While you may become frustrated at the buying power or marketing influence of bigger competitors, one thing you can hold above the heads of corporates is the ability to be closer to customers and react to produce more tailored products.
A new app called Sellervision has been launched to take on ecommerce giants like Amazon and Etsy with what it calls “eBay meets YouTube”. But in addition to products, individuals can also sell their services.
By Ben Fried
With a recent CBI survey indicating the strongest export channel for UK goods and services is the US, Ben Fried, chief technology officer at Lucid Fusion, explains how tech is making it easier for British firms looking to expand overseas.
By David Craik
SMEs are being encouraged to sell through Amazon and boost overseas trade, in light of ambitious government target to hit £1tn in exports by 2020.
UK ecommerce is set to thrive in 2016 as British shoppers are set to pay out £60bn online, according to RetailMeNot, with an average spend of £1,372.
The power of the internet was demonstrated in August, according to Visa Europe, as online retailers experienced the fastest year-on-year consumer spending growth ahead of the high street – while the recreation & culture industry also made solid gains.
We know that consumers are increasingly reliant on the internet and their hallowed devices, but the Internet Advertising Bureau has discovered the average consumer is spending a lengthy three hours a day on the web – plenty of time for your firm to make a sale.
By Philip Rooke
As opinion remains divided on whether Britain should stay in the EU, Spreadshirt CEO Philip Rooke makes his argument staying in – revealing there is too much on offer for ecommerce business builders.
By Ian Jindal
Ian Jindal, co-founder of InternetRetailing, highlights the game-changing events and key disruptions that have changed the retail landscape over the last ten years – and also takes a look ahead to the decade to come.
Spending among British shoppers has risen and the amount spent on hotels, restaurants and bars was the greatest at an increase of 8.6 per cent, according to Visa Europe’s UK expenditure index.
