American Express and Myer have joined forces to allow customers to spend membership points and earn loyalty rewards online. Myer has announced a partnership with American Express that allows card members to use their American Express Membership Reward points to purchase items on Myer’s ecommerce store. American Express card members earn reward points as they […]
Global ecommerce accelerator Pattern has polled online shoppers in the United Arab Emirates to understand their online buyer behaviour, including how they are using marketplaces such as Amazon and Noon. The results back up predictions of the growth in the UAE’s ecommerce market size from $10 billion in 2021, to $17 billion in 2025, according […]
The holiday season is edging closer, and consumers are pumped to indulge, celebrate, and recuperate. Young UAE consumers are especially eager to resume their normal lives and make up for last year’s COVID-controlled holiday. For insights from enthusiastic consumers about holiday shopping, gift-giving, spending, and sentiment, Sitecore conducted a survey, Holiday Shopping Trends 2021, which […]
Canada’s eCommerce giant Shopify Inc. is partnering with TikTok to work on a feature that would let shoppers buy directly from the social media app. Shopify merchants who have a TikTok business account would soon be able to add a shopping tab to their profiles for the first time ever, the company said in a blog post. The pilot version […]
UAE reported higher brick-and-mortar purchases (85 per cent) versus online (79 per cent), in the last three months. In the UAE, in terms of market penetration, online channels still slightly lag behind brick-and-mortar. According to a survey carried out by research group YouGov, UAE reported a higher incidence of brick-and-mortar purchases (85 per cent) versus […]
The new avatar feature in MySize’s AI-driven sizing solution adds enhanced customer experience capabilities by letting users view how they would look in apparel they are browsing. MySize’s avatar solution mirrors online shoppers’ bodies for a virtual, gamified try-on experience. The technology leverages sensors already built into customers’ smartphones. Adding an avatar paired with MySize’s […]
