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Eric Abensur
Venda Group Chief Executive
We now live in the age of new retailing, in a
multichannel world…Their high street, their
computer, their smartphone - all these offer
different ways of shopping [for consumers] and
all are converging.
Philip Clarke, Tesco Group CEO. 8 June 2011
About Venda



• The world’s largest on-demand convergent
  commerce platform for retailers and manufacturers
• Cloud-based solution for integrated web, mobile,
  social, call-centre and store channels
• 250 people across three continents help our
  customers to grow their revenues in the most cost
  effective way
• $1 Billion annual transactions in 2011 and growing
Venda powers leading multi-channel retailers




                   ROMAN
                     ORIGINALS
Online fashion retail is changing as customer
behaviour is changing
12% Clothing and footwear already online


       UK clothing and footwear market
                 £41Bn in 2011*

              Online market value
               £4.8Bn in 2011**

    Forecast £6.9bn by the end of 2015**
               Source Verdict Retail * Mintel ** 2011
No longer a straightforward journey…


From this




To this




            Source: New Consumer Behaviours 2010, Krillion & the e-tailing group 2010
…Consumer behaviour changing …


     Among cross-channel shoppers 51% want product immediately and 18%
                  believe it is easier to return if purchase is offline



               77% of online shoppers use reviews to make a purchase decision

              Conducted online research prior to purchase is required by 89% of
                            consumers making in-store purchases



          Shoppers in stores 25% would like to have products delivered to home




Source: New Consumer Behaviours 2010, Krillion & the e-tailing group 2010
…creating significant opportunities for retailers




          Multi-channel shoppers spend 50% more than single channel shoppers




            Satisfied multi-channel users have higher                       attitudinal loyalty




Source: New Consumer Behaviours 2010, Krillion & the e-tailing group 2010
Customer behaviour is changing…retailers must
adapt and invest fast
Increasing interactivity

• Consumers are less and less constrained by bandwidth

• 4G mobile will increase the desire for rich, interactive experiences on
  mobile devices

• Static, flat informational online stores will lose out to dynamic content
Mobile Commerce is today a necessity…


2012
Consumers will expect mobile capabilities
to equal online


2013
Wireless will be central to
online commerce
 Engagement
 Loyalty
 Payment
…and will drive convergence into the store

Utilise precise Geofences to monitor shoppers and
consumer behaviours
Use time and location sensitive messages to drive store
traffic
Deliver specific promotions based on entry, check-in and
exit
Use in-store actions to generate analytics to a deeper level
Social Commerce, a new consumer experience




• 90% of consumers trust
 recommendations from
 people they know
 (econsultancy)

• 67% of consumers spend
 more online after getting
 advice from their online
 community of friends (internet
 retailer)

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Eric Abensur, CEO at Venda.com at First Tuesday and The Future Of Online Shopping

  • 1. Eric Abensur Venda Group Chief Executive
  • 2. We now live in the age of new retailing, in a multichannel world…Their high street, their computer, their smartphone - all these offer different ways of shopping [for consumers] and all are converging. Philip Clarke, Tesco Group CEO. 8 June 2011
  • 3. About Venda • The world’s largest on-demand convergent commerce platform for retailers and manufacturers • Cloud-based solution for integrated web, mobile, social, call-centre and store channels • 250 people across three continents help our customers to grow their revenues in the most cost effective way • $1 Billion annual transactions in 2011 and growing
  • 4. Venda powers leading multi-channel retailers ROMAN ORIGINALS
  • 5. Online fashion retail is changing as customer behaviour is changing
  • 6. 12% Clothing and footwear already online UK clothing and footwear market £41Bn in 2011* Online market value £4.8Bn in 2011** Forecast £6.9bn by the end of 2015** Source Verdict Retail * Mintel ** 2011
  • 7. No longer a straightforward journey… From this To this Source: New Consumer Behaviours 2010, Krillion & the e-tailing group 2010
  • 8. …Consumer behaviour changing … Among cross-channel shoppers 51% want product immediately and 18% believe it is easier to return if purchase is offline 77% of online shoppers use reviews to make a purchase decision Conducted online research prior to purchase is required by 89% of consumers making in-store purchases Shoppers in stores 25% would like to have products delivered to home Source: New Consumer Behaviours 2010, Krillion & the e-tailing group 2010
  • 9. …creating significant opportunities for retailers Multi-channel shoppers spend 50% more than single channel shoppers Satisfied multi-channel users have higher attitudinal loyalty Source: New Consumer Behaviours 2010, Krillion & the e-tailing group 2010
  • 10. Customer behaviour is changing…retailers must adapt and invest fast
  • 11. Increasing interactivity • Consumers are less and less constrained by bandwidth • 4G mobile will increase the desire for rich, interactive experiences on mobile devices • Static, flat informational online stores will lose out to dynamic content
  • 12. Mobile Commerce is today a necessity… 2012 Consumers will expect mobile capabilities to equal online 2013 Wireless will be central to online commerce  Engagement  Loyalty  Payment
  • 13. …and will drive convergence into the store Utilise precise Geofences to monitor shoppers and consumer behaviours Use time and location sensitive messages to drive store traffic Deliver specific promotions based on entry, check-in and exit Use in-store actions to generate analytics to a deeper level
  • 14. Social Commerce, a new consumer experience • 90% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know (econsultancy) • 67% of consumers spend more online after getting advice from their online community of friends (internet retailer)