Alibaba Group Holdings Limited announced record-breaking sales of $17.8 billion on Singles Day from Thursday into Friday, up 32% from $14.3 billion in 2015. See how mobile played a part in the overall success of Singles Day and how rival competitor JD.com did on Singles Day.
Consumer technology is constantly evolving, reshaping the way retailers and consumers interact on a daily basis. These changes force retailers to provide functionality that allows consumers to easily make purchases on their device, or devices, of choice.
Global payments technology company BlueSnap has integrated with MasterPass by MasterCard so merchants can provide frictionless global mobile checkout. The solution aims to allow them to reach global shoppers and solve checkout abandonment issues while driving higher payment conversions.
Multi-device shopping may be a newer concept in the U.S., but what about other countries, where mobile commerce is a lot more firmly established? In this video, James Smith, EVP Americas at Criteo, discusses how smartphone penetration has helped multi-device shopping grow in certain cross-border destinations.
Mobile traffic in the UK made up 65% of all total ecommerce traffic in January, according to a March 2016 SimilarWeb report. Click through and find out how the UK’s traffic compares to other countries, and why you need to keep mobile in mind when you go cross-border.
With its economy soaring and marketplaces showing big signs of success, it’s clear U.S.-based merchants should revisit the notion of selling cross-border into India. While consumers in the U.S. have finally adopted mobile commerce, consumers in India are making it an app-first economy.
Around the world, smartphone adoption is soaring, leaving traditional computers (and the conventional web) in the dust. According to data from StatCounter, global webpage views on desktop browsers have plummeted 13% in recent months
Global customers are increasingly using mobile devices to research and buy. Launching localized mobile-first experiences in international markets is good business, but it’s not without its challenges. Here are a few to consider.
Rumor of a weak Chinese economy may have been greatly exaggerated: Singles Day 2015 came in like a lion, and went out like a lion. So what have we learned, so far, from Singles Day 2015?
JD.com and Tencent Holdings Limited jointly announced an expanded partnership to provide merchants with innovative mobile marketing solutions ahead of this year’s Singles Day promotion.