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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

BigCommerce

Do a search for a product or business idea, and then view the directional search demand for that keyword throughout the past few years (you can go all the way back to 2005, as of this writing). Here are a few ecommerce and retail industry publications to check out: Internet Retailer. Entrepreneur. Business Insider.

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From Bookstore to Superstore: The Evolution of Amazon.com

ChannelAdvisor

Circa 1994, Jeff Bezos began working on a business plan (yes, in his garage) for what would eventually become the largest internet retailer in the US. 2005: Amazon Prime, the company’s now-overwhelmingly popular membership program, is born. In 1995, the company made its official debut. Since then, a lot has changed.