Top 30 E-Commerce Ideas in May

From 360-Degree E-Commerce Shops to Social Selling Apps

The top May 2016 e-commerce ideas showcase both efforts from brick-and-mortar retailers to enhance their digital presence and innovative new businesses.

A temporary retail outpost set up by tech brand Wakkaka will serve as a hub for consumers to become familiar with some of the mobile apps. Designed by architecture studio Pendam the temporary store will showcase a variety of the brand's software applications, accessible on the brand's gadgets that have been set up around the store for use by shoppers.

Separately, luxury fashion brand Gucci recently re-launched their e-commerce experience. The new site includes a 360-degree video lookbook and plenty of editorial content that helps shoppers imagine a product's best uses and satisfies the consumer demand for branded content.

SCORE
6.9 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 100%
Activity 100%
Freshness 8%
Grant Application Concierge Services
CATEGORY
Tech
Grant Application Concierge Services
Flexible eCommerce Payments
CATEGORY
Business
Flexible eCommerce Payments
Fingerprint Shopping Systems
CATEGORY
Tech
Fingerprint Shopping Systems
Golf Course Delivery Drones
CATEGORY
Tech
Golf Course Delivery Drones
Design Review Platforms
CATEGORY
Social Media
Design Review Platforms
Marketplace Website Builders
CATEGORY
Tech
Marketplace Website Builders
Shopping Advisor Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Shopping Advisor Apps
Delayed E-Shopping Payments
CATEGORY
Business
Delayed E-Shopping Payments
Used Electronic Online Markets
CATEGORY
Tech
Used Electronic Online Markets
Immediate Shopping Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Immediate Shopping Apps
Cost-Cutting Shopping Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Cost-Cutting Shopping Apps
Shoppable Socialite Gaming Apps
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Shoppable Socialite Gaming Apps
Comprehensive Sizing Shopping Apps
CATEGORY
Business
Comprehensive Sizing Shopping Apps
Digital Pot Shops
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Digital Pot Shops
Social Selling Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Social Selling Apps
Mobile Plus-Size Boutiques
CATEGORY
Fashion
Mobile Plus-Size Boutiques
Streamlined Design Platforms
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Streamlined Design Platforms
In-App Loyalty Programs
CATEGORY
Business
In-App Loyalty Programs
Unisex Baby Clothes
CATEGORY
Fashion
Unisex Baby Clothes
Interest-Based Navigation Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Interest-Based Navigation Apps
360-Degree E-Commerce Shops
CATEGORY
Luxury
360-Degree E-Commerce Shops
Branded eCommerce Shipping Boxes
CATEGORY
Business
Branded eCommerce Shipping Boxes
Instant Condom Shopping
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Instant Condom Shopping
IoT-Integrated Multi-Cookers
CATEGORY
Art & Design
IoT-Integrated Multi-Cookers
Temporary Mobile App Boutiques
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Temporary Mobile App Boutiques
Gamified Stadium Experiences
CATEGORY
Marketing
Gamified Stadium Experiences
Self-Scanning Shopping Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Self-Scanning Shopping Apps
Loose Leaf E-Commerce Brands
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Loose Leaf E-Commerce Brands
Mobile eCommerce Fitting Rooms
CATEGORY
Marketing
Mobile eCommerce Fitting Rooms

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