UK online sales up 12.3% in January compared to the previous year. Online and mail order sales growth fell back in January after picking up in November and December last year, according to the latest BRC–KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Sales in this category were 12.3% higher than a year ago, less than the 18% recorded in December. Read the full article here.
Online retailers saw an increase in fraud last year. The UK’s online retailers experienced a rise in the number of bad orders last year, with an average of 1.9% of orders turning out to be fraudulent. Read the full article here.
This joint venture will create a European group providing E-Commerce systems to the start-up and SME markets with a customer portfolio approaching 20,000 e-tailers. This union strengthens the group’s position in the E-Commerce market in the UK, France, Spain and Italy. The group also takes the lead as the foremost E-Commerce solution provider with over 11 million orders processed through Sellerdeck and Oxatis retailers combined, representing more than £1 billion of online sales per annum.
The joint venture will be represented in the UK by the formation of a new business division called Sellerdeck Online. This division will provide a full range of web-based E-Commerce solutions offerings to the UK market, based on the Oxatis platform.
The launch of Sellerdeck Online will complement the existing Sellerdeck desktop products (Catalog, Business and Enterprise) by providing an alternative SaaS-based E-Commerce application with a number of advanced capabilities not found in the current Sellerdeck range such as eBay, Amazon and Facebook integration. At the same time, Sellerdeck will continue development of the existing desktop E-Commerce software products range with version 11 due for release this summer.
Chris Barling, CEO and founder of Sellerdeck, says: “Sellerdeck has a large customer portfolio and extensive experience in the UK market. The combination of that experience and the expertise Oxatis possesses in the SaaS environment will help us to complement and strengthen the overall choice for both business customers and partners. There is clearly a strong synergy between Sellerdeck and Oxatis and we are looking forward to joining forces to make a real difference in the UK market.”
Marc Schillaci, CEO and founder of Oxatis, declares, “We are very happy to announce this alliance with Sellerdeck. It is an interesting and challenging market opportunity for us, and taking on this challenge will help us accelerate our European development and solidify our position as a European leader.“
Contact:
Simon Armstrong, marketing manager, Sellerdeck Online. 0845 129 4800
About Sellerdeck:
Established in 1996, Sellerdeck is a long-time player in the UK E-Commerce market and offers a complete range of E-Commerce solutions dedicated to start-ups and SMEs.
About Oxatis:
Oxatis was established in July 2001 in Marseille, France and is a European leader in SaaS E-Commerce solutions. Oxatis is also present in Spain and Italy with over 6,500 confirmed customers.
Online continues to shine with 15% growth this Christmas. Online retail is set for another bumper Christmas as consumers continue to embrace the internet to purchase gifts for friends and family. Read the full article here.
Visitors to Sellerdeck Ecommerce Insights 2014 (SEI2014) will benefit from:
Sellerdeck’s user conference has grown in importance over the years and 96.5% of visitors to last year’s conference said it either met or exceeded their expectations.
We don’t like to rest on our laurels, though, so this year we have organised:
Tickets to SEI 2014 cost £99 plus VAT.
To purchase your ticket, browse to the Online Booking page or call Sellerdeck Sales on 0845 129 4888 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge) (+44 1932 358350 from abroad).
0930 – Sellerdeck Keynote
Sellerdeck directors, Chris Bray and Phil Rothwell present Sellerdeck’s plans for the coming year and announce new products and the enhanced PayPal integration
1015 – How to Grow Your Sales on Mobile Devices
Design and online marketing specialists, Tim Pritchard and Chris Dicken demonstrate how to grow your sales to tablet and smartphone users
1045 – Think Big, Spend Wisely – A survivor’s guide to online and social media advertising
PPC expert and conference regular, Jayne Reddyhoff and colleague Paul talks about the latest PPC strategies and explains how to go about promoting your products to mobile customers in two parts:
Part 1 – PPC advertising using AdWords
Part 2 – Social Media advertising using Facebook and Twitter
1145 – Coffee
1200 – Multi-Channel Payment Processing in the Mobile Age
PayPal’s Beverley Riley, introduces PayPal’s latest payments services and offer tips and advice for ensuring transactions don’t become a barrier to sale whatever channels or devices your customers use
1245 – Lunch
1345 – SEO, Email and Social Marketing – Working Together
Sellerdeck SEO and online marketing expert, Tim Pritchard, presents a practical strategy running a synchronised online marketing campaign across multiple channels
1415 – Introducing Sellerdeck 2014
Phil Rothwell and Chris Dicken provide a guided tour of Sellerdeck’s latest release including a demonstration of the product. A Beta test edition will be supplied to all conference attendees
1500 – Workshops
| Tech Stream | Marketing Stream | Services Stream | Support 1-2-1s* |
| Sellerdeck 2014 Technial Insights |
SEO Master Class | GFS Integration | Pre-Arranged Support Consultations*
PayPal Consultations* Sellerdeck Account Manager Consultation* |
| Upselling / Cross Selling | PPC Master Class | Payments Master Class | |
| Sellerdeck Sales Analysis | Facebook / Twitter Advertising | Feefo Masterclass |
*Book your session when you buy your ticket
1645 – General Questions
Open mic. Q&A session enabling “no holds barred” interaction
1715 – Networking Drinks
1830 – Close
The U.K. Internet economy contributed £121 billion ($191.7 billion) to the overall economy in 2010, representing 8.3% of GDP, the largest percentage of any of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations, according to a new report.
Boston Consulting Group said the U.K.’s Internet economy will grow to £225 billion by 2016. Read the full article here.
4 out of 5 stars for Sellerdeck 2013
Unlike many an e-commerce package, Sellerdeck 2013 loads on to a PC and once you’re happy with the solution, you then upload the settings to the web; either to your own servers, an internet host that supports Sellerdeck, or to its own hosting service.
Click here to read the full Sellerdeck 2013 review.
Nearly 90% of retailers believe that location and mapping will be a big trend in m-commerce in 2012 and that social will also play a big role in multichannel, finds a study by strategic information management company Stibo Systems. However, only a quarter of retailers are actually planning on investing in location-based and geo-spatial technology this year.
The study –which was undertaken in January 2012 by independent research house Coleman Parkes and surveyed 100 senior executives at the UK’s top retailers – found that cross-channel retailing remains a clear priority for UK retailers, with more than three quarters (78%) of respondents stating that strategic investment to enhance consumers’ multi-channel experience will drive retail sales this year. Read the full article here.
There are plenty of web design tools available for small and medium sized businesses, but most of these are online services tied to specific hosts. If you prefer to create your eCommerce site locally, and host it on a service of your own choice, or even on your own servers, your choices are more limited.
Sellerdeck, formally Sellerdeck, is a desktop-based E-Commerce application that has been around since 1996.
Click here to read the full Sellerdeck 2013 review.
Across the EU and Switzerland, Facebook enabled an economic impact of €15.3 billion in 2011, supporting 232,000 jobs. Deloitte’s report,‘Measuring Facebook’s economic impact in Europe’ breaks down Facebook’s economic impact across Europe and also in France, UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. Read the full article here.
