8. E-commerce Landscape
• Online sales account for 12% of all UK retail
sales
• 50% (and rising) of store purchases informed
by online research
• 24 – 44 year olds are most active online
buyers
9.
10. Christmas on the internet
• 18% of all sales were internet sales
• 84m visits to retail websites on Christmas eve
• 107m Christmas Day visitors 86% increase
from 2012
• 113m Boxing Day visitors 14m hours online
11. Search terms Christmas/Boxing day?
• 'Next sale’
• 'Debenhams sale’
• 'Marks and Spencer sale’
• 'John Lewis sale'.
• 30% of consumers over Christmas using mobile device
12. The time is NOW!
• Online sales are growing at 17% each year
• UK has largest e-retail economy with over 37 million online
shoppers
• Average spend £1,165 a year (the highest amount in the
world)
13. Stop and Think
Is e-commerce right for you and your business –
product or service?
Do you have the skills and systems needed?
Can you provide good customer experience and
after-sales support online?
23. How can you ‘think mobile’
• How many of your users are accessing your website using mobile devices?
Analytics
• Simplify design
• Simplify navigation
• Set priorities for navigation – what is important?
• Be succinct
24. Responsive design
• Does your website work across
platforms?
• Is it mobile responsive?
• Is it tablet responsive?
40% of web traffic to JL and 25% to LA sites
25. 1. Becoming part of a selling community
2. DIY e-commerce
3. Bespoke E-commerce website
32. Legal Implications
• Trading Standards Government website
• Physical address
• Email address
• Pricing all laid out
• Returns policy
Editor's Notes
Housekeeping:
Fire Alarms
Fire Exits
Mobile Phones
Resources
Source Boston Consulting report Oct 2012 https://publicaffairs.linx.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bcg_4trillion_opportunity.pdf
By 2016 the G20 internet retail will reach $4.2 trillion
in the G-20 economies
In the UK it’s 12% for high web and 4% for low web
Source Boston Consulting The $4.2 Trillion Opportunity March 2012
The Internet Economy in the G-20
Take this for technology too https://publicaffairs.linx.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bcg_4trillion_opportunity.pdf
Small businesses still make up a very large part of UK businesses – trading and employment base.
And in small businesses where high levels of web is being integrated there is very strong evidence of the success stories – sales growth, more jobs = sustainable futures
Figures for ‘high-web’ and ‘low-web’ show very clearly the correlation between good use of digital talent and business success
Lets look at Xmas selling online
18% of all sales were internet sales
84m visits to retail websites on Christmas eve
107m Christmas Day
86% increase from 2011
113m Boxing Day
14m hours online
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Is it right for you?
What skills do you need to add?
Hints and tips
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