Etsy’s Virtual House, Amazon Embraces Fashion, Shipping’s Importance in Digital Commerce

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Transport providers face shipping cost pressures. Plus, Etsy launches a 12-room virtual house to provide crafting inspiration, and Amazon gets deeper into the fashion game with a new ecosystem.

Data:

16%; 45%: Amazon’s share of the clothing and apparel market overall and via eCommerce, respectively.

110M: Number of people expected to use augmented reality at least once a month by 2023.

55%: Share of consumers who want to try new connected shopping experiences.

13%: Share of consumers who consider free shipping the most important part of digital orders.

32%: Portion of merchants who consider free shipping important.