RTP blog

APRIL 16