are drinking at home more. Beer sales are up 77%, wine sales up 72% (rosé is the…
How Stitch Fix used AI to personalize its online shopping experience
“A key tenet of our personalization model is that the more information clients share, the better we are able to personalize their recommendations. We are usually able to adapt the model based on feedback from our clients; however, rules-based systems aren’t generally adaptive. We need the system to learn from client feedback on the outfits…
A great technology wave is cresting over America because of the pandemic — and it’s largely a good thing
“The number of Zoom meetings jumped from a pre-Covid 10 million daily-meeting participants in 2019 to a whopping 300 million in April 2020. As of April 21, U.S. and Canadian e-commerce orders have grown by 129% year-over-year, while global online retail orders have achieved an impressive 146% growth. According to a Coresight Research report and…