Online shopping news stories - Page 2

For cybercriminals, it is the season to scam millions of dollars from unsuspecting people and companies. 

Phishing was one of the highest incident categories from October to December last year.

Coronavirus is responsible for the increase in hacker appetite, as shoppers rely more on e-shopping this year to practice social distancing.

Consumers are being warned to prepare for a spike in phishing attacks this holiday season, with cybercriminals expected to impersonate delivery companies.

Almost a fifth of New Zealanders have experienced a scamming event when shopping online.

A new survey of New Zealand consumers from Shopify demonstrates the ways New Zealanders are evolving their shopping habits and preferences in line with the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The 2021 holiday shopping season is shaping up to be a nightmare for both retailers and consumers."

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According to Shopify APAC managing director Shaun Broughton, Australians haven’t quite broadened their definition of what a store is.

The raise is intended to capitalise on trends accelerated by COVID-19, including the rapid adoption of messaging by consumers and 24/7 online shopping.

This checklist is a sure-fire way for eCommerce retailers to get the most out of this year’s holiday shopping season in the new normal.

"Sezzle’s commitment to giving consumers a responsible way to slowly build credit without taking on large amounts of debt was a key differentiator in deciding to make them a preferred BNPL partner.”

BigCommerce intends to leverage Feedonomics to expand the number of global marketplace and advertising channels for merchants.

Nuance Communications finds respondents would prefer to use apps or websites for shopping and banking over going into a physical shop or branch.

"We are excited to see how Brauz is using the Zoom platform to help retail businesses be more successful and bring virtual experiences into a whole new space.”

“We know that many New Zealand customers are already shopping on the US store and we are pleased to be offering them a faster option.”

"The internet is the world's largest city, and Shopify is building its commerce infrastructure."

Australian consumers’ online shopping habits have grown despite restrictions and economic uncertainty brought on by COVID-19.

Research company Baymard Institute has identified trends that can reduce shopping cart abandonment rates.

Much of this mistrust resides in how companies are perceived to be using customer data.

"For e-retailers, it's clear that price and convenience alone isn't enough to keep people exclusively shopping online post-COVID."

Shopify's rapid growth in the New Zealand market was further accelerated by the pandemic, which saw an eCommerce boom as consumers flocked to online shopping.

While the retail winners of 2020 have enjoyed a phenomenal rise in online sales, they should not get too smug about it.

“Retailers are in dire need of agile operating models powered by cloud infrastructure and technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to meet today’s industry demands."