In our 2018 Global eCommerce survey, Profitero and Kantar discovered why eCommerce analytics will be a key driver of growth for many manufacturers in 2019. Just over half of all global respondents highlighted measuring and reporting on how eCommerce is performing within their organisation as one of the top challenges they are facing. This, in…
The online shift is happening — and fast — for the home improvement industry, as discussed in Part 1 of this series. Therefore, it’s imperative that Tools & Home Improvement brands follow suit and figure out how to accelerate sales online, and more specifically on Amazon. Easier said than done though, right? Nearly everything about…
Not more than a few years ago, industry pundits thought the tools & home improvement category would be immune to eCommerce. A few reasons why: Major brick & mortar incumbents (The Home Depot and Lowe’s in the U.S.; or Argos, B&Q and Homebase in the U.K.) were too powerful Shoppers would never be willing to…
The eCommerce solution landscape continues to evolve at a brisk pace. New solutions are coming on board on what seems like a daily basis. By popular demand, we’ve updated our Developing Your Digital Toolkit guide to capture almost 50 new eCommerce solution providers since we last published in October 2018 — bringing you a total…
At Profitero, we’ve written a lot about the online retailer price wars and how it’s driving massive price erosion for brands selling online. The good news is: there is a way to fight back. Enter the MAP policy. A Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy is a tool brands have at their disposal to help deal…