Articles Tagged with ''e-commerce trends''

Study: 50,000 warehouses to use robots by 2025

The rapid rate of adoption will be driven by the need for flexible, efficient and automated e-commerce fulfillment.
March 27, 2019
By 2025, over 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses, up from just under 4,000 robotic warehouses in 2018, according to “Robotics in E-commerce Fulfillment,” a study produced by ABI Research, New York.
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Report details key factors for growth in online grocery market

Online sales of groceries more than tripled between 2013-2018, but still accounted for only 2% of total grocery spending.
March 22, 2019
Increased mobile/smartphone usage, better website and mobile app interfaces and expansion of crowdsourced business models to shopping and delivery are key factors creating the perfect environment for growth in the online grocery market, according to a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.
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Study finds consumer confidence makes big impact on e-commerce growth

In fact, 2018’s e-commerce sales increased by 35.4%, according to IRI’s new research.
February 5, 2019
Nearly 55% of consumers report their households were in good financial shape in Q4 2018, up 4% from Q3 2018 and 2% from Q4 2017, according to “Consumer Confidence Reflected in E-Commerce Growth,” produced by IRI, Chicago.
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Research identifies e-commerce impacts on trucking industry

Retailers are becoming more flexible in how they transact with consumers by decentralizing their distribution/fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers.
February 5, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released an analysis of the impacts that emerging e-commerce trends are having on the trucking industry.
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Study: China to surpass U.S. in total retail sales

This year, China’s total retail sales will grow 7.5% to reach $5.636 trillion. For comparison, U.S. retail sales will grow 3.3% to reach $5.529 trillion.
January 24, 2019
China is poised to become the world’s top retail market in 2019, surpassing the United States by more than $100 billion, according to a retail and e-commerce forecast presented by eMarketer, New York.
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Report unveils technology’s role in CPG trends

As a growing number of consumers research, purchase and engage with brands digitally, it will likely become imperative for consumer product companies to adopt newer technologies, or risk being outdated.
January 24, 2019
Deloitte, New York, released its 2019 Consumer Products Outlook report, which explores the biggest technology-driven trends in the industry.
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Study reveals music, visuals, scent bring consumers in store over e-commerce

78% of shoppers cite an enjoyable in-store atmosphere plays a key factor in opting to make purchases in-store over online.
January 23, 2019
Nearly 78% of shoppers globally say an enjoyable in-store atmosphere (the right combination of music, visuals and scent) is a key factor in their decision to choose in-store over e-commerce, according to a study produced by Mood Media, Austin, Texas.
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