BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The original book was eight months in the making –– with the first email sent out to a subject matter expert on January 21, 2016. That first book launching in August 2016. The 2016 version had 15 chapters, featuring the insights of more than 30 Amazon subject matter experts. Ship orders. That timing is critical.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

According to comScore, as of Q3 2016, 60% of e-commerce transactions shipped for free. What’s more, when asked which factor was “most important” for shopping online, 53% of shoppers indicated free shipping (comScore State of US Online Retail Economy in Q3 2016). shipping free.

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In 2016, Amazon accounted for 43% of all online retail sales in the U.S. Operating income 2016: $4.2 2016: $136 billion. 2016: $131.8 2016: $131.8 2016: $23 billion. 2016: $3 billion. In 2016, unredeemed Amazon gift cards alone made $2.4 Amazon stores, packages, and ships your products for you.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 26, 2018

Amazon Customer Base, Revenue & Shipping Data. More than 5 billion items shipped worldwide with Amazon Prime. If accomplished, optimized inventory will help lower shipping costs from fulfillment centers and increase margins. Good terms are crucial with shipping companies. Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 20, 2017

Comparing January-March 2016 to January-March 2017 we have had a 6x increase in sales. Comparing 2015 to 2016 we have had a 11x increase in sales! I ship out every item myself. Lisi Lerch has more than doubled yearly online sales in 2016 at $303,000, from 2015’s $120,000, and is on track to do even better this year.

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RTP blog

MARCH 9, 2018

of retailers incentivized consumers to sign up for their emails, up 10& from 2016. Percentage-off offers were the most popular incentive, followed by free shipping, dollar-off promotions, and sweepstakes opportunities. For all data points besides gender, which stayed flat, the request for personal information decreased from 2016.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Free & Fast Shipping” Callout Available in Google Shopping Ads. You may notice a new annotation appearing directly on some Shopping ads the next time you conduct a search that lets you know the seller offers “Free & Fast Shipping.” Microsoft Shares Insights from 2016 Ahead of This Year’s Presidential Election.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2020

However, advances powering track-and-trace, such as 5G and RFID labels affixed to shipping crates, can help stores proactively promote sustainable items as well. Sensors can attach to shipping materials, allowing CPG brands and retailers to track assets throughout the supply chain. If, for instance, we can pinpoint the source of an e.

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ROI Revolution

JULY 20, 2022

This is a continuation of a trend from the 2021 holiday shopping season , when consumers started buying holiday gifts earlier than ever due to supply chain and shipping concerns. Year-on-year growth rate of retail e-commerce holiday season sales in the United States from 2016 to 2021. Stay tuned to this blog for more! eMarketer.

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RTP blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2016, Amazon promoted an additional 25% off select items and deals when ordering from an Alexa, and this year we expect to see even more incentives, especially since Amazon’s sales surpassed $3 billion for the first time ever. Maybe you get free shipping. Let’s take a closer look. Maybe it’s bundled with another product.

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lateshipment

JUNE 24, 2021

However, many businesses unwittingly overlook the importance of the post-purchase phase as they often consider their job done once the package has been handed off to the shipping carrier. Some customers may get satisfied with the delivery experience, when it is in the control of the shipping carrier. Branded Order Tracking Pages.

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Wiser

AUGUST 29, 2017

Less free shipping promotion mentions. Target seems to also follow the same trend for both 2016 and 2017. On the other hand, in 2016, Walmart held a consistent 20 percent discount on back-to-school products throughout the season. 2016 Average Percent Discounted . 2016 Percentage of Products Discounted.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 12, 2022

They launched it in Ottawa, Canada as a startup experiment after they had below average shipping cart experiences for snowboarding equipment. 2016: $389.3M 2018: $465M 2017: $310M 2016: $188.6M 2016: $200.7M Shopify employs and contracts over 7,000 people. Three Canadians started Shopify in 2004. 2017: $673.3M 2020: $908.7M

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

On the B2B side, Merrell is using 3D and AR tech to sell their products via digital showrooms, prior to manufacturing and shipping, to increase speed to market, reduce costs and lower their carbon footprint. The furniture and home goods space is another sector of the market that’s seeing increased applications of this technology.

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RTP blog

JULY 28, 2017

According to the Baymard Institute’s 2016 study , 27% of consumers said that they abandoned their shopping cart due to a complicated checkout process, while Adobe found that 38% of people will stop engaging with a web site if the content/layout is unattractive. Shipping costs are a major detractor for many shoppers.

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BigCommerce

JANUARY 3, 2018

When an item is ordered from your site, the supplier will then ship the product directly to your customer. We’ve compiled a list of both general and niche dropshipping companies, many of which charge only for the cost of the item and shipping. Visit the Nordstrom Direct Drop Ship Program page for more information.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 20, 2017

We’ve elevated the PDP to an artform with our entertaining copy and clear communication & visuals that outline exactly how each product ships, which minimizes confusion and ensures a great customer experience. Our website went from Cubecart to BigCommerce in Feb of 2016. Thanks Bigcommerce for a profitable 2016 and a bright 2017!

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RTP blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

More and more consumers are choosing to pick up in-store to save money and avoid the high shipping costs of next-day delivery. In fact, high shipping costs can be an active deterrent during online checkout, causing some shoppers to abandon their cart.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Nearly 53% of brands (52.68%) report they began holiday campaign planning for the 2016 season in Q3 –– 21% of them in September. But October ranked #3 as the most popular month brands began holiday campaign planning in 2016, behind September and August. So, did 2016 work out? Free shipping with minimum order: 44.44%.

