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UAE Merchants Adapt Shopping Experiences to Consumer Mobile Preferences
Shopping // September 28, 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is home to a young, vibrant and mobile-first eCommerce market. Local shoppers use their smartphones throughout nearly every part of their shopping journeys, in greater numbers than seen in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom or the United States. In...

Merchants’ Digital Shopping Features Losing Fight Against Friction in Mexico
Shopping // August 22, 2022

Smartphones are front and center of the retail conversation in Mexico. Local shoppers use their phones at nearly every point throughout their in-store and online retail journeys, not just to pay at the point of sale, but also to locate items in-store, track their eCommerce...

New Data: Mobile Shopping Still Underutilized by UK Consumers Despite Merchant Efforts
Shopping // August 03, 2022

United Kingdom shoppers have yet to fully realize the power of the smartphone, as brick-and-mortar shoppers in the country use smartphones 16% less than consumers in other countries to enhance their in-store shopping experiences. Nevertheless, those smartphones just might be the key to helping U.K....

Click-and-Collect Sparks In-Store Sales In Australia
Shopping // May 25, 2022

In-store and curbside pickup — also known as “click-and-collect” options — are helping Australian merchants boost their bottom lines. Not only did roughly three in 10 Australian eCommerce shoppers use click-and-collect for their most recent purchase, but four in 10 of those click-and-collect shoppers wound...

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UAE Merchants Adapt Shopping Experiences to Consumer Mobile Preferences

September 28, 2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is home to a young, vibrant and mobile-first eCommerce market. Local shoppers use their smartphones throughout nearly every part of their shopping journeys, in greater numbers than seen in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom or the United States. In total, nearly 70% of all local shoppers used their phones […]

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Germany Tops US, UK in Global Retail Market

March 06, 2015
Germany is where retailers want to be. According to a study released Wednesday (March 4) by Los Angeles-based commercial real estate company CBRE, 40 percent of the retailers surveyed named Germany as their No. 1 target market. The U.K. was ranked second, with 33 percent of retailers saying they would be interested in expanding there, […]