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By Sarah Robinson, Retail Skills Tutor, Qube Learning Originating in the United States as a post-Thanksgiving start to Christmas shopping, Black Friday has been a shopping trend in the UK for less than a decade. However, the seasonal discount day gained popularity quickly and has not only become a solid fixture in the retail calendar but has grown into a week-long show of retail sales and discounts – both online and in-store. Critical Issues Internet Retailing MORE
The first time you see a kid running around a playground with a real-time location tracker clipped to his belt, you realize the world of wearable technology has dramatically changed. Also, I’m considering whether to invest.). MORE
GigaSpaces, the provider of InsightEdge, the in-memory real-time analytics processing platform, has announced that Société Générale was honored at the 25th annual American Financial Technology Awards in New York as the winner of best global deployment powered by GigaSpaces in-memory computing platform. Critical Issues Internet Retailing Data Capture MORE
IDC predicts that revenue from the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass $1 trillion USD by 2022 with the majority of the revenue coming from industrial IoT including smart buildings, smart utilities, smart cities, smart manufacturing, smart retail and smart health. MORE
In this post, you will learn how to start a tshirt business from complete scratch for less than $3 with a viable marketing strategy that requires no upfront costs. MORE
Shifting Gender Norms Threaten Brands With Cultural Irrelevance Gender is squarely in our cultural spotlight. MORE
In the past three weeks, I have shared the key findings of our predictions research to different clients and at some Forrester events in London and in Amsterdam. MORE
Have you come across ShippingEasy before? If not, never fear because you're in the right place. This ShippingEasy review is going to break down everything you need to know about this platform. MORE
Forget the pareto principle of 80/20, here’s some real shopper math for you: 1.2% = 80%. While your very best customers — those that have bought twice or more from you in the past year — contribute only 1.2% of your visits, they account for 80% of your revenue. MORE
I have just published a post sharing some of our marketing predictions for 2020. It made me realize Forrester no longer publish dedicated “mobile” predictions. Because, mobile has simply become a key driver and enabler of business transformation. Mobile is embedded everywhere. MORE
Are you ready to learn how to create your own Shopify store ? Maybe you just came up with a wonderful product idea and now you'd like to see if people are willing to buy it. MORE
Some of us may feel a bit of nostalgia for Black Friday. For many, it was an annual family pilgrimage. MORE
Are you a restaurant manager or owner? If so, you'll be all too familiar with the importance of finding and using the perfect point of sale solution. The right software can make both yours and the work of your team a million times simpler. MORE
Despite being a generation that is often stereotyped as ‘lazy, entitled, and narcissistic,’ numerous corporations recognize that millennials have tremendous buying power.… … Ecommerce Marketing MORE
By Pijush Gupta, HighRadius More than 3,800 stores are expected to shutter their brick-and-mortar retail operations this year, most notably and recently the bankruptcies of Toys ‘R’ Us and Sears Holdings. But it’s not only stockholders and employees that are feeling the fallout. MORE
By David le Douarin, Advalo The rise of marketing overpressure practices has proven destructive for both profit margin and brand image and negatively affects the relationship of trust between retailers and customers. MORE
Today, I’m thrilled to have Alexandra Edelstein on the show. Alexandra is a senior product manager at Klaviyo and she was also a speaker at my annual ecommerce conference The Sellers Summit. At Klaviyo, she’s known as the resident expert when it comes to email list segmentation. MORE
Many advertisers look at the quality score as the Holy Grail to making Google Ads work. As a result, they spend too much time obsessing over trying to optimize it. Others are skeptical and take everything they hear about it with a pinch of salt. So who is right? Today, we’re going to find out. MORE
Out of stock items cost retailers nearly $1 trillion ever year. Running out of a popular product can cost ecommerce sites hundreds, or even thousands of conversions. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to these situations that can mitigate stock issues: Back in stock emails. MORE
You all know SEO is a long-term game… at least when it comes to Google. And yes, who doesn’t want to be at the top of Google for some of the most competitive terms? But the reality is, we don’t all have the budget or time. So then, what should you do? MORE
When Elena Castaneda started her business, Bling Jewelry , in 2008, she dreamed of expanding her venture outside of her one-bedroom New York City apartment, but she never expected her products would one day reach consumers across the globe. MORE
Sleep science has come a long way in the past few decades. When ResMed first got its roots, sleep science… Executive's Corner MORE
You’ve got the most amazing selection of products, competitive prices, and some pretty successful marketing on your online store. However, you won’t be able to pluck success from the ecommerce world until you’ve got one more thing right: your payment gateway. MORE
