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Internet Retailing, Birmingham 2011

Internet Retailing Birmingham Visitor Conversion

Internet Retailing, Birmingham 2011

Published by omikron

The last two days at Internet Retailing were both energising and inspiring. Like a child trapped in cotton candy, or a fanatic entranced by Apple’s mystical glow, we are hungry for more. The eCommerce world is pulsating with invention, insight and a more polished professionalism than ever before. It was a pleasure to stand amidst my fellow eCommerce brethren and brethrettes, to push and redefine the possible. Yes… spring has sprung even over the otherwise rather gloomy Birmingham. It’s safe to say: Internet Retailing has successfully put Birmingham on the eCommerce map. This will be a show to follow closely in the future.

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How on-site search and recommendations empower e-businesses

How on-site search and recommendations empower e-businesses

Published by omikron

By using a combination of intelligent search and navigation combined with behavioural merchandising solutions, online retailers are able to take profitable opportunities: increase sales by up to 50 per cent but also satisfied customers who are more likely to return.

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6 tips to define the best view for your product range: list/grid view

Tipps for Product range view in Online Shops

6 tips to define the best view for your product range: list/grid view

Published by omikron

There are lots of reasons for using list or grid view in your online shop. But in which cases is it more profitable to use grid instead of list view? When does the list view perform the best? We have gathered some tips for displaying the search results for the online shop visitors.

The right offer. At the right time.

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Download the report “eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook 2011”

download report ecommerce Trends and outlook

Download the report “eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook 2011”

Published by omikron

What drives Europe’s eCommerce markets? Usability in the UK, outstanding solutions to optimize conversion rates in Germany, internationalization, and m-commerce in France, SEO investments in Spain and Italy, increasing visibility of online shop’s webpage – this is just a snapshot of the hottest eCommerce topics in Europe. This report highlights the current trends and gives an outlook for six European eCommerce markets.

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FACT-Finder hedged against the Java “floating” bug

Published by omikron

Yesterday I was at a seminar event and during the lunch break I got a message about the Oracle patch. The day before, Oracle has fixed a weak spot that became public on 08/02/2011. The patch prevents the conversion of value 2.2250738585072012e-308 and the server gets into an infinite loop (Denial-of-Service).

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eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook. Part IV

eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook. Part IV

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eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook. Part III

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Germany: Germany is one of the most developed eCommerce markets in Europe. Almost half of the generated revenues in the retail sector come from sales on the web. The amount of people who buy online rises each year and there is still a high potential for growth.

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eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook. Part II

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United Kingdom: 2010 has been an unexpectedly good year for UK eCommerce and expected growth has been exceeded. The lower market has grown very rapidly, everyone wants to be online, it’s already seen as a “must-have” for the retailers.

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eCommerce in Europe: trends and outlook. Part I

Published by omikron

The growth of eCommerce has made it much easier for even small brands and retailers to trade outside of their domestic markets. However, while the infrastructure might be there to support this, it can still take a considerable investment in time and money to understand the intricacies of doing business in different markets. Often this leads to companies not taking advantage of these expanded markets and continuing, solely, to trade locally.

Due to operating in almost all European eCommerce markets, we are in the unique position of being able to see how the different countries across Europe work within the eCommerce sector and we have compiled this information into a pan-European report, which highlights the issues and trends across the region. The following is a snapshot of our experiences.

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Giving children hope and future …

Omikron supporting Hope for Life projects

Giving children hope and future …

Published by omikron

The civil war in northern Myanmar has forced many families to flee into Thailand. Having no money, many children are sold, abandoned, or forced into prostitution. I became aware of the disastrous situation of these children during my trip to Asia in 2005. And at that moment I decided to take part in an ambitious project based in the border triangle of Myanmar-Laos-Thailand which helps give these children a future. Omikron has been supporting various Hope for Life projects for more than three years now. This Christmas it is a great oppotunity to look back.

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