Wiser

AUGUST 17, 2018

According to behavioral economics researcher Dan Ariely , shoppers generally overvalue the benefits of “free” even when compared to higher-quality items at a discounted price. We see this happening in the retail industry all the time. BOGO is a great discount technique to use to appeal to consumers. profit from selling one.

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Steve Dennis

AUGUST 14, 2017

Above a basic level of scale, online retail is largely a variable cost business, whereas physical stores succeed by driving sufficient revenue to leverage their mostly fixed costs. The challenges of profitably acquiring customers online is an article for another day.

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Sailthru

JANUARY 25, 2018

Consumers shopped online. National Retail Federation and Commerce Department Report Better-Than-Expected Holiday Season Sales. National Retail Federation and Commerce Department Report Better-Than-Expected Holiday Season Sales. During that same period, online retail grew 1.2%, contributing to a total of 12.7%

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ESW

JUNE 27, 2018

For direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands and customers alike, the globe is getting smaller. Until recently, online retail mostly took place domestically, with the majority of buyers and sellers coming from the same country. Increasingly, consumers are seeking out international brands to find the products that they want.

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Sailthru

MARCH 8, 2018

As the world’s largest retailer and online retailer go head to head in a battle of Goliath and Goliath, one thing is clear: Omnichannel has become the white whale for retailers. Today’s consumers use an average of almost five touchpoints on the path to purchase, moving between the digital and physical worlds.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Deloitte’s annual holiday shopping survey of more than 5,000 consumers found that shoppers plan to do more than half of their holiday spending online — and they’re gearing up for those purchases right now. Respondents said they’ll spend 51% of their budget online this year, compared with 42% in-store.

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 31, 2019

But by selling its mattress using a direct-to-consumer model, Casper simplified the mattress-shopping process by limiting choice and cutting out salespeople, and the startup did $100 million in sales in less than two years. One of the best ways to develop a product people want is to launch a business that makes a certain task easier for them.

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Frooition

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Amazon Prime has truly revolutionized the concept and expectation of shipping. Years ago “fast shipping” would have been considered a week or so. Now, thanks to Amazon Prime, consumers expect fast shipping to take just a couple of days. Prime Is Much More than Free Shipping.

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Lemonstand

JUNE 28, 2018

In addition to their thriving bricks and mortar retail locations, Dublin based coffee brand Third Floor Espresso (3FE) has been operating both an online retail store for consumers and a wholesale store for their B2B customers on LemonStand since 2016. We’ll see how it goes.”

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Demac Media

JUNE 8, 2017

You know it and I know it, but it’s always fascinating to break down the actual numbers behind Amazon’s success to see how well they’re doing: Amazon accounted for 43% of US online retail sales in 2016. Amazon shares hit a high of $1000 in early 2017 , with stocks up 40% from 2016. 52% of consumers (in the U.S)

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ChannelAdvisor

MAY 10, 2018

After watching and advising e-commerce retailers and brands for over 16 years, we’ve learned that online businesses need to master the entire spectrum of e-commerce — from marketing to selling to fulfilling — to ensure that their story is a successful one. Same-day shipping” has increased 120%. Pricing products competitively?

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ChannelAdvisor

MAY 10, 2018

After watching and advising e-commerce retailers and brands for over 16 years, we’ve learned that online businesses need to master the entire spectrum of e-commerce — from marketing to selling to fulfilling — to ensure that their story is a successful one. Same-day shipping” has increased 120%. Pricing products competitively?

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BigCommerce

MAY 4, 2018

For consumers, Rent the Runway is a luxury clothing rental company that allows regular folks to rent and wear expensive goods they’d otherwise never have access to. A few years ago, the team decided to launch a direct-to-consumer channel. Traditionally B2B retailers are going direct to consumer.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

What you can expect this year, based on key metrics from the 2016 holiday season . How to deliver free shipping, the gift all shoppers want this year . How to keep consumers happy, as 88 percent of consumers say promotions are important. Schedule a personalized demo today to learn how to turn retail data into action.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 24, 2018

Understandably, this decision has wide-ranging implications –– to your customers in engaging with your brand and reducing friction of getting the product they need, to your employees that have to implement campaign strategies, and to your bottom line in terms of sales growth as well as cost of maintenance and installation. And much more.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

How to Sell Online in China. Online retail sales in China reached 5.16 trillion yuan ($752 billion) in 2016, representing 26.2% growth from 2015—more than double the growth rate of overall retail sales, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics , the agency charged with tracking economic data. Get it now.

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BigCommerce

MAY 1, 2018

The surfacing of the Facebook debacle involving Cambridge Analytica and the massive amounts of data collected from 87 million users, which was used to influence the 2016 presidential election, revealed big data as the powerful beast it can be. Cost reductions (47%). Yet, despite having so much ‘power’ in their hands, less than 0.5%

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

When you factor in the expanded ecommerce selling opportunities through omni-channel retail (like adding Amazon and eBay storefronts to your sales approach, for example), it’s easy to see that now is the best possible time to grow an ecommerce business. The cost of entry is lower than ever before. Business-to-Consumer (B2C).

