Category: Reports

German customers are rather more conservative when they are shopping online. Germany offers lots of different payment methods, such as third party bank transfers, credit/debit card, PayDirekt, Direct Debits and E-wallet. If we take a closer look into which ones are doing better in the popularity, we can see that the E-wallet is dominating online as of right now.  E-wallet payments, consist of Paypal, Apple Pay and Android Pay, which…

What makes robust software so special and why developers (and businesses) need it. Technical paper by Dr. Bernhard Scheffold, OXID eSales AG An essential part in the development of an OXID eShop solution for a medium-sized company is the integration of the shop with its surrounding systems. This includes enterprise resource planning systems, product information management systems, CRM systems and external search servers. The latter are often a necessity in…

Custom e-commerce solutions are a significant part of the DACH market – did you know that they create around 40% of the total turnover? Studies suggest that 75% of German companies operate mainly via e-commerce channels. There are dozens of custom software providers on the market and choosing the leading one is quite hard, as the trends are changing really quickly.  With such a wide variety available, it’s easy to…

Every region has its own specifics and dynamics. DACH region is one of the most advanced in the world. A strong economy and a high standard of living have its reflection in the e-commerce industry. What is DACH? An abbreviation DACH stands for D — Deutschland (Germany), A — Austria, CH — Confœderatio Helvetica (Switzerland). Therefore, it refers to German-speaking Europe.  Source The shape of e-commerce in the DACH region…

If you are looking for a supplier of customized online store solutions, there are currently 242 Czech and Slovak agencies to choose from, and trying to pick the right one can feel like an impossible task. How do the individual agencies differ? We’ve searched the entire market and have compiled information on how large e-shops are built, how long the construction takes, what technologies the agencies use, and how much…

E-commerce is a dynamic industry where innovations drive development. Solutions that worked a few years ago, can’t be good enough today. How does Germany’s market adapt new technologies for e-commerce? Should German retailers look out for the foreign competition? Read on to find out!  Card payments Even though you might think that in Germany cash payments still are the majority, numbers claim the opposite. At the EHI Congress in May,…

The world of e-commerce is dynamically changing: nothing looks like it did a few years ago. With the new technology ruling old and obsolete processes, sellers need to face a few challenges in order to improve their customer service and ensure that customers are satisfied with the purchase to the extent they will surely come back for more soon. One of the biggest e-commerce market not only in Europe but…

Part II: AI-based personalisation in the online shop. How OXID eShop handles it? Read Part I here There are no fewer than six e-commerce events behind us at the end of the first quarter. After numerous discussions, workshops, lectures and product demos, it is clear: AI-based personalisation has the potential this year to change everything for online merchants and customers alike. Do you really know what the customer is looking…

Sites fail to live up to their full potential in Google Search because their on-page signals are conflicting, rather than consistent. These are the Top-5 most common pitfalls. One of the most fundamental and consequential mistakes when it comes to SEO is failure to display consistent signals. As a result search engine bots and algorithms are frequently confused and unable to rank landing pages as prominently as they could. Few…