As the major holidays of the year are approaching, online sales volumes are increasing by hours – and so is the number of parcels delivered each day. Lithuania is already seeing the introduction of very strict lockdown restrictions during the holidays. Thus in order to surprise our family and friends at Christmas, we have to…
In mid-December, many people are faced with the annual dilemma of what Christmas gift to give to their loved ones. However, this year many are also concerned whether they will have the opportunity to meet with their families over dinner and exchange gifts at all. Thus with the approaching holidays, almost 70% of people have…
As the holiday season mood is gaining momentum, it is natural that customers are more actively browsing online shops and looking for special Christmas gifts. As everyone is busy working or running errands, so often the courier delivering the new purchase finds no one at home. In recent years, as many as 66% of shoppers…
As we know, in November buyers are awaiting Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which open the biggest non-official seasonal sales of the year and give way for Christmas shopping. According to the survey conducted by NRF, this year 53% of customers plan to spend more during major sales due to travel restrictions imposed by the…
Black Friday sales have been taking the Lithuanian market over for several years in a row now, although this year it poses exceptional challenges to parcel logistics. While 86% of consumers claim it is important that e-traders offered at least a few different delivery options, 13% of buyers would not choose the retailer’s services for…
At first glance, e-commerce may seem like an easy way to grow sales. The web is overflowing with tools for creating e-shops and there is plenty of easily accessible information on how to start selling online. However, creating a thriving online business is not that easy a task. According to the data from Lithuanian Statistics…
Even though so-called sales phenomena “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” have yet to reach the USA level in Europe, the holiday, which has become increasingly popular in Lithuania within the last decade, will bring along exceptional challenges this year. Based on the data generated by “IntraResearch” survey, the global pandemic has deterred a third of…