The exponential growth of E-commerce activity in Ireland during the coronavirus pandemic is likely to become the ‘new norm’, even beyond the crisis. The transformed consumer landscape may have accelerated a process that was occurring at a much more glacial pace prior to Covid-19. Huge numbers of people that previously avoided or only dabbled in online shopping in the past ...
Interested in learning how you can win more retail sales while protecting your staff and customers with fast and easy online ordering. Join our Mercury Order Retail online demonstration on June 23 at 3pm to find out how your retail business can push ahead of competitors in online sales for a monthly fee equivalent to a couple of bags of ...
The inflation of contactless purchases suggests a growing consumer appetite for ease and convenience of digital shopping. Contactless retail has enabled omni-channel retailers the ability to provide shoppers with immediate order fulfillment, at a distance, either via pick-up or doorstep delivery. In March, click and collect features saw an increase 35% week-on-week, as retailers and shoppers adapted quickly to social ...
Facebook has launched Facebook Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on its platforms. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, is positioning Facebook Shops as a tool for small businesses, many of which have had to close their doors and move online due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, for such a large corporation offering the service for ...
Have you heard about the latest super-fast online ordering system being snapped up by retailers? It’s called Mercury Order. In the midst of a pandemic crisis and e-Commerce revolution, it’s what your business needs. To make it simple for you to decide if you should start selling online, or if you are not satisfied with your current online ordering provider, ...
The past few months have compelled retailers to create multiple streams of income by selling online in a bid to build business resilience, are you among them? It’s evident by now that the coronavirus pandemic has triggered a deterioration in high streets due to the decrease in consumer confidence and increase in e-commerce. The collapse of the high street has ...
With the global economy facing an unprecedented challenge due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, how do you plan to keep your business profitable? The outbreak has accelerated what has been a hesitant embrace of e-commerce. With online shopping predicted to grow by a third by the end of the year. Retailers that were already digitally enabled, even with ...
With the Irish economy facing an unprecedented challenge due to the economic effects of Covid-19, independent retailers must make the move to e-commerce to stay profitable, according to digital growth agency Grofuse. “The outbreak has accelerated what has been a hesitant embrace of e-commerce. With online shopping predicted to grow by a third by the end of 2020, retailers who ...
Mercury Order is designed to help make ‘shop local’ digital by giving local, independent retailers everywhere a cost-effective online ordering system for their customers. The software was designed during lockdown by Derry-based digital growth agency Grofuse to allow smaller retailers to offer online shopping for home delivery and collection, as well as helping them to compete online against supermarket multiples. Mercury ...
Local retailers are going digital to prepare for the ‘golden quarter’ and Christmas trading period by offering online ordering services to their customers, according to digital growth agency, Grofuse. Grofuse director, Ian Cullen, said: “More and more small retail businesses are considering the addition of click and collect and/delivery services, as in-store trade plummets due to the current Covid-19 situation. Footfall ...