A premiere of a new iPhone is for some people like a holiday. Long lines of biggest fans wait in front of shops wanting to be the one who has the newest device on the day of release. For the last few years, new iPhones are released systematically, once per year, which causes old versions...
Price monitoring on Idealo – how to do it?
As the e-commerce industry develops globally, more and more customers shop online on different platforms. That is why the price tracking on the most important European platforms is the key to success in online sales. One of the most important platforms for the western Europe e-commerce market is Idealo. How to effectively monitor prices on...
Hairdressing at home during the COVID lockdown. How has it impacted the prices of hair clippers?
Category: E-commerce, E-commerce pricing trends
The outbreak of the COVID pandemic had an impact on almost every sector of the economy. The way and frequency with which the consumers were using some of the services changed as well. Examples of such services include hairdressing, because hair salons were closed in many countries. While it clearly had a negative impact on...
Monitors getting more expensive, headphones getting cheaper. How are prices changing during a pandemic? Part 2
Category: E-commerce, E-commerce pricing trends
Due to the current situation connected to the pandemic of Covid-19, many people had to start working remotely. This caused an increase in sales of office supplies. Did the increased demand influence the price level of these products? In the first part of the article, we analyzed the prices of monitors, laser printers, and headphones....
Monitors getting more expensive, headphones getting cheaper. How are prices changing during a pandemic?
Category: E-commerce, E-commerce pricing trends
During Covid-19, the lives of many people have changed a lot. Due to restrictions, they had to work from home and create their small home offices there. It became such a standard that, as recent research has shown, 80% of U.S. workers would not accept a new job position if it doesn’t offer a flexible...
Summarising Black Friday – what strategy was adopted by the e-commerce sector?
Category: E-commerce, Pricing strategies
Black Friday generates high e-commerce traffic each year. The customers are hoping for good discounts, and online shops expect high profits due to the increased demand. Did the prices on the market actually decrease on 27 November? What strategy was adopted by e-commerce companies? This year, Deloitte has once again worked together with Dealavo to...
How to increase sales at an online store? 7 methods to improve the conversion rate
Category: E-commerce, E-commerce management
The conversion rate is one of the most important indicators for an e-commerce seller. It is the percentage of users who have made a purchase out of all the people who have visited the website of the store. For instance, if the website is visited by 1000 Internet users, and 50 of them place an...
How to check your price positioning in comparison with competitors?
Category: Pricing strategies
Pricing strategy is one of the most important and, at the same time, most difficult decisions to be made by every seller. Whether your business operates offline or online, price is always an important factor contributing to successful sales. How, then, should you select the right pricing strategy? Why should you check how your...
How will the new API of Allegro affect the availability of analytical data?
Allegro has entered the stock market and generated a lot of publicity in the media – not only because the Polish e-commerce leader has broken the stock market records but also because of the new API, which disrupted the operations of many websites and restricted the availability of information about the market. Allegro has become...
How to learn that you can earn more from a single e-mail message? – Business Process Automation in practice
Category: E-commerce, E-commerce management, Pricing strategies
Recently, we wrote about the role of Business Process Automation in e-commerce. Now, we would like to show you how to use it in practice. Instead of hiring a person full-time to track all important changes on the market, you can get all such information in a single e-mail message that you can read during...