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Report:Website Functionality Benchmark 2012: US Online Grocers

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark To The Sites Of Four US Online Grocery Stores

Forrester evaluated the grocery websites of the four most frequently used online grocers based on Forrester Consumer Technographics® data — AmazonFresh, FreshDirect, Peapod, and Safeway...

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Report:European Social Retail Is A Work In Progress

Social media is transforming the way European online buyers interact with each other and consume content. Online buyers are using social media to connect with their peers and, to a much lesser...

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Report:Postmortem: US Online Holiday Season, 2010

Wallet Share Shifts Online As Shoppers Embrace Retailers' Multichannel, Promotional Approaches

The 2010 online retail season represented a continuation of the midrecession progress that was made in 2009, with sales growing at or above Forrester's projected 16%. Black Friday and Cyber Monday...

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Report:What Stops Consumers From Buying Online

Inhibitors Of Online Shopping Behavior In Europe

Even during the economic recession, online sales have kept growing as have online buyers: We project that 153 million Europeans will shop online in 2010. Despite this growth, 31% of online adults are...

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Report:Web Site Functionality Benchmark 2010: UK Grocers

Top UK Grocers

Forrester evaluated the grocery Web sites of the four largest UK grocers — Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose — using our Web Site Functionality Benchmark methodology. The results:...

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Report:European Shopping Behavior Revealed

Segmenting European Shoppers

After 12 years of online retail in Europe, the Internet has become a core part of the purchase journey for Europeans. Forrester has analyzed the shopping behaviors of European adults and created a...

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Report:Servicing The Multichannel Buyer In Europe

Consumers Have Embraced All Touchpoints, And So Should eBusiness Professionals

Today, European consumers face a wide range of touchpoints and have adopted a complex purchasing journey. These consumers use more than one channel to research and buy a product, and they are...

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Report:European In-Store Pickup Service Best Practices

Addressing Consumers' Need For Immediacy And Cost Savings

European consumers continue to make use of all of the touchpoints that eBusiness professionals offer when making purchases. Click and collect serves multichannel buyers' fundamental needs by allowing...

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Report:Case Study: Backcountry.com And Community-Based Visual Merchandising

Using Personal Community Elements To Provide A Differentiated Experience

Backcountry.com, a high-end outdoor apparel retailer, was looking for a way to differentiate customer interactions in a tight competitive space. It chose to roll out a deep community-based...

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Report:Postmortem: US Online Holiday Season, 2009

The 2009 holiday season arrived during the great recession. In spite of the economic slowdown, nearly three-quarters of online holiday buyers maintained or increased spend in the online channel...

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Report:Ratings And Reviews: Q1 2011 Snapshot

Our research tells us that people love ratings and reviews. In fact, they rely on them for a majority of purchases. However, the days of simple stars and paragraphs are long gone. The use of ratings...

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Tool:Backcountry's Critical Mass Grows

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Tool:Forrester's Website Functionality Benchmark Criteria

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Report:Alternative eCommerce Delivery Options In Europe

Substitutes To Conventional Home Deliveries Exist

Shipping issues are one of the most common reasons for cart abandonment. Providing alternative delivery options can limit this phenomenon as consumers benefit from choice of pickup time and place and...

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Report:Website Functionality Benchmark 2011: Mass Merchants

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark Methodology To The Sites Of Four US Mass Merchants

In the large-format mass merchant sector, Wal-Mart and Target have successfully implemented market-leading online retail functionality and connected consumer touchpoints to enhance their customer...

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Tool:2010 Outpaces 2009 In Backcountry's Community Contributions

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Report:Website Functionality Benchmark 2010: US Outdoor Outfitters

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark Methodology To The Sites Of Five Top Outdoor Apparel Brands

Forrester evaluated the websites of the five largest US outdoor retailers — Lands' End, L.L.Bean, Eddie Bauer, Orvis, and Sierra Trading Post — using our Website Functionality Benchmark...

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Report:Website Functionality Benchmark 2010: European Apparel Multichannel Retailers

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark Methodology To The Sites Of Five Top Apparel Brands

Forrester evaluated the transactional websites of five European apparel retailers — Zara, H&M, Promod, Miss Sixty, and Topshop — using our Website Functionality Benchmark methodology. The...

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Tool:Facebook Likes And Shares Experience Strong Gains Since Fan Page Inception

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Report:Website Functionality Benchmark 2011: Luxury Department Stores

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark Methodology To The Sites Of Four US Luxury Department Stores

Forrester applied its Website Functionality Benchmark evaluation methodology to the top four US luxury department stores: Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue. These...

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Report:Prepare For Mobile-Driven, Cross-Channel Shopping

Developing A Mobile Channel Strategy For European Frequent Online Buyers

Thirteen million Europeans use the Internet every week to purchase products and services. These affluent consumers not only spend more time and money than other Europeans but they are also technology...

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