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Pixxles – The future of payments is coming

By Pixxles Payments don’t need to be complicated. Pixxles is keeping it simple with a new end-to-end payment solution for online merchants. We’re not re-inventing payments, we’re just perfecting them. The future of payments is coming soon. Visit www.pixxles.com to register for launch updates and search #PixxlesPowerUps for tips on how to grow your #eCommerce business.

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By Summit According to finder.com, there was a 21% increase in time spent on social media last year, with Facebook & Instagram expected to overtake Google’s share of UK digital ad spending. To find out more about this trend, Summit recently conducted a Voice of the Customer survey looking at consumers and their social media […]

Online spending hit record highs in January

All types of UK retailers have reported an increase in their proportion of online spending in January 2021, with food stores reaching an historic high of 12.2% of sales conducted online. That’s according to the latest data from the ONS, which reveals that in January 2021 total retail sales volumes decreased by 8.2% when compared […]

Switzerland leaps to top of UN global ecommerce index

Switzerland has replaced the Netherlands at the top of UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer ecommerce Index 2020, which ranks 152 countries on their readiness to engage in online commerce. Europe remains by far the most prepared region for ecommerce, according to the report, but wide gaps with countries with the lowest level of readiness need to be addressed […]

Resilience in Retail: How European businesses are adapting with payments

By Nick Noyer, Head of EMEA Marketing, Stripe Consumer spending has been moving online at a growing pace over the past 20 years. When COVID-19 hit, it further accelerated the ongoing trend, causing retailers and other businesses to evaluate and adapt to new consumer spending patterns. The most adaptive firms not only saw this as […]

How COVID-19 has changed perceptions of e-commerce

By BridgerPay COVID-19 has changed the way consumers relate to e-commerce and that according to this recent survey, the pandemic has accelerated a greater global shift toward online stores and digital solutions, especially in emerging economies. This means that online platforms are faced with the need to provide seamless, speedy transactions that can be completed […]

Businesses transform during Coronavirus

By Ordo New year, new you? What about your business? Are you fit for rapid recovery whilst weathering political turmoil, new virus strains and vaccines? The planet transformed to move online to fight to survive, both personally and for businesses. But now’s the time to keep innovating and transforming to be as efficient as a […]

INTERVIEW: Retailers will be left behind if they don’t increase their digital presence

As the UK entered into a second lockdown, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are facing difficulties in conquering the e-commerce space. Pete Reis-Campbell, CEO and Founder of Kaizen, a performance marketing agency based in London, warns that traditional retailers who haven’t shifted their focus to e-commerce platforms face being left behind if they don’t begin to make […]

Creating your own marketplace: A project to be taken seriously

By Limonetik Marketplaces were born out of the so-called platform economy. This new form of commerce first appeared about twenty years ago, just after the explosion of the Internet. Having witnessed the success of Amazon, Uber, Airbnb and Deliveroo, many businesses now want to create their own marketplace equipped with an efficient and global payment […]

UK consumers set to stick to online stores post-lockdown

Lockdown has led to the UK becoming a nation of online shoppers – with millions planning to continue their digital spending spree despite restrictions being lifted. A study of 2,000 adults found 61 per cent shopped online more than usual during lockdown, with a staggering nine in 10 planning to shop as much online, if […]