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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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Crafts, Gifts & Non-Profit Ecommerce Site Design

BigCommerce

Here’s how Man Crates leveraged APIs to automate and scale to one of the fastest growing online retailers in the U.S. Our website went from Cubecart to BigCommerce in Feb of 2016. Thanks Bigcommerce for a profitable 2016 and a bright 2017! As a small business owner, I love the flexibility that BigCommerce allows me.

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LemonStand Named Double eCommerce High Performer by G2 Crowd

Lemonstand

We’ve been consistently recognized as an eCommerce High Performer and one of the overall top rated eCommerce platforms in the G2 Crowd eCommerce Platforms Grid® Report since 2016. We’re proud to say we are ranked as an eCommerce High Performer in both the Small Business Grid as well as the Overall Grid ! .

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The Value Of Perception In The Online Experience

RTP blog

Jake Weatherly, CEO of SheerID Every day, more and more brands are coming to the realization that their web site and e-Commerce experience is an integral part of how they’ll survive and grow in today’s changing retail landscape. However, what many fail to realize is that a poorly designed web site can also be their downfall.

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LemonStand Named eCommerce High Performer by G2 Crowd for Fall 2018

Lemonstand

Since they first initiated coverage back in 2016 , G2Crowd has consistently ranked LemonStand as one of the overall top rated eCommerce platforms with a High Performer rating in the G2 Crowd eCommerce Platforms Grid® Report. G2 Crowd has also started gathering more in depth feedback, which is helpful to other users as well as vendors like us.

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How I Turned My Father’s 90s B2B Business into California’s Fastest Growing Online Succulent Seller

BigCommerce

I was naturally drawn to the competitive and creative nature of retail business. Initially, I saw it as more of a hobby and “helping our family business out a little bit” than as a viable career path. In 2017, we saw a 45% increase in revenue with a decrease in Google ad spend vs. 2016. That’s huge!

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Cyber Week 2017: Black Friday Stats, Cyber Monday Trends + 25 Brands Reveal The Secrets to Their Success

BigCommerce

Automotive retailers saw the highest average order value ($235.10) , followed by retailers within the Sports & Outdoors ($143.50) and Home & Garden ($103.60) categories. Small Business Saturday. This means we have excluded brands from the data set that joined BigCommerce prior to Cyber Week 2016.