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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

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Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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5 Ways E-Commerce Companies Can Use BrickSeek to Increase Sales

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However, to give a brief overview, BrickSeek started out in 2014 as a web application enabling LEGO collectors to track down popular sets online and in-store. The same things that make BrickSeek such a useful tool for consumers also make it a potentially invaluable resource for online retailers. Think about it.

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From Retail to e-Tail: How to Launch an Ecommerce Website for Your Brick-and-Mortar

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To ensure that you’re offering a fair and competitive price for your products, you’ll want to look at what similar online retailers are charging. Don’t just look at the price retailers are charging for their products, look at the total cost as well (tax + shipping charges + service fees).

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How Does Amazon Make Money? [INFOGRAPHIC]

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In 2016, Amazon accounted for 43% of all online retail sales in the U.S. Failure is an option: Amazon Fire Phone fizzled out in 2014―instead of giving up, Amazon has since launched Amazon Echo and other successful tech. 2014: $89 billion. Operating Expenses. 2014: $178 million. Nordstrom: $7.4 Macy’s: $8.9

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Should You Use Shopify for Dropshipping? Here’s How to Decide

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The accessibility and simplicity of this business model enable anyone to break into ecommerce, and, thanks to Shopify — the leading ecommerce platform for online retailers with more than a million users — selling a variety of products via dropshipping is easier than ever. There are few overhead costs.

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The Ecommerce Guide to Back to School Shopping

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Off-Price Stores – 32%. In second place, Boomers prefer department stores while Millennials and Gen X prefer off-price stores. Average clothing sales for department stores ($390), fast-fashion retailers ($338), ecommerce ($279), and off-price stores ($277) all surpass clothing sales at mass merchants ($234).

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The Risks and Rewards of Localizing International eCommerce

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Until recently, online retail mostly took place domestically, with the majority of buyers and sellers coming from the same country. percent from 2014 to 2020, according to Accenture. In Q2 2017 alone, account takeover fraud rose by an alarming 45%, putting online retailers at a loss of $3.3 In June 2016, the U.S.