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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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The Facebook Retail Reinvention

RTP blog

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief A few years ago retailers were lamenting their decisions to try to use Facebook as a commerce channel. A Business Insider article made the statement clearly: “Companies first started selling things directly through Facebook in 2009. They all ended up closing their stores within a year.”

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Optimizing Your Online Presence: Tips For Success

RTP blog

By Suhaib Zaheer, HostGator Having a strong online presence is the key to business success in today’s digital world, especially for small and midsized retailers that need to employ savvy strategies to be seen and convert visitors to customers both online and off. Take a mobile-first design approach.

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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

BigCommerce

When completing market research around your small business idea, there are several different methods you can use. However, it’s always smart to use a combination of tactics to be certain you have an accurate picture of your market and make the best business decision possible. Descriptions. Blog posts. Website as a whole.

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How to Reduce Walmart Marketplace Returns and Cancellations

SellBrite

Nearly 93% of the products available on Walmart.com are part of Walmart Marketplace, which allows third-party sellers to sell items on the retail giant’s website and reach millions of customers worldwide. However, customer returns and order cancellations have a negative impact on your business. ecommerce retailers $550 billion by 2020.

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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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Back-to-School Promotions: Find the Right Audience and Sell More in 2021

Korona

This means that retailers need to be prepared so that they can maximize their sales from back-to-school shoppers. Plus, most consumers took last fall off from back-to-school shopping, which means that they’ll be ready to stock up and spend this year. And it’s just about doubled since 2009. . How Much Money Are We Talking About?