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” Data from the National Retail Federation shows that many consumers no longer find it necessary or appealing to shop in physical stores. The trade group\u2019s consumer survey found that 108.5 million people shopped Black Friday deals online while 99 million went to stores. “<\/span><\/h3>\n

E-commerce industry has grown like a raging fire in the jungle and has spread all over the world. Conquering the majority of the purchasing options that people have these days. In past few years, physical shopping has vanished from the market and e-com has taken its place as for why anybody will bother to go out in hot summers or chilling winters or rawness monsoon for if that matters. Everybody wants to stay in their comfort zone, clicking two clicks here and there and you are done.<\/p>\n

Looking at what stats has to say in the last couple of years. It is not tough to say that e-com industry will continue to grow at the same pace or maybe more since now everyone now prefers online shopping over the physical shopping.<\/p>\n

As a developer, you know that if a site has to be popular and wanted to be in the mainstream. It has to adapt new changes as fast as possible. But surveying market, knowing what people are liking most and how to promote your business is not what a developer do for a living.<\/p>\n

So, we will break down the ecommerce trends for wordpress in the following blog post, so that anyone and everyone who are trying to make an e-com site will have the knowledge to built a better online store.<\/p>\n

Ecommerce\u00a0Trends To Watch Out For in 2017<\/h2>\n

According to research conducted by BigCommerce<\/a>, 80% of people in the U.S. make purchases online at least once a month. While the majority of people shop on large marketplace websites like Amazon, roughly 30 to 40% also make purchases from web stores, independent boutiques, and category-specific e-retailers.<\/p>\n

Nobody can deny the fact that nowadays,\u00a0online shoppers are spending more time researching about best online deals, coupons, brands and much more. Now, this is your duty to help your clients making more business out of their site by optimizing their site accordingly.<\/p>\n

Start by looking at the major marketplace websites. When they establish a groundbreaking new way to accomplish something, that\u2019s usually a good tip-off that you\u2019re looking at an e-commerce trend in the making.<\/p>\n

And as we know, or many of you have guessed it until now, WordPress gave us the leisure to study what our visitors looking for\/searching\/need desperately and then adding all into your website. So, let’s take a glimpse of how ecommerce trends for WordPress\u00a0are going to workout in 2017.<\/p>\n

1. Mobile First<\/h3>\n

Everybody knows the value of a mobile responsive website as it allows you to increase your reach since Google, Bing, Yahoo, and all other major search engines prefer a responsive website to be served in front of their users for any niche query. So, making a mobile responsive website is a must or you can directly go for WordPress mobile responsive themes<\/a>, which can save you from the hassle.<\/p>\n

Mobile-first implies that your strategy primarily revolves around the experience of mobile users. Even if your site\u2019s statistics tell you that more purchases are made via desktop computers or in-store, don\u2019t be fooled. Mobile plays a big role in search and, eventually, conversions. As more online retailers become savvy to the\u00a0roadblocks keeping mobile visitors from converting<\/a>, we\u2019ll see that role expand even further.<\/p>\n

2. Conversational Commerce<\/h3>\n

\u201cConversational commerce\u201d<\/a>\u00a0is a phrase that\u2019s recently entered the business lexicon and it\u2019s one that marketers and business owners need to pay closer attention to.<\/p>\n

While mobile push notifications are not a new concept, what with everyone from the local froyo shop to your physician sending them, it\u2019s only a matter of time before this catches on for websites. This is especially important for e-commerce companies that benefit from sending key milestone notifications to their customers. Notifications for:<\/p>\n