eCommerce Brands are in a Battle for the Customer Profile. Whether they know it or not. Centralizing your entire organization (in-store, marketing, service, & merchandising) around a single customer profile opens up a world of possibilities for delivering a beautiful and relevant experience. MORE
Digital disruptors like Amazon have forced more traditional brick-and-mortar businesses to rise up and adapt in a variety of ways. Last… Ecommerce Marketing MORE
Costco’s e-Commerce site went down for more than 16 hours on Thanksgiving Day , impacting an estimated 2.65 million customers who were trying to access the web site and creating sales losses that neared $11 million. MORE
Amidst an uncertain and challenging landscape, commerce chiefs across the board are presenting a positive front; nearly four-fifths (79%) of digital commerce leaders feel ready to take advantage of the opportunities digital commerce has to offer, according to a study from Wunderman Thompson Commerce. Internet Retailing Critical Issues MORE
How’d online shopping perform this past Cyber Week? We’ve compiled the stats from pre-Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday 2019. Highlights: Thanksgiving revenue rose 17% YOY in the US and 24% globally. MORE
UK online conversion rates rose by 44% on the daily average on Black Friday – up 3% year-on-year - according to data from iAdvize, the conversational commerce provider, while Cyber Monday conversions increased 27% compared to an average Monday. Internet Retailing Retail Supply Chain Critical Issues MORE
For better or for worse, my family is a customer of a large bank near my home. Once in a while I step in to the branch to update documents for my mother (she still likes to see her account balance in print), or some other such need. Here’s the kicker though: Every time I […]. MORE
Recently I wrote a post arguing that $ is the one CX metric that matters to executives. The obvious conclusion: You need to design your CX measurement program to track and report $. If you haven’t done that already you should jump on it today. MORE
Zaius
DECEMBER 10, 2019
eCommerce Brands are in a Battle for the Customer Profile. Whether they know it or not. Centralizing your entire organization (in-store, marketing, service, & merchandising) around a single customer profile opens up a world of possibilities for delivering a beautiful and relevant experience.
Retail TouchPoints
DECEMBER 9, 2019
By Pijush Gupta, HighRadius More than 3,800 stores are expected to shutter their brick-and-mortar retail operations this year, most notably and recently the bankruptcies of Toys ‘R’ Us and Sears Holdings. But it’s not only stockholders and employees that are feeling the fallout.
Forrester eCommerce
DECEMBER 9, 2019
For better or for worse, my family is a customer of a large bank near my home. Once in a while I step in to the branch to update documents for my mother (she still likes to see her account balance in print), or some other such need. Here’s the kicker though: Every time I […].
Store Growers
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Many advertisers look at the quality score as the Holy Grail to making Google Ads work. As a result, they spend too much time obsessing over trying to optimize it. Others are skeptical and take everything they hear about it with a pinch of salt. So who is right? Today, we’re going to find out.
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DECEMBER 7, 2019
In this post, you will learn how to start a tshirt business from complete scratch for less than $3 with a viable marketing strategy that requires no upfront costs.
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Retail TouchPoints
DECEMBER 6, 2019
By David le Douarin, Advalo The rise of marketing overpressure practices has proven destructive for both profit margin and brand image and negatively affects the relationship of trust between retailers and customers.
BigCommerce
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Sleep science has come a long way in the past few decades. When ResMed first got its roots, sleep science… Executive's Corner
My Wife Quit Her Job
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Today, I’m thrilled to have Alexandra Edelstein on the show. Alexandra is a senior product manager at Klaviyo and she was also a speaker at my annual ecommerce conference The Sellers Summit. At Klaviyo, she’s known as the resident expert when it comes to email list segmentation.
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Conversion rate remains the most important metric for measuring success. This guidebook reveals 10 tips to improve eCommerce conversion rates, and insight into how an AI-powered personalization platform can dramatically improve performance.
Retail Technology Review
DECEMBER 10, 2019
UK online conversion rates rose by 44% on the daily average on Black Friday – up 3% year-on-year - according to data from iAdvize, the conversational commerce provider, while Cyber Monday conversions increased 27% compared to an average Monday. Internet Retailing Retail Supply Chain Critical Issues
Retail TouchPoints
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Costco’s e-Commerce site went down for more than 16 hours on Thanksgiving Day , impacting an estimated 2.65 million customers who were trying to access the web site and creating sales losses that neared $11 million.
Forrester eCommerce
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Shifting Gender Norms Threaten Brands With Cultural Irrelevance Gender is squarely in our cultural spotlight.
