Looking back and forward with Trade Me

As New Zealand’s largest online marketplace, Trade Me has a big influence on the trends that shape online shopping in New Zealand. They are also impacted by those external impacts – like a global pandemic – that impact all retailers.

David Swift, Trade Me’s Global Sales Manager, tells us how the events of 2020 impacted them and he looks ahead at what 2021 could bring.

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Latest eCommerce Insights
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Q1 2024 - The search for value continues

The search for value continues Kiwis spent $1.39 billion online in the Q1 2024, up 2% on Q1 2023. Online’s continued growth this quarter was driven by 19% more online transactions than the year before.
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Q1 2023 - the economic cut back

A review of online shopping numbers and trends in the first quarter of 2023, exploring the impact that tough economic conditions had on shopping behaviour.