{"id":433,"date":"2021-03-01T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T02:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shippingsmarter.com.au\/?p=433"},"modified":"2021-03-01T12:27:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T02:27:26","slug":"ecommerce-trends-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shippingsmarter.com.au\/ecommerce-trends-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"eCommerce trends in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
eCommerce boomed in 2020 due to the Covid crisis, and it looks like Australians turned their mobile online shopping into a long-lasting habit<\/strong>. In its February eCommerce update<\/a><\/strong>, Australia Post stated that \u201conline shopping is off to a strong start in 2021. National online purchases in January 2021 grew 44% year-on-year (YOY) but couldn’t compete with December’s record-breaking numbers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are 4 trends you should know about to stay ahead of the curve in 2021:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Voice assistants such as Apple\u2019s Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon\u2019s Alexa and Samsung\u2019s Bixby are HOT. Definitely consider how your clients would phrase their search if they were to use their voice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n1\/ Search with voice assistants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n