The pulse of eCommerce

Looking to optimize your e-commerce site? (And who isn't?) Don't do anything before reading this post.

2022 was a challenging years for e-commerce but there were glimmers of hope. In this post, we'll highlight three opportunities to help ensure a profitable year.

The state of e-commerce is complicated. In this post, we'll explain some of the trends having the biggest impact on the industry in 2022 so you're informed and able to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Every month our team of analysts scrutinize e-commerce patterns and compiles a must-have guide for understanding the current retail landscape. With Grips Heatmaps Report you can identify areas of opportunity in the market and even compare your business’s performance with industry benchmarks, leveraging the findings to make more informed business decisions. Below you can read a brief summary of our March findings, but we highly recommend downloading the free complete report for more detailed information and tables.

Grips recently hosted our first State of E-commerce webinar focusing on global trends coming out of 2022, which will go down as being the first digital recession on record.

If you missed our info-packed Holiday unwrapped webinar, recap with the five holiday season consumer trends that we revealed...

To preview our webinar looking at the trends of e-commerce's holiday season performance, we share some insights that we spotted in the data.

What did the holiday season teach us about consumer spending on e-commerce? We took at look at the category-level trends in our latest post.

We analyze the impact of Cyber Week on e-commerce performance for retailers this holiday season.

We look back at 2022's Black Friday to see what has changed this year, and dive deep into e-commerce performance during Cyber Week in the US.

What should Consumer Electronics retailers be looking for in terms of buyer trends this holiday season? We took a look at transactional data from the US, Germany and the UK to find out.

2022 has been a challenging year for e-commerce and this holiday season will be no different. Which consumer trends will brands and retailers need to pay attention to this holiday shopping season?

Average Order Value is an important eCommerce metric, but what are some ways that it can be improved?

Track and optimize these eight metrics to increase sales and profitability.

Find out what CPG companies can learn from digitally-native brands as they begin embracing direct-to-consumer eCommerce models.

We looked at 61.8m eCommerce transactions in the UK over a six-month period (November 2021 to May 2022) and compared it to the same period of the previous year. We identified trends in consumer behavior resulting from the cost of living crisis.

We analyzed transaction data in France, Germany, the UK and the US to understand the impact of the current global crisis on the performance of the grocery eCommerce market.

Are you prepared for the e-commerce challenges of 2023? Discover the areas that e-commerce brands and retailers need to focus on to be competitive this year with our new State of E-Commerce Report.

Track key retail e-commerce sectors performance from the 2022 holiday season through early March and identify opportunities to rapidly react to changing consumer trends with our monthly e-commerce heatmaps report.

Download exclusive competitive intel on the US Sporting Goods market, including e-commerce revenue, transactions, average order value, ad spend and top retailers.

Download exclusive competitive intel on the US Home & Garden market, including e-commerce revenue, transactions, average order value, ad spend and top retailers.

What can consumer trends in the Jewelry & Luxury Products category over the holiday season teach us about its e-commerce performance?

Download exclusive competitive intel on the US Fashion & Apparel market, including e-commerce revenue, transactions, average order value, ad spend and top retailers.

Download exclusive competitive intel on the US Electronics market, including e-commerce revenue, transactions, average order value, ad spend and top retailers.

Is Black Friday dying? Find out in our e-commerce holiday guide for retailers, manufacturers and brands.