Is your pre-sales browsing experience touch-device-friendly?

Retailers across the internet have seen a new development over the last year; rising sales via mobile devices, usually touch-screen phones or tablets, as distinct from sales via a laptop or desktop computer.

Ecommerce trends to expect in 2014

Remember the turn of the Millennium when we predicted e-commerce would take off? Now we can’t imagine shopping without it. So if e-commerce is now genuinely mainstream, what are our expectations for 2014?

How Spreadshirt sells through marketplaces

Online clothing and accessories retailer Spreadshirt turns over nearly £60 million a year. Founder Philip Rooke explains how he boosts sales using third-party market places such as eBay and Amazon.

Avoid common shipping mistakes at Christmas

Good shipping is about managing for the best and expecting the worse, especially at peak times. We work in 17 countries and every Christmas we have to have a plan in case the post office in one of those countries goes on strike for a few days, bad weather delays flights to other countries or one of our factories gets cut off by snow.

Profile: Philip Rooke, CEO, Spreadshirt

A quick glance at Spread Shirt and you might assume it’s simply a company that prints customised T-Shirts, no big deal you might say. But with four active revenue models and sales of €65m last year, up 42% on the previous year and expected to grow a further 30% this year – you might sit up and pay more attention.

Facebook-commerce (F-commerce) expectations for growth seem to be out of sync with most e-sellers experiences, but while some see enormous growth opportunities others see a lot of effort for no clear return.