eCommerce trends have a habit of becoming blogging trends.

Especially with regards to design and usability.

What you see in an online store today, you will often see in a blog tomorrow.

Do you want to take advantage of these trends?

This post will really help…

Top 10 eCommerce Trends:

No 1 eCommerce Marketing Trend: The OmniChannel

Everyone is doing it!

Researching a purchase on their smart phone on the commute to work and completing the sale later in the office or home desktop!

And, where appropriate, some of these ‘researchers’ will actually visit a physical store.

The modern business can no longer rely on one particular channel to conduct business!

Currently and for the foreseeable future the OmniChannel Shoppers will reign.

Google is reporting that 85% of users begin a purchase on one device and complete it on another, eliminating the distinction between ‘mobile users’ and ‘desktop users.’

It’s now more important than ever that you optimise your store for visitors on smartphones and tablets.

Overall, retail eCommerce sales have been forecasted to exceed $2 trillion worldwide this year so it’s high time that you make the most of your site’s potential by checking out the eCommerce trends that will provide you and your customers with the greatest value.

No 2 eCommerce Trend: Live Chat

“Hey, how can I help you today?”

You wouldn’t expect to hear that on an online store but you’d be surprised!

A trend that accelerated in popularity in 2016 and will only continue to do so in 2017 is the live chatfeature that has become available on many of your favourite eCommerce stores. Whether they’re speaking to a human staff member or, increasingly, an automated bot, by offering the one-on-one interaction received in a physical store, this real-time engagement has proven to help potential customers make faster decisions.


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