{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Total Ecommerce Sales Rise 18 Percent in Q2 with Mobile Commerce","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vrFlmaAwTB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/total-ecommerce-sales-rise-18-percent-in-q2-with-mobile-commerce\/\">Total Ecommerce Sales Rise 18 Percent in Q2 with Mobile Commerce<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/total-ecommerce-sales-rise-18-percent-in-q2-with-mobile-commerce\/embed\/#?secret=vrFlmaAwTB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Total Ecommerce Sales Rise 18 Percent in Q2 with Mobile Commerce&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"vrFlmaAwTB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"InternetRetailer.com recently reported that ecommerce sales have increased to 18.4 percent, as estimated by the U.S. Commerce Department in Q2, bringing online sales back to their pre-recession growth rates. Comparing Q2 2013 to Q2 2012, ecommerce sales rose to $65 billion compared to $54.7 billion, the largest year-over-year increase since before 2008. Much of the growth in online retail sales are attributed to the largest retailers, including Wal-Mart and Amazon, rising 30 and 29.6 percent in online retail sales, respectively. According to ChannelAdvisor, a few major areas that have propelled retail growth include mobile commerce, social media, global ecommerce and more consumer brands online. The development and use of mobile payment apps may have made purchasing a lot easier and readily available to consumers. From in-app rewards to incentivize increased consumer use to app marketing via email, mobile ads and social media, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts is one example of a franchise foray into the mobile commerce sphere. With consumer engagement high on the list of objectives to increase sales, the company\u2019s app features a store locator, coupons and mobile cards that can easily be used to buy coffee and food, according to MobileCommerceDaily.com. With the advent of mobile commerce increasing online...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download-pci.png"}