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2021

To overcome supply chain disruptions, many online retailers are already making changes to their existing fulfilment operations. Whilst news of a trade deal came as a huge relief, consumer rights when shopping online have not come out unscathed at the hands of Brexit. Removing the Brexit Red Tape.

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RTP blog

MAY 15, 2017

and Canada face intense challenges, including costly staff and insurance, high capital tied up in expensive inventory, and of course the fall in in-store traffic as sales and consumers move online. Jewelers that want to face down these challenges are often looking to establish their own online presence.

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BigCommerce

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Thinking of selling a single product each day at flash sale prices? In fact, it’s likely all of this year’s 19 most innovative ecommerce brands have your online channel activities beat in terms of impact on: Conversions. Michael Leff , vice president of technology at StoreYourBoard, the 2016 Innovation Award winner. Electronics.

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BigCommerce

JULY 25, 2017

With photos unrivaled across the web and an already loyal following thanks to the blog, John’s job when he came onto the Spearmint LOVE team in early 2016 was to grow loyalty –– and Facebook Ads was how he planned to do it. Let customers name their price: ALB uses PriceWaiter on their product pages –– which lets the buyer name a price.

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Lemonstand

MAY 17, 2018

A 2016 study from Hitwise Retail 500 noted that visits to subscription box websites grew almost 3,000% from 2013 to 2016, representing tremendous opportunity for both brick-and-mortar retailers and traditional eCommerce. This means more work and more costs to package the products. Better financial control.

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GetElastic

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Let’s start with a short definition: Brexit is the process of removing the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), following a popular referendum in June 2016. This will result in longer waiting periods as well as higher costs and additional taxes for deliveries across the British border.

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eCommerceFuel

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

It could be shipping issues or PR issues or emails that you get from people who are accusatory, that really get upset with what you sell. And so it costs you time and money to just find those right vendors and get them set up. Consumers are really, I’d even say, passionate about these types of products.

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Profitero

MARCH 9, 2017

The world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer, Walmart, has eliminated the membership fee on its two-day shipping program ShippingPass – its strongest response yet to the growing dominance of Amazon Prime (which is now estimated to top 65 million members worldwide ). According to Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart’s U.S. And Walmart?

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eCommerce Guider

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

You don’t need to invest any time, energy or cash into sourcing, creating, holding or shipping products! In 2016, around 9% of affiliate marketers made over $50,000 each. Affiliate Marketing Is An Extremely Low-Cost Business Model. Affiliate marketing has an extremely low-cost entry point. The Consumer .

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OrderDynamics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Comparing these two like groups suggests that omni-channel retail has grown 5.6% This is measured through the change in the click and collect shopping experience offered to consumers. Despite growing BOPIS adoption across online and offline retail, active inventory visibility dropped. over this past year. Last year 69.3%

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Payoneer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Yes, a new era, known as Cyber Week, is emerging, and it means more deals for consumers and more profits for the savvy retailer with a plan. billion was spent on that single day using mobile devices, nearly a third of all the ecommerce done on Black Friday 2016. An impressive $1.2 Microsoft Xbox. Amazon Fire. Samsung 4K TVs.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Holiday shoppers are determined to find the perfect gifts at the lowest prices for their loved ones, and brands are scrambling to make their products the ones consumers want to purchase. This year, we can expect to see mobile (and general online retail) grow even more. By far, they want free shipping.

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ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that must work flawlessly for marketing & advertising to be worth it – and they are all in flux right now. Last year, consumers moved toward digital more quickly than ever in light of the coronavirus pandemic. December 2. billion in revenue.

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ROI Revolution

MARCH 2, 2021

73% of consumers using D2C ecommerce over the course of COVID-19 plan to continue post-pandemic ( McKinsey ). US online grocery sales surged 54% to reach $95.8 With consumers more concerned about their discretionary spending, the online resale apparel market is projected to double by 2024 ( Statista ). February 22 update.

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ROI Revolution

AUGUST 5, 2021

Consumer spending habits returning to normal. Mastercard reports that their Q2 2021 revenue surged 36% over last year, a confident indication that consumer spending is rebounding after the pandemic made shoppers wary of making discretionary purchases. billion in consumer spending in Q2. Still, overall, 62.5%

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ROI Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that must work flawlessly for marketing & advertising to be worth it – and they are all in flux right now. That means total retail sales growth will amount to 2.5% of total retail sales. Business being good isn’t always a good thing. Sensormatic).

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ROI Revolution

JULY 1, 2021

Alternative payment options have surged over the past year and a half after the coronavirus pandemic pushed consumers to be wary about high-contact shopping. In fact, over 45 million consumers will use BNPL this year. 45% of shoppers are more inspired to make a purchase by convenience than price. June 3 update. June 1 update.

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ROI Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2021

Now more than ever, it’s important for consumers and executives alike to understand the coronavirus trends that are having a major impact on society. eMarketer projects that US retail ecommerce sales will grow to $843.15 Pandemic accelerates digital retail: Stats & trends. billion in 2021 (up from $794.5B December 31 update.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Consumers spent nearly $212 billion on ecommerce between April and June 2020 according to new data from the US Department of Commerce. BOPIS also brings consumers the immediate satisfaction of receiving their item almost immediately without having to search for it in the store or wait for it to be shipped. Online spend with U.S.

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