Optimizely

OCTOBER 31, 2017

It’s just not worth it to try to beat Amazon in the world of ecommerce. . billion in revenue in 2016 , up 27.1% Amazon has all the sales — 43% of ALL online retail sales in the US went through Amazon in 2016. What you can do is build your own unique, powerful ecommerce brand that stands out from the crowd.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital commerce continues to be top of mind for online retailers. Retailers continually optimize their sales channels to deliver more seamless consumer experiences. But within this focus on digital commerce is also increasing pressure from fraudulent activities. . Take digital commerce, for example.

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Based on what I observed, there a few key trends and predictions to watch for in digital retail in 2019: #1. Conversational And Voice-Enabled Commerce On The Rise Customers love the personalized experience offered by conversational commerce. Account takeover fraud, for example, increased 122% between 2016 and 2017.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

At approximately $630 billion of sales in 2015 , China’s online retail market is the world’s largest, nearly 80 percent bigger than the United States’. Ecommerce in China accounts for 13.5 percent of all retail spending, a higher share than that of all large economies but the United Kingdom. Social Commerce.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

However, despite how easy it is to launch a webstore, scaling an online business remains extremely difficult even for the most seasoned ecommerce expert. Ecommerce sales are growing, but many retailers are struggling to capitalize on their digital sales channels. Online shopping. Online shopping. 53% of U.S.

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

And retail is no exception. Brick-and-mortar retailers have, in the past, failed to keep pace with their e-Commerce rivals in the capture and use of data to optimize the customer experience. For example, one of the fundamental measures of success for an e-Commerce web site is traffic.

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BigCommerce

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

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. The World’s Most Innovative Ecommerce Brands. AOV up 2x the rate in 2016.

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BigCommerce

MAY 4, 2018

IRCE is arguably the ecommerce industry’s biggest and most influential annual event. The chatter was a mix of ecommerce technicalities, marketing strategies and a bunch of “I haven’t seen you in forever!”. IRCE is the who’s who of ecommerce – and it doesn’t discriminate. IRCE is a who’s who of ecommerce professionals.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

When it comes to ecommerce, a word that first comes to mind is growth. Ecommerce expert Gary Hoover’s research shows that just in the last 14 years, the growth of ecommerce companies has skyrocketed across the board. In fact, growth projections estimate that by 2022, ecommerce revenues will exceed $638 billion in the U.S.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 26, 2018

From general Amazon growing pains to government regulation, part of the report took a hard look at some of the major issues and potential risks ahead that all ecommerce retailers need to consider (as Amazon third-party retailers or otherwise). Let’s take a look at those next. Make More on Amazon Now. Rank higher. Sell more. .

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BigCommerce

AUGUST 8, 2018

The Future of AI, Retail and ROI. After all, AI enables an ecommerce website to recommend products uniquely suited to shoppers and enables people to search for products using conversational language or images, as though they were interacting with a person. This alone could be a huge value-add to online retailers.

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ChannelAdvisor

AUGUST 28, 2019

Looking for the latest trends in e-commerce? Our e-commerce experts have identified several other resources that address some of the biggest issues facing brands and retailers today. Retail TouchPoints: E-Commerce in the Era of Amazon. Here are three more of our top picks from 2019.

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Groove

MARCH 29, 2019

Final Draft, the world's #1 screenwriting software, challenged our team to answer both of these with a goal of surpassing revenue from their 2016 launch of Final Draft 10. Our team tackled this challenge head on and developed an integrated eCommerce inbound marketing campaign in Q3 of 2018. 69% increase in eCommerce conversion rate.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 20, 2017

And then, for the non-profit industry, where resources and funds are already low, so many forgo an ecommerce option due to budget restrictions rather than looking for solutions that can fulfill brand needs. Here’s how Man Crates leveraged APIs to automate and scale to one of the fastest growing online retailers in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

For many years, permissive returns policies have been the norm in ecommerce. Amid rising costs and fears of a looming recession, however, online retailers are finding they can no longer afford the level of generosity that customers have come to expect. I term this strategy customer self-selection.

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In 2016, Amazon accounted for 43% of all online retail sales in the U.S. e-commerce. E-commerce domination will grow. Operating income 2016: $4.2 2016: $136 billion. 2016: $131.8 2016: $131.8 Retail products (67%). Retail third-party sellers (17%). 2015: $104.8

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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. In other words, it can help you build a data-driven ecommerce business.

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 13, 2017

The Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon weeks ago was only the latest milepost in the latter's inexorable march to the top of retail. The company sold $136 billion worth of products in 2016 - more than any other online retailer (and just over a third of what Wal-Mart did). Read more Categories: Amazon. product content.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 24, 2018

Your unique combination of these aspects is unlike that of any other ecommerce business out there – and is why no FUD headline like “Why Your Business Will Fail” or “8 Innovative Ways to Skyrocket Growth” will ever fully apply to your brand. We’ll cover: What an ecommerce platform is. What is an Ecommerce Platform?

