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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.

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Ecommerce Statistics

Ecommerce Platforms

Ecommerce sales account for just 8% of total retail sales in the U.S. U.S.ecommerce sales reached $396 billion in 2016 and are predicted to grow to a massive 684 billion by 2020. SearchEngineland, 2016). Wondering if SEO can still help? Techcrunch,2016). E-Consultancy,2016). Statista,2016).

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The Ecommerce Holiday Readiness Checklist: Mobile Optimization, Checkout CRO & The 11th Hour

BigCommerce

In 2017, holiday season sales accounted for more than one-quarter of total annual retail sales, rising 5.5% over 2016 to $691.9 over 2016 to $138.4 In 2018, holiday sales predictions from the National Retail Federation are at an increase over 2017 of 3.3% holiday retail sales increase is again conservative.

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How Amazon and Independent Ecommerce Brands Grew Online Sales 18,233% in 20 Years [Infographic]

BigCommerce

Either way, the relationship is symbiotic, and though for much of Amazon’s history small business and other verticalized online sellers made an enemy of the marketplace, those tides are very quickly changing. Free shipping, offered by half of all businesses in 2015, has become a consumer expectation. The Converging of Retail.

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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. Demandware.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [October 2020]

ROI Revolution

Watch the four-part video series today to uncover strategies & insights around everything from inventory planning to merchandising and SEO readiness to digital advertising strategies. Retail sales, however, continue to decline, down 3.9% retail ecommerce up 44.5% of retail sales in 1992, which was down to 3.7%

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What to Sell in 2018: How to Find a Product Niche and Start Selling Online

BigCommerce

Our sales have increased this year, and we are spending a lot more time relooking at our SEO,” says Rzepecki. Before Thanksgiving 2016, he decided to open an additional venture – this time with his wife. Learn how they secretly became the fastest growing retailer in the U.S. Meet the 10 Most Innovative Ecommerce Brands of 2016.