article thumbnail

Following $40 Million Funding Round, MeUndies Eyes Omnichannel Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2011, MeUndies initially stood out with its bold, colorful and pop culture-infused prints as it acquired a loyal customer base through social media. With nearly one million followers across social media platforms, MeUndies taps into its community to build dialogue and uncover new ideas for products and prints. “We

article thumbnail

ShipStation Alternatives for 3PL and Shipping Success

Ecommerce Platforms

As one of the most popular shipping apps for ecommerce order fulfillment, ShipStation often gets recommended for managing shipments, finding great deals from carriers, and sending tracking codes. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, ShipStation has been around since 2011. Integrations with popular marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and more.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ethical Ecommerce Interviews: Niche & Cult on Expanding and Rebranding

Ecommerce Platforms

and then in 2011 I sidestepped into the natural beauty world (by accident, If I’m honest). How do you handle shipping and fulfilment? Social media has always been our go-to, especially Instagram. So, my first venture was into natural baby products. So far, being average has paid off! How have you grown the site?

eCommerce 118
article thumbnail

ShipStation vs ShippingEasy: An Introduction (Oct 2020)

Ecommerce Platforms

Both of these solutions are designed to simplify order fulfilment and delight your customers. These order fulfillment companies help you to keep track of your transactions and figure out when you need to ship products to customers. ShipStation is one of the most popular SaaS order fulfilment tools on the market today.

article thumbnail

Cross-Border Commerce 101: The History, The Lingo, The $900B Opportunity

BigCommerce

2011 – Bootstrap Mobile-First CSS Framework, Snapchat, WeChat all launched. Today, consumers around the world can shop your website, price compare on marketplaces, schedule to test your product in-store or over a video conference line, and connect via social media, all within the same day. 1999 – Alibaba founded.

article thumbnail

The Challenges of Operating eCommerce Subscription Businesses

ESW

What’s more, scaling up requires dynamic fulfillment capabilities. Some of the most successful subscription services allow consumers to customize their monthly orders, which can add enormous complexity to inventory management and fulfillment. It’s simple enough to manage 50 subscription orders each month, but what about 50,000?

article thumbnail

60 Amazing Online Clothing Stores and Their UX Tricks You Should Steal

Ecommerce Platforms

The store is integrated with the commonly used social media channels and the widgets are placed in the footer not causing any disturbance to the viewer. They also have an Instashop featured on the popular social media platform. Their social media strategy has been very effective, with 100k Facebook likes and 51.3k

Clothing 171