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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 But then, “from the years of like 2009 to 2018, I just watched Amazon start eating everybody’s lunch,” he said.

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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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Investment in BigCommerce, Our Customers and Our Partners

BigCommerce

BigCommerce’s founders, Eddie Machaalani and Mitch Harper, launched the company in 2009 after meeting in an online chat room while living in Sydney. They shared a mutual passion for small businesses and believed that selling online shouldn’t require $100,000+ in up-front development work.

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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

BigCommerce

Conducting market research for your ecommerce business ideas is not only wise, it’s essential. Taking the time to go through this process will help you uncover whether or not there is a healthy demand around your business idea. A good ecommerce platform will have this option built-in to its product pages. 10X Slack Group.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

When it comes to ecommerce, a word that first comes to mind is growth. Ecommerce expert Gary Hoover’s research shows that just in the last 14 years, the growth of ecommerce companies has skyrocketed across the board. In fact, growth projections estimate that by 2022, ecommerce revenues will exceed $638 billion in the U.S.

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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. ecommerce retailers $550 billion by 2020. Marketplace retailers can’t charge consumers return shipping fees.

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Square Payments Reviews What’s All the Fuss About?

Ecommerce Platforms

Launched back in 2009, Square has undoubtedly grown over the last decade. If you're a small business owner searching for a new payment processing software, you want something that ticks all the following boxes: Easy to use. Square for Retail. Square for Retail: Again, you'll need both a stand and a reader.