65% of retailers cite conversion optimization as the #1 ecommerce challenge
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Mollie reveals the state of payments across retail in Europe
Amsterdam and London, 11 March 2021 – Mollie, one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, has published research unveiling the state of payments in retail today as well as the challenges and opportunities in the retail market following a turbulent year.
The findings, based on responses from 2,500 European retailers, can be viewed in full in this report: https://www.mollie.com/en/papers/growth-trends-whitepaper-mindset and also highlight the difficulties retailers face in e-commerce environments.
For example, when asked the biggest challenges in online retail, 65% retailers cited converting shoppers to purchase, 43% rated high costs for shipping or payment providers and 41% selected low margins. And for a third of online retailers (34%), cart abandonment is the biggest challenge with 30% reporting that 6-10% of carts
Pre-Game Swell Hits Hawaii; “Preheats Oven” for Saturday’s Super Swell
Nathan Florence, Jaws, 01/14. “It was a good day based one what we came for warming up for Saturday and Sunday,” Florence said. “Get on your board and get the feet in the grip. Had some fun, big, tall north ones. Almost got a really good wave but the wind was pushing lips down and I got worked. All in all, ready for the next few days!” Photo: Aaron Lynton
The thing about most sports is that you can practice as much as you want. The thing about big-wave surfing is that most years! there are only a handful of XXL swells. And even within those swells, only a handful of actual opportunities. And while working out, breath-holding and surfing regular sizes waves are all kinda practicing for big-wave surfing, there’s nothing that really replicates hucking oneself over a 50-foot saltwatery cliff. This year has clearly been a bit different, with weeks of non-stop North Pacific swell allowing the