{"id":4980,"date":"2020-08-05T14:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercuryorder.wpengine.com\/uncategorized-ie\/the-rise-in-contactless-consumerism\/"},"modified":"2020-08-05T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:05:14","slug":"the-rise-in-contactless-consumerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/ie\/news-ie\/the-rise-in-contactless-consumerism\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise in contactless consumerism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inflation of contactless purchases suggests a growing consumer appetite for ease and convenience of digital shopping.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In March, click and collect features saw an increase 35% week-on-week, as retailers and shoppers adapted quickly to social distancing measures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1399 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ecommerce-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"ecommerce shopping online\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ecommerce-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ecommerce-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ecommerce.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key drivers for contactless consu<\/strong><strong>merism:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact-free delivery options or click and collect have become the retail industry\u2019s solution to social distancing. It is an option that should be incorporated by all retailers to meet changed customer expectations.<\/li>\n<li>The accessibility of E-commerce stores and their 24-hour availability, combined with the ease of making electronic payments.<\/li>\n<li>In order to avoid exposure to the deadly virus, consumers prefer the convenience and safety of shopping from home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As the digital world is rapidly becoming more integrated into the retail environment, retailers are future proofing their businesses to remain competitive, and one component of this is embracing E-commerce.<\/li>\n<li>Online shopping and cashless electronic payments are booming, particularly in a time when reduced physical contact with people and places is encouraged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The opportunities that selling online provide are extremely beneficial from a business strategy perspective. Internet accessibility is at the heart of every stage of the shopping journey, from finding a product online to comparing prices, and ultimately making the final purchase.<\/p>\n<p>During this time, it\u2019s essential to remain committed to digital. It\u2019s clear that digital commerce will drive future revenues &#8211; it was a growing trend before Covid-19, and the virus has only accelerated the process as the strain on brick-and-mortar grows.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/ie\/news-ie\/the-rise-in-contactless-consumerism\/\"> &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-ie"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The rise in contactless consumerism - Mercury Order<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mercuryorder.com\/news\/the-rise-in-contactless-consumerism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The rise in contactless consumerism - Mercury Order\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The inflation of contactless purchases suggests a growing consumer appetite for ease and convenience of digital shopping. 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