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eCommerce trends 2022
 
The new year is coming and soon we will greet 2022. Let’s talk today about trends that will be popular next year.
 
Prevalence of voice search in purchases
According to Microsoft research, 72% of people use voice search and commands. It is expected that voice-controlled assistants will be used for purchases. Well, maybe it’s time to optimize your store for voice search? 
 
Cryptocurrency for purchases
Another eCommerce future trend is cryptocurrency. Actually, it’s already available in online stores. For example, recently Shopify and Bigcommerce allows integrating crypto payment gateways into merchant stores. So, we can expect that this payment method can become popular on other platforms too.  
 
Augmented reality for purchases
VR technologies start penetrating all areas of life. It concerns eCommerce too. The pandemic has pushed companies to integrate AR and VR. For example, now you can check how this or that IKEA furniture will look in your apartment. Another great idea is to use AR/VR in marketing. Just look at what Adidas made to draw attention to the new collection: https://www.8thwall.com/blog/post/48548644626/adidas-uses-augmented-reality-to-debut-sustainable-adidas-stan-smith-collection   
 
Drones for delivery
Drones appeared in everyday life relatively recent. But, in the delivery sphere, it’s not a new tool. The first experiment with delivery drones was held in 2013. They were used for the delivery of medicines and commercial products. Today it is expected that drones will become a popular way to deliver any goods to customers.
 
Eco-friendly products
This trend is not super new. Anyway, it is gaining momentum. More and more customers think about the ecological footprint they leave. Therefore, they pay attention to the composition of the product, how many resources will be used for delivery, what package is used, etc. So, if you don’t know where to, firstly try to avoid plastic packaging.
 
As you can see, some trends are already used in our time. Anyway, we think we will meet these trends more and more often in 2022.