ICYMI: eCommerce strategy does not exist. 16 things I learned at 2 conferences (3 years ago!!)
I have just seen that the Retail Without Borders will be held again in March, this year. I look forward to it. I was looking through my...
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Vinny O'Brien
- Feb 20, 2018
- 3 min
Attitudes to eCommerce need to change
Irish consumers spent €3bn out of €5bn with online retailers overseas in 2017. www.siliconrepublic.com Amazon Echo is a Trojan horse that...
Vinny O'Brien
- Jan 24, 2018
- 2 min
eCommerce Mobile sales growth in 2017 drops 50% in H2 - H frickin' 2!!!
UK eCommerce growth predictions drop to single digits for first time ever from IMRG. Mobile sales growth drops. External and political...
Vinny O'Brien
- Jul 12, 2017
- 1 min
UK courier-express-delivery-market-hits-10-1-billion
The UK market for courier and express delivery hit £10.1 billion last year with Brits sending 2.8 billion packages. Representing a 10%...
Vinny O'Brien
- Apr 26, 2017
- 2 min
Choose your eCommerce Platform wisely - your new marketplace may not yet exist
Platform selection - there is no all encompassing "best" - there is the best for you. What needs to be solved by you is what means best...
Vinny O'Brien
- Mar 24, 2017
- 1 min
Alibaba - blazing a trail, but you already knew that
In case you didn't already know it, Alibaba are killing it from an ecommerce perspective in China. At the #RetailWithoutBorders event...
Vinny O'Brien
- Jan 27, 2017
- 9 min
Where next for eBay? Through the glass ceiling and a look back at the future
I will preface this by saying I love eBay. I’m an ex employee, I buy and I sell. Lots, on behalf of retailers or brands mainly. I have...
Vinny O'Brien
- Jan 20, 2017
- 4 min
Buzzword Bingo - What's your favourite buzzword? can't decide, let me decode that for you
Friday coffee break sorted. 2016 was the year of excessive buzzwords. Yep, I’m calling it. We officially lost the run of ourselves when...
Vinny O'Brien
- Jan 8, 2017
- 2 min
Amazon.com Holiday Season Numbers Breakdown
Some light Sunday reading for you. Amazon US holiday Stats are staggering – next year this will be even bigger – growth of Alexa and...
Vinny O'Brien
- Oct 12, 2016
- 4 min
Retail Power List Top 50 2016 - or is it?
The power list - the top 50 in retail in the UK. It’s worth looking beyond the headline for starters. I read this trying to understand...
Vinny O'Brien
- Apr 15, 2016
- 5 min
Noticed the consumer confidence downturn? Strategy&History combine to help shape your secure future
The slowdown of consumer confidence 104 years ago last night, the mighty Titanic went down – the speed and ferocity of its demise must...
Vinny O'Brien
- Nov 16, 2015
- 1 min
As you sip your coffee, throw your eyes on this -Singles Day by Numbers
My "singles days" were certainly not this exciting. These numbers are staggering. From my calculation the number is approximately 2.5...
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