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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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The Complete Sales Tax Guide for Online Sellers [Nexus by State Included]

BigCommerce

A drop shipping relationship: If you have a 3rd party ship to your buyers, this may create nexus. Interestingly, Nevada repealed their definition of “retailer maintaining a place of business” in the state in 2007 and have not replaced it. Next, set up sales tax collection on all of your online shopping carts and marketplaces.

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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

2007: Both the iPhone and the Droid operating system are released.?. Around 68% of all shopping carts are abandoned, and complicated checkouts are a major factor. The Apple Pay integration streamlines the checkout process, increases security and decreases cart abandonment for mobile and desktop shoppers. Go get them!

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Magento Alternatives 2020: Which Is Your Best Option?

Ecommerce Platforms

Founded back in 2007, Magento soon caught the eye of some of eCommerce's most prominent players and was purchased by eBay/X.comemrce in 2011. Magento has an impressive list of features – even with the open-source version, including: An integrated checkout, payment, and shipping. Mobile optimized shopping. Let's jump in!

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PrestaShop Review: Is It The Best Open Source Ecommerce Platform?

Ecommerce Platforms

The solution was launched back in 2007 with its headquarters in France. Free shipping. PrestaShop comes with shopping cart tools that make your shop compliant with the laws of a specific country. For instance, Germany has placed some specific shopping cart rules for online stores. Discount mode.

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11 Excellent Holiday Emails from Sephora, American Eagle and Adidas

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This Body Shop email is all about driving store traffic by promising experiences that can’t be replicated online. Sure, you could fill up an online shopping cart, but the Community Trade jute pouch sounds way more fun. eBay sends solid “ Green Monday ” messages, which is fitting since they coined the term back in 2007.

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The Psychology of Coupons: How Weebly Can Help You Use Them to Your Advantage

Weebly

Weebly even makes it easy to offer free shipping, which can be a great way to close the sale. According to research conducted by UPS , 93% of shoppers take action to qualify for free shipping, and the leading action taken is adding items to a cart. In 2013 , 92% of consumers reported using coupons, up from 63.6%