ESW

MAY 23, 2018

If you’re selling physical products online, you’ll have to face a daunting reality: Most likely, your biggest competitor is Amazon. online retail market share, and 53 percent growth in 2016, Amazon is the undisputed Goliath of eCommerce. Essentially, Amazon is winning on selection, price, and convenience.

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RTP blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

By Roman Kirsch, Lesara Fast fashion has been dealt a blow by the rise of trendy online retailers. But not all e-Commerce retailers are created equally, and not all of them are responsible for the decline of fast fashion. Instead, they respond to trends, and they do it fast — within 10 days fast. It is happening today.

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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. Imagine that you are selling an item for $10 that cost you $2.50. profit from selling one.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 9, 2017

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.” Marketplaces are a growing phenomenon in ecommerce at the moment but in 2 regions a similar story seems to be happening. “In

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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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Wiser

JULY 27, 2017

“Free Shipping. ” “Daily home deals online all week long.” But it’s not only an Amazon phenomenon, because other online retailers and brands are competing fiercely so as not to be left out of a sales opportunity that’s become bigger than Black Friday , by some measures.

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Email Audience

MARCH 23, 2022

According to eMarketer, in 2016-2020, the volume of SMS messages increased by 197%, which is why business owners need to learn more about the transactional emails every eCommerce store should optimize. You can keep in mind online business statistics when expanding your business. During this time, visitors view more than 6 pages.

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Sailthru

JANUARY 25, 2018

National Retail Federation and Commerce Department Report Better-Than-Expected Holiday Season Sales. Americans spent 5.5 % more from November through December than they did during the same time in 2016, reports the National Retail Federation (NRF). During that same period, online retail grew 1.2%, contributing to a total of 12.7%

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ESW

JUNE 27, 2018

Until recently, online retail mostly took place domestically, with the majority of buyers and sellers coming from the same country. In the worst cases, these risks can turn into real catastrophes, costing companies millions of dollars in lost sales, unexpected expenses, or even fines. In June 2016, the U.S.

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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. Brands must have seamless integrations between channels and expedited shipping options. Technology has created a complex customer journey.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Respondents said they’ll spend 51% of their budget online this year, compared with 42% in-store. That’s a notable jump from last season, when consumers were still scouring the internet largely to seek out deals, compare prices and get recommendations. Now, 50% of consumers say they prefer online shopping.

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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. Those numbers may be alarming to retailers that can’t afford to offer good shipping options.

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Instead, when an order comes in, the retailer transfers your customer’s order and shipping information to a third party, such as a manufacturer, wholesaler, or another retailer, that then ships the product to the customer. Dropshipping is a fulfillment method in which you don’t maintain your own inventory.

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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

Same-day shipping” has increased 120%. 80% of shoppers use smartphones in physical stores to look up product reviews, compare prices or find alternative store locations. Nearly half of holiday online retail traffic now comes from mobile devices. Pricing products competitively? Near me” searches have grown 130%.

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ChannelAdvisor

MAY 10, 2018

Same-day shipping” has increased 120%. 80% of shoppers use smartphones in physical stores to look up product reviews, compare prices or find alternative store locations. Nearly half of holiday online retail traffic now comes from mobile devices. Pricing products competitively? Near me” searches have grown 130%.

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Optimizely

OCTOBER 31, 2017

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. It seems like no matter what you do as an ecommerce retailer, Amazon is pushing into your space and taking over. Amazon has all the money — the company generated $136.0

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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 . Whether in-store or online, Wiser has you covered from pricing to assortment to promotions. Want to learn more? Need better data to inform your decisions?

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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. But in 2018, Skullcandy made the move from Demandware to BigCommerce, drastically cutting operational costs and speeding up GTM on innovative marketing campaigns.

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Payoneer

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

International eCommerce is the biggest growth opportunity for online merchants today. You only need look to British online retail success stories, such as ASOS, to see how a properly implemented international strategy can transform your business. Opportunity cost. What is lean localisation?

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Prisync

MARCH 22, 2018

of all online retail orders were abandoned instead of purchased. Is your online store’s checkout process complicated? Some common reasons may be higher shipping costs, and lack of a preferred payment option. According to reports from Shopify Plus , as of August 2017, 77.3% Isn’t it mobile friendly?

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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.

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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%). A 1% increase in price translates to 8.7% increase in profits.

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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. According to industry data, nearly 1,200 retail fine jewelry stores closed in 2016, an increase of more than 50% from the prior year.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 20, 2020

When a customer completes a transaction with your small business store, they get a straightforward online payment experience. Customers can even save time by using the shipping and billing information they have on their Amazon account when buying something. Customers can save time entering their shipping details.

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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. Some of these costs and additional paperwork are also applicable to British customers buying products that have been shipped from the EU.

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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.

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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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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. It’s Now or Never. 2009 Square, Inc.

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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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Kissmetrics

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

According to PewResearch Center’s 2016 Social Media Update , 32% of Internet users are using Instagram. Instead of a regular e-commerce store, users can view products in your Instagram feed and text their payment and shipping details to buy products. It’s a popular way to create an online store without an e-commerce platform.

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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 CEO

AUGUST 23, 2018

I recently wrote about selling what physical products to sell online but digital goods could be your go-to. You wouldn’t have to deal with the hassles of shipping and inventory. However, just jumping into the wagon of selling downloadable products online without a concrete strategy can hamper your sales. No shipping cost.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Drew also talks about how to run promotions without reducing the value of your brand and why it’s crucial to strike a balance – find a Goldilocks zone – between discounts and full-priced sales. Online retailers are often no different. That’s called a subsidy cost. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher.

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