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Ecommerce Trends: 147 Stats Revealing How Modern Customers Shop in 2017

BigCommerce

Conducting high-level research into who buys what, when and why, with regards to Americans shopping online, can be costly and time-consuming — which is why we’ve done it for you. However, despite how easy it is to launch a webstore, scaling an online business remains extremely difficult even for the most seasoned ecommerce expert.

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

BigCommerce

Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer. Business-to-Business (B2B).

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Dropshipping Definition: The Best Way to Setup a Drop shipping Business Quickly

Ecommerce Platforms

This makes drop shipping one of the few business models where you don't need to spend money before the customer actually pays you, which minimizes a lot of your risks. The retail side of ecommerce is worth more than $220 billion, and is expected to grow to $370 billion by 2017. Chapter #2: Pros and cons of dropshipping.

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The State of Ecommerce Platforms in 2018: Cloud Commerce, Open SaaS and The API Economy

BigCommerce

The Number 1 SaaS Ecommerce Platform Internet Retailer’s 2018 survey found BigCommerce to be the #1 SaaS ecommerce platform preferred by mid-market and enterprise retailers. SaaS ecommerce platforms remove much of the complexity from running an online business because instead of managing the software yourself.

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What Makes An Online Store Sing (And How Do You Get Customers to Hear)?

Liveintent

Now that sites like Shopify and WooCommerce make it easy to launch digital stores, small business is becoming a big deal online: Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends report pointed out that the world’s 600,000+ digital merchants are earning over $25B annually. Learning is listening. Giving Data A Day Job.

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33 Ecommerce Strategies for Growth from 12 $1M+ Brands [18 Must Have Tools Included]

BigCommerce

And neither does her husband and business partner John. 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. The tools they use to do this?

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [March 2021]

ROI Revolution

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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