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Your Small Business Saturday Guide: Tips, Tools, and Statistics for Local Companies

BigCommerce

For a tradition that only dates to 2010, you have to hand it to Small Business Saturday. consumers, with 64% of survey respondents indicating that their primary motivation for shopping on the day after Black Friday was to support their local community. But why is Small Business Saturday so important?

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Inside the Online Bookstore Building a ‘Model for Small Businesses to Compete with Amazon’

Retail TouchPoints

“Right before we launched, I had a panic attack when I did the math of how many customers we would need to survive,” recounted Andy Hunter, Founder and CEO of Bookshop.org in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It and Hunter estimates that the site has saved as many as 400 bookshops from going out of business. “In

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CommentSold Moves into DTC Sales with Popshoplive Acquisition

Retail TouchPoints

The newly named platform — Popshoplive, powered by CS — will allow creators to sell products directly to their followers via their own branded storefronts rather than referring them to brands and retailers. CommentSold has sold more than 147 million items from over 7,000 small to enterprise-sized retailers on its platform.

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You’ll Like Us When We’re Green: How Retailers Demonstrate Sustainability Through Track and Trace

Retail TouchPoints

Today’s consumer is more educated than ever — and although they’re savvy about comparing prices and hunting down the best deal, that’s not the only reason they’re “window shopping.”. Whether they’re buying in-store or through an ecommerce platform, consumers will take the time to find brands that align with their personal values.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer. Business-to-Business (B2B).

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The Ultimate 2018 Ecommerce Checklist: 31 Experts Prioritize 19 Growth Tactics to Implement Now

BigCommerce

That latter reason had me asking these crazy smart, crazy successful folks what was on the horizon for ecommerce in 2018. That focus on 2018 was important –– and asking them after Cyber Five even more so. Because a lot happens in a year within retail and ecommerce. Ecommerce Growth Strategies For 2018. Payment Solutions.

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Ebay VP on the Platform’s Competitive Advantage: ‘We Don’t Compete with our Sellers’

Retail TouchPoints

Not only have a slew of new marketplaces launched, but big-name retailers like Walmart , Target and most recently Michaels are adding their own marketplaces. The platform’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) has been on the decline since 2018 — the company reported $18.2 billion of GMV it logged in the same quarter in 2018.