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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

BigCommerce

gallons — an increase of more than 20% since 2005. Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel. According to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report , there are two primary reasons for this growth.

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Why Your Loyalties Should Lie With Amazon, Despite the FTC Lawsuit.

Algopix

Amazon started the trend of 2 day free and fast shipping back in 2005, creating a new norm of customer expectation. Since then, prominent retailers like Walmart, Target, eBay and Best Buy have been compelled to introduce 2-day free and fast shipping initiatives, although taking about 13 years to catch up.

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Top 10 B2B eCommerce Website Examples

GetElastic

Some of the key B2B consumer trends we’re seeing today include: Online shopping is here to stay and customers are showing preferences for digital self-service. B2B buyers expect personalization experiences and are even willing to pay more. B2B buyers expect personalization experiences and are even willing to pay more.

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Five Ways to Improve E-Commerce Fulfillment Efficiency

OrderDynamics

For better or for worse, Amazon Prime’s 2005 debut changed the standards for all other e-commerce retailers. E-commerce customers want what they want right now , and failing that, they want it tomorrow. Trying to catch up to Prime’s two-day shipping isn’t realistic for many businesses. Demand forecasting.

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Everything Online Brands Should Know About Amazon Prime

Frooition

Amazon Prime has truly revolutionized the concept and expectation of shipping. Years ago “fast shipping” would have been considered a week or so. Now, thanks to Amazon Prime, consumers expect fast shipping to take just a couple of days. Those numbers may be alarming to retailers that can’t afford to offer good shipping options.

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6 Ecommerce Lessons for Why Amazon is so Successful

SellBrite

Any ecommerce business, regardless of where they start, can learn from Amazon’s example to grow their business and attract and retain more customers. Meet the needs of your customers. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, is quoted as saying , “It used to be that if you made a customer happy, they would tell five friends.

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With Consumers Awash in Subscriptions, Brands Set Sights on Paid Membership

Retail TouchPoints

Last year, we learned that for every subscription a customer adds, they cancel another, which has never happened before. Costco pioneered the paid membership retail model more than 35 years ago, and Amazon ’s iteration, its Prime membership, launched in 2005, further acclimatizing shoppers to the idea.