Convergent commerce is the integration of online and instore experiences that allow shoppers to buy from anywhere, anytime, anyhow. The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of shopping, ushering in a huge surge in expansion of multi-channel experiences for consumers, including mobile, social and livestreaming commerce, direct-to-consumer, buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS), to name a few. As a result consumer journeys have changed, becoming more complex and less linear, based on their own commerce ecosystems of default go-to brands, retailers, channels and touchpoints.
In order to better understand European consumers’ expectations of e-commerce in terms of services and customer experience, Ipsos and Octopia conducted a 2022 study in several European countries, interviewing a representative panel of approximately 1000 online shoppers per country.
Which assets are key to going above and beyond online shoppers’ expectations? Which bad experiences are most likely to break their trust in the long run? The results from this study confirm the importance of the quality-price-delay triad on which Octopia is positioned.
Today’s environment is all about channels that are simultaneously converged and coming together: convergent commerce, if you will. Please join us as we consider the latest evidence and explore the implications for us all.
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