BigCommerce
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Digital disruptors like Amazon have forced more traditional brick-and-mortar businesses to rise up and adapt in a variety of ways. Last… Ecommerce Marketing
An infographic listing the best practices companies can follow to bolster their e-commerce website.
Ecommerce Platforms
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Are you ready to learn how to create your own Shopify store ? Maybe you just came up with a wonderful product idea and now you'd like to see if people are willing to buy it.
Retail Technology Review
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Amidst an uncertain and challenging landscape, commerce chiefs across the board are presenting a positive front; nearly four-fifths (79%) of digital commerce leaders feel ready to take advantage of the opportunities digital commerce has to offer, according to a study from Wunderman Thompson Commerce. Internet Retailing Critical Issues
Kissmetrics
DECEMBER 10, 2019
You all know SEO is a long-term game… at least when it comes to Google. And yes, who doesn’t want to be at the top of Google for some of the most competitive terms? But the reality is, we don’t all have the budget or time. So then, what should you do?
Forrester eCommerce
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Recently I wrote a post arguing that $ is the one CX metric that matters to executives. The obvious conclusion: You need to design your CX measurement program to track and report $. If you haven’t done that already you should jump on it today.
BigCommerce
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Despite being a generation that is often stereotyped as ‘lazy, entitled, and narcissistic,’ numerous corporations recognize that millennials have tremendous buying power.… … Ecommerce Marketing
GetElastic
DECEMBER 11, 2019
IDC predicts that revenue from the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass $1 trillion USD by 2022 with the majority of the revenue coming from industrial IoT including smart buildings, smart utilities, smart cities, smart manufacturing, smart retail and smart health.
Retail Technology Review
DECEMBER 7, 2019
By Sarah Robinson, Retail Skills Tutor, Qube Learning Originating in the United States as a post-Thanksgiving start to Christmas shopping, Black Friday has been a shopping trend in the UK for less than a decade. However, the seasonal discount day gained popularity quickly and has not only become a solid fixture in the retail calendar but has grown into a week-long show of retail sales and discounts – both online and in-store. Critical Issues Internet Retailing
Ecommerce Platforms
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Have you come across ShippingEasy before? If not, never fear because you're in the right place. This ShippingEasy review is going to break down everything you need to know about this platform.
Forrester eCommerce
DECEMBER 8, 2019
I have just published a post sharing some of our marketing predictions for 2020. It made me realize Forrester no longer publish dedicated “mobile” predictions. Because, mobile has simply become a key driver and enabler of business transformation. Mobile is embedded everywhere.
UpSellIt
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Out of stock items cost retailers nearly $1 trillion ever year. Running out of a popular product can cost ecommerce sites hundreds, or even thousands of conversions. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to these situations that can mitigate stock issues: Back in stock emails.
GetElastic
DECEMBER 9, 2019
The first time you see a kid running around a playground with a real-time location tracker clipped to his belt, you realize the world of wearable technology has dramatically changed. Also, I’m considering whether to invest.).
Retail Technology Review
DECEMBER 5, 2019
GigaSpaces, the provider of InsightEdge, the in-memory real-time analytics processing platform, has announced that Société Générale was honored at the 25th annual American Financial Technology Awards in New York as the winner of best global deployment powered by GigaSpaces in-memory computing platform. Critical Issues Internet Retailing Data Capture
Ecommerce Platforms
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Are you a restaurant manager or owner? If so, you'll be all too familiar with the importance of finding and using the perfect point of sale solution. The right software can make both yours and the work of your team a million times simpler.
Forrester eCommerce
DECEMBER 6, 2019
In the past three weeks, I have shared the key findings of our predictions research to different clients and at some Forrester events in London and in Amsterdam.
Guidance
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Some of us may feel a bit of nostalgia for Black Friday. For many, it was an annual family pilgrimage.
GetElastic
DECEMBER 5, 2019
How’d online shopping perform this past Cyber Week? We’ve compiled the stats from pre-Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday 2019. Highlights: Thanksgiving revenue rose 17% YOY in the US and 24% globally.
SellBrite
DECEMBER 10, 2019
When Elena Castaneda started her business, Bling Jewelry , in 2008, she dreamed of expanding her venture outside of her one-bedroom New York City apartment, but she never expected her products would one day reach consumers across the globe.
Ecommerce Platforms
DECEMBER 9, 2019
You’ve got the most amazing selection of products, competitive prices, and some pretty successful marketing on your online store. However, you won’t be able to pluck success from the ecommerce world until you’ve got one more thing right: your payment gateway.
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