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Ship-to-Store Breaks Down the Barrier Between Physical and eCommerce Retail

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Ship-to-store is not exactly a new phenomenon in eCommerce. Walmart chose to build its Pickup Today program instead of expanding free shipping options way back in 2011. Is ship-to-store still relevant as online shopping and digitally native brands become increasingly popular? Ship-to-Store as a Bridge for Big Brands.

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6 Alternatives to Amazon For E-commerce

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They determine: What products you can list The terms and conditions of doing business Your payment options Shipping fees. More Shipping Options and Lower Fees With Some Amazon Alternatives. Shipping is a further reason to consider seeking alternatives as individual sellers on Amazon lack flexibility over their shipping costs.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Weekend | Registering an All-Time High

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WFS or Walmart Fulfillment Services , which provided end-to-end services, achieved sales during these days that were four times higher than its sales ever to ship around twice the number of units than the previous year. There was a four times jump in its peak orders per minute over last year’s sales.

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How Amazon and Independent Ecommerce Brands Grew Online Sales 18,233% in 20 Years [Infographic]

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Or perhaps you simply feel the pressure to give your shoppers the options for free or two-day shipping –– just to compete in today’s competitive ecommerce market. By 2014, 2 million third-party sellers shipped a record-breaking 2 billion items. Free shipping, offered by half of all businesses in 2015, has become a consumer expectation.

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Green Monday Marketing Ideas for eCommerce

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It was created by eBay in 2007 after it noticed a consistent spike in sales during the second Monday of December. Decide on the promotion (discount amount, specific items on sale or Free Shipping on All Orders). Communicate details about the promotion with your team including customer service and shipping departments.

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Nexbelt’s Secret Sauce to Building a Successful E-commerce Brand

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We started as a boat trailer company about 25 years ago and became the largest custom boat trailer manufacturer in the United States when we sold it in 2007. For example, with Shopify, all these apps come in and enable businesses like ours with shipping management, customer experience, returns, etc.

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3 Marketplace Categories Where ‘White Space’ Still Exists

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In fact, the move has become so popular that the number of third-party marketplaces operating globally has increased by more than 500% since 2007. Marketplaces offer the benefits of an expanded selection, without the risk and cost of holding and shipping inventory. I see it as a bit of a perfect storm.”.