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How to overcome two of the most common online payment issues

GetElastic

But as an ecommerce merchant, there is a lot of nuance to running a successful online store that brings in revenue. Here are two of the most common online payment challenges and how you can overcome them. That was the case for Battery Pete , a US-wide battery retailer based in Florida. The most important thing?

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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. It’s easier than ever for businesses to have a digital presence across a variety of channels. A 2017 point-of-sale solutions survey of 1,164 U.S.

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Digital Commerce and the Threat of Card-not-present Fraud

BigCommerce

Digital commerce continues to be top of mind for online retailers. Retailers continually optimize their sales channels to deliver more seamless consumer experiences. First, fraudsters likely see mid-sized merchants as having enough revenue and customer volume to make attacks worthwhile. Take digital commerce, for example.

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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

BigCommerce

On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). 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).

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Top Risks For Retail Businesses In 2021 (And in The Next Decade)

Retail TouchPoints

This has increased e-commerce’s share of global retail to 17% in 2020, up from 14% in 2019. With the adoption of e-commerce on the rise, brick and mortar retail businesses face increased risks of having to shut down. Indeed, Statista predicts ecommerce revenue to reach $563.4 million by 2025, up from $431.6

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The Complete List: All 49+ Global Marketplaces

BigCommerce

However, we have aggregated a complete list of all global marketplaces as of 2017, by region and country. 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’. billion in mobile revenue. Ecommerce in China accounts for 13.5

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Make the Transition From Brick-and-Mortar to Ecommerce with Ease

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We’ve all seen the stats — traditional, brick-and-mortar retail businesses are struggling. There have been nine retail bankruptcies in 2017, with RadioShack, J.C. It’s gotten so rough, it’s even been called the “ retail apocalypse.”. But retail brands are adapting to the changing climate.

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