Using the personality and online reach of in-store staff online could be a vital differentiator for retail brands looking to compete against digital upstarts and better meet consumer demand for experience-led shopping, Magento global CEO, Mark Lavelle, believes.

​A dynamic and responsive approach to ecommerce fulfilment has not only allowed Coopers Brewery to grow online sales of beer home-brewing kits, it’s also opened up a wealth of insight and capability cementing customer loyalty.

Getting a better handle on customer service and matching rapid business growth with a stronger reporting and response approach has led Showpo to deploy a new platform in just seven weeks.

Providing exceptional customer service is often spoken of in a consumer context, but it is wise to remember business customers are people too.

When Alexander Meyer joined ecommerce fashion retailer, The Iconic, in 2016, he was tasked with nothing short of building a cult brand.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is cementing its place in digital commerce, with a recent Gartner survey finding 70 per cent of digital commerce organisations report that their AI projects are very or extremely successful.

If brands don’t implement some kind of counterfeit protection now, they will find hard-won brand reputation and consumer trust eroded over the next 10 years.

High shipping cost is causing more than half of Australian consumers to ditch their shopping carts before completing an online purchase, according to a new report.

Airbnb business, marketing and operations leader, Eva Ross, has returned to Australia to become Sendle’s new chief marketing officer following co-founder and CMO, Craig Davis’ decision to step back from day-to-day operations.

Becoming a more customer-focused organisation has been one of the best things to ever happen to The Iconic, said COO of the online fashion retailer, Anna Lee.

Alibaba has a vision for the future of retail where there is no distinction between online and offline shopping, and the customer experience is enhanced by augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition.

​Amazon is hoping for record Prime Day sales and sign-ups to Prime memberships in Australia, even after its website crashed at the beginning of the event.

The need to expand internationally, while still remaining competitive locally and serving its customers better, has seen Seafolly integrate new ecommerce technology into its brands, with more to come.

Amazon’s launch in Australia has significantly boosted online shopping behaviour across the wider local retail landscape, generating more sales across a wider array of local ecommerce and brand websites. But not everyone is benefitting and those in the mid-share, mid-market space stand to lose the most from the US giant’s arrival on our shore long term.

In an effort to complete with Oracle, SAP, and Salesforce, Adobe has entered into an agreement to acquire Magento Commerce, thereby adding digital commerce capabilities to the Adobe Experience Cloud.

Online surf and skate fashion retailer, SurfStitch, is eyeing artificial intelligence (AI) as it continues to ramp up the consumer shopping experience and take advantage of its newly adopted commerce cloud platform.

With 80 per cent of Australians spend more time on the Internet than they do watching television, CMOs must look beyond traditional channels and harness online if they are not to be left behind by an increasingly connected and digitalised consumer.

The whitegoods and appliance retail market is a fiercely competitive marketplace and ripe for digital disruption. Which is why The Good Guys decided to up its ecommerce game in order to give its customer experience a significant boost, The Good Guys’ GM of digital commerce, Bevan Morris, says.

The impending arrival of Amazon on Australian shores has left many brands and retailers scrambling to implement a response. And it’s the way in which Amazon will serve the market that arguably offers the biggest industry shake-up and reshape how consumers access products and services for brands and retailers alike.

Many business owners are familiar with seasonally-driven demand. But for Emma Garland, peak seasons lasts only three months of the year, and there is never any guarantee it will ever come again.

Knowing your customers is important for any retail business. But knowing what your competitors are up is also critical, especially when it comes to pricing.