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Whisbi

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Mobile e-commerce buying behavior has changed the entire online retail market. In general there are two ways to work with e-commerce: a Direct Model and an Online marketplace. An Online marketplace is shared by multiple manufacturers and vendors (Amazon, Alibaba). But it is not enough.

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BigCommerce

JULY 25, 2017

I talk to 3-5 ecommerce owners or business operators each week. What’s magical in ecommerce content? Something that speaks not only to ecommerce businesses looking to grow (though yes, primarily to them) but also to the human nature of running and scaling an idea that is now real, tangible and likely providing all of your income.

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ChannelAdvisor

OCTOBER 31, 2016

On Thursday, October 27, 2016, Amazon reported their Q3 2016 results. In this blog post, we analyze the results with an eye towards implications for online and offline retailers, as well as Amazon sellers. Amazon overall grew 29%, almost 2X the growth rate of e-commerce, quite impressive at their scale.

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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. E-commerce doesn’t begin on your website.

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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. E-commerce doesn’t begin on your website.

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

As many as 72% of Zulily orders are placed from mobile devices, giving more credibility to the idea that online retailers should primarily cater to these devices. I’m embarrassingly reliant on my phone for just about everything, and I’m far from being a Millennial or Gen Z-er.

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ChannelAdvisor

JULY 19, 2019

Not only did Amazon shatter its own records this week, announcing that Prime Day 2019 was the largest shopping event in Amazon’s history , surpassing Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined, but sellers across the e-commerce landscape benefited from the unprecedented July shopping rush. . Amazon Advertising Remains Essential.

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ROI Revolution

MARCH 2, 2021

On top of health concerns, brands across the globe are worrying about how coronavirus (COVID-19) will impact ecommerce as a whole. Ecommerce, B2B, B2C, and brick-and-mortar brands alike are all feeling the impact of coronavirus on their business in one way or another. US online grocery sales surged 54% to reach $95.8 Statista ).

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ecomdash

JULY 31, 2018

What does this Wayfair court ruling mean for online retailers? While this decision only affects purchases delivered into South Dakota, the ecommerce world is wondering just what ruling will mean for the future of ecommerce. Will the transactional criteria be changed to affect other, smaller ecommerce sellers?

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ROI Revolution

AUGUST 5, 2021

On top of health concerns, brands across the globe have had grave concerns about the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on their brand, industry, and ecommerce as a whole. Ecommerce, B2B, B2C, and brick-and-mortar brands alike have felt the impact of coronavirus on their business in one way or another. Ecommerce was up 8.3%

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BigCommerce

JUNE 5, 2018

Your owned online site experience is your one chance to prove your brand value to your customers. And to give those customers a reason to keep buying from your ecommerce website channel, and not from your Amazon channel (where you lose out on brand equity and customer lifetime value). Best New Ecommerce Website Design.

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Lemonstand

OCTOBER 18, 2018

We’re excited to announce that LemonStand has been again named a double G2 Crowd eCommerce High Performer for Fall 2018! Earlier this year, G2 Crowd decided to start to publish their rankings on a quarterly basis and segment out their eCommerce Platform Grid Reports by business size. Every month, over 1.5 Want to read some reviews?

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Email Audience

MARCH 23, 2022

By analyzing eCommerce statistics, you can get invaluable insights about the market, quickly increase your sales, and retain potential customers. When developing an online business, you might face some difficulties unless you learn how to engage your clients, increase your profits and improve your Google search rankings.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

As a technology vendor, I have rare insight into the day-to-day of online retailer consumer traffic. I spend hours speaking with customers about their ecommerce businesses and the challenges they face. Nobody arrives at the website for free” is a common phrase in ecommerce.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 9, 2017

Marketplaces are a growing phenomenon in ecommerce at the moment but in 2 regions a similar story seems to be happening. “In Steadily, and perhaps stealthily, the figure climbed to 35% in 2016, according to Euromonitor International. Retailers around the world are now reckoning with this new normal in digital commerce.”

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 13, 2017

The Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon weeks ago was only the latest milepost in the latter's inexorable march to the top of retail. The company sold $136 billion worth of products in 2016 - more than any other online retailer (and just over a third of what Wal-Mart did). Read more Categories: Amazon. product content.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Since the iBeacon and location technologies like geofencing came into play with their powerful ability to connect the in-store shoppers contextually, the retail space has been open to leveraging such technologies. Here are four benefits of IoT for ecommerce: Easier Inventory Handling. How is IoT impacting ecommerce?

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

From marketplaces to social commerce platforms, everything that you need to know as a merchant is right here, right now. How to Sell Online in China. Online retail sales in China reached 5.16 trillion yuan ($752 billion) in 2016, representing 26.2% Ecommerce – WeChat Pay allows your shoppers to purchase in-app.

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