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Major Alibaba Security Flaw Put Merchants In Danger

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A security flaw in Alibaba’s international e-commerce site which put merchants at serious risk has been identified by an Israeli security firm. Alibaba's growing English language site ‘AliExpress’ serves a number of foreign markets including the US, Russia and Brazil; however in late October, research from AppSec Labs found a vulnerability allowing for the hijacking of merchant accounts. According to AppSec founder Erez Metula, the potential security breach would have allowed the attacker to … [Read more...]

Amazon Threaten To Take Drone Testing Abroad Following FAA Frustration

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Around this time last year, Amazon unveiled its delivery drone prototypes in this 60 minute interview with Jeff Bezos, and the launch of ‘Amazon Prime Air’ was anticipated within 4-5 years. However, over the past year, the company has become increasingly frustrated with the Federal Aviation Association's hesitance to approve commercial drones. Amazon's vice president of global public policy, Paul Misener, wrote to the FAA this weekend and issued an ultimatum – stating that unless Amazon is … [Read more...]

Mobile eCommerce Traffic Peaks On Sundays

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Sunday is the most popular day for Mobile Shoppers in the US and Friday generates the least traffic, according a recent study by Opera Media Works. The firm says that ‘Unlike desktop traffic to e-commerce sites, which tends to peak on Mondays and remains stronger during weekdays than on weekends, mobile shopping traffic is highly concentrated on Sundays’. Opera further noted that ‘one possible explanation is that many consumers use their mobile devices to browse products over the weekend, then … [Read more...]

Amadeus Tackles Flight Delay Issues With New Mobile Solution

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Ever had to spend a night in an airport due to a delayed flight? Or stood in queue at a Ryanair desk for an hour, simply to be told they can’t actually help you at all? Frustrating, isn’t it?! You’re certainly not alone.  In fact, the 2013 white paper, ‘Passengers-first: re-thinking irregular operations’ showed that 33% of passengers are frustrated with insufficient real-time information. The good news is that technology solutions company, Amadeus, has created a solution! The company’s latest … [Read more...]

Top 5 Marketing Trends for eCommerce in 2015

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The online world moves so fast that it’s become crucial to stay ahead of the pack, unless you want your business trailing behind. So to give you a head start this year, we’ve put together the top 5 trends we see emerging for 2015. 1. Transparency is key Be real. It’s common knowledge in any sales business that people buy from people, and the best sales person can sell even the worst product (although we know yours is great!). Following on from this belief, it’s important that you’re honest … [Read more...]

Cyber Monday Sales Exceed A Record Breaking $2 Billion

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It looks like the record breaking didn’t end with the weekend, as comScore figures have revealed that Cyber Monday sales went over the $2 billion mark for the first time. With a 17% increase on 2013, Cyber Monday has set two new records; not only is it the only Cyber Monday to surpass the $2 billion mark, it’s also the biggest spending day in ecommerce history. comScore Chairman emeritus, Gian Fulgoni, silenced critics upon release of the figures, saying ‘any notion that Cyber Monday is … [Read more...]

Over 50% of Black Friday Weekend Shoppers Lost At Check-Out

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Only 2 in 5 US customers completed the online checkout process over the holiday weekend, according to stats from Analytics start up Formisimo. Despite the great online offers available, the numbers show that companies are losing frustrated customers due to a complicated checkout process. The UK and Europe also suffered high drop off rates with 70% of UK customers abandoning the shopping cart just before completion, and the worst culprit in Europe was France - which saw only 24% of shoppers … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving eCommerce Sales Trump 2013 Figures

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It will come as no surprise that comScore findings show this year’s Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sales have surpassed last year’s figures.  Thanksgiving Day Sales went over the 1billion mark for the first time with a 32% jump to 1.01 billion, and Black Friday swam past last year’s figure by 26%, when it hit 1.51billion. With the two days combined, the total spend this year was 2.51billion, which trumps the 1.96billion figure from 2013. In light of this record breaking weekend, comScore is … [Read more...]

eCargo Holdings Enters The Australian Stock Exchange

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The widely used ecommerce service, eCargo Holdings, has become the latest addition to the Australian Stock Exchange, after hitting the boards at 11am this morning (AEDST). The firm now has around 88.4 million CHESS Depository Interests (CDI's) listed. eCargo is an ecommerce enabler which provides an integrated service covering logistics and operations, to Western companies who wish to trade in China. ECH identifies well known brands and merchants to partner with in each market in pursuit of … [Read more...]

Twitter Launches New eCommerce Feature

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In the midst of the biggest eCommerce weekend of the year, Twitter has unveiled a new feature called 'Twitter Offers'.  This follows the launch of the ‘Buy Now’ button a few months ago, which enables merchants to sell directly on Twitter via a tweet. In a blog post yesterday, Twitter explained that it aims to test and explore ‘how advertisers connect with consumers on Twitter and convert them to loyal customers.’ The new Twitter Offers can be used in store, on the web or via a mobile device, … [Read more...]