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ROI Revolution

JANUARY 22, 2020

This deal dwarfs both PetSmart’s acquisition of Chewy in 2017 and Walmart’s acquisition of Jet in 2016 ($3.35 s sales rose 24% in the third quarter, the retail giant’s one-day free shipping offer put a dent in its bottom line as its net income fell 26%. Amazon’s shipping costs rose roughly 46% during the quarter to $9.61

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SellBrite

JUNE 24, 2021

Note that sellers can’t directly market to shoppers—orders are shipped in plain boxes with Walmart marketing material included. Plus, you’re responsible for managing your own inventory, price, customer support, and fulfillment and shipping, which helps you build brand awareness indirectly. Get access to free 2-day shipping.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 22, 2017

In addition, “In partnership with Wiser, we found that 56% of promotional emails sent this October included free-shipping offers, compared to just 40% in October 2016. Retailers’ incentives: fewer peak-volume surcharges from shipping companies and less stress on their own fulfillment centers.

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GetElastic

JULY 1, 2019

According to The Walker Sands Future of Retail 2016 Study , 79% of US consumers said they would be “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to request drone delivery if their package could be delivered within an hour. Unlike delivery trucks, drones can travel “as the crow flies” – skipping over traffic congestion and complicated navigation paths.

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BigCommerce

AUGUST 10, 2018

2016: The Big Mistake Is Realized. EDD began converting back to custom tables in 2016 and has largely completed that journey. 2016: Automattic Buys WooThemes. In 2016, Automattic purchased the company named WooThemes to gain access to everything related to WooCommerce. Before WordPress 3.0

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RTP blog

MAY 23, 2017

million voice-powered devices will be shipped this year, leading to a total footprint of 33 million worldwide. as of November 2016. In summer 2016, Jeff Bezos named the Echo Amazon’s “ fourth pillar product ,” placing it alongside the marketplace, Amazon Prime and Amazon Web Services. VoiceLabs estimates that approximately 24.5

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Store Growers

MAY 29, 2023

In 2016, Google launched a brand-new currency conversion feature that’s been a complete game-changer for merchants worldwide. Google currency conversion is an excellent feature for ecommerce businesses that want to enhance their overall reach by selling or shipping their products in various countries worldwide.

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ROI Revolution

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Many retailers are encouraging customers to buy products earlier than usual to give plenty of lead time for orders to be fulfilled and shipped. The combination of inventory and fulfillment issues plus heightened consumer demand will make inventory, fulfillment, and shipping much bigger concerns this year than in previous years.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 5, 2018

In 2016, 75.6 Pickup, Deliver, Ship — Make Them Want To Buy From You The last thing a tourist wants to do is lug packages around town during a visit. Retailers can go even further by allowing customers to purchase products and have them shipped directly back to their home country. billion across the country.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

They sell custom folding chairs and tables, and launched on Amazon with 1 product before the holiday in 2016 — a bundled chair and table package of their website best sellers. Expedited shipping, feedback, ratings, optimization and sponsored search are often new frontiers to your business. Two strategies – two strong revenue channels.

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Optimizely

JUNE 21, 2018

Other brands choose to open showroom-style stores where you can try the products before having them shipped to your home later. The pop-up industry was valued at $50 billion in 2016 with 44% of customers saying they have visited a pop-up shop in the last 12 months. This is exactly why pop-up stores emerged.

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RTP blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

By leveraging smart data to identify trends when they are fresh, these retailers are able to kick their production networks into high gear to produce, sell, and ship merchandise from factory to doorstep in 10 days. Instead, they respond to trends, and they do it fast — within 10 days fast. If all of this seems radical, it’s not.

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Dynamic Action

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

But despite smarter promotional strategies, promotional activity still eroded profit margins with a 5% increase in margin-reduction as a result of promotions in 2017 vs 2016. In fact, marketing cost in EMEA grew by 57% in Q1 2017 in comparison to Q1 in 2016, with weeks as high as an 142% increase early in the year.

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TradeGecko

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

billion in 2016 and projected to surpass US$603.4 With eCommerce sales in the United States reaching USD$360.3 billion by 2021, the writing is on the wall: eCommerce in the US isn’t going anywhere.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

During the 2016 holidays, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) found that nearly 70 percent of purchases were made with retailers who had both a brick and mortar and online store. Or, that associate can have it shipped to them instead. Ship from Store . In-Store Returns . Experiences .

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Dynamic Action

JANUARY 31, 2018

A mere 4% decrease in customer acquisition and 1% increase in promotions over 2016. Benchmarks for shipping. Review the State of Retail: 2017 Year-in-Review DynamicAction Retail Index for the complete overview of the Index findings including: Leading trends in markdowns. New strategies for returns. Shifts in customer behavior.

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ROI Revolution

AUGUST 3, 2021

The scary side of shipping this holiday season. Delivery times and shipping rates are always extremely important factors in consumers’ online holiday purchase decisions. Merchandising, fulfillment, and shipping have been major concerns of ecommerce brands since the onset of the pandemic. 49% of U.S.

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BigCommerce

MAY 2, 2017

We worked with Amazon SEO expert Bryan Bowman in the Fall of 2016 to publish a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to ranking on page 1 of Amazon. Having the address information curated from the customer’s Amazon account significantly reduces the amount of invalid shipping addresses. Improved payment choices.

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