In the midst of this challenging environment, there is significant innovation by retail brands that have adopted technology to bridge the gap between the physical and online worlds. As the virus is now at the forefront of everyone’s minds, dealing with its effect on everyday life has become crucial. When many areas of business are struggling, there are opportunities ...
As efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19 escalate around the world, attention has turned to how individuals and communities can protect one another. By flattening out the epidemic curve, this reduces the surge of cases at any one time, to prevent overwhelming the healthcare system. Independent retailers such as convenience stores, butchers, grocers and pharmacies are in the front ...
Food wholesalers are pivoting to direct-to-consumer retail in the coronavirus crisis and this is seeing a surge in the number of ‘dark stores’. Food wholesalers in particular are taking this path to help safeguard their futures amid the dramatic decline in sales given the sudden shutdown of the hospitality industry. As more and more customers turn to online grocery shopping and delivery due to the Covid-19 ...
Home delivery platform free to retailers to help protect staff and shoppers Irish technology company Grofuse is offering free online shopping software to retailers to help safeguard the health of customers, staff and businesses during the Covid-19 crisis. Mercury Order Retail was created by the Derry-based digital growth agency in an effort to promote social distancing and throw a lifeline ...
A radical shift in buyer behaviours due to Covid-19 will see a forever changed consumer landscape. As of May, 2020, approximately 62% of UK shoppers said that due to the coronavirus outbreak, they reduced shopping in physical stores. These shoppers turned to technology to adapt their shopping method in a socially distanced world, bridging the gap between the physical and ...
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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 ...
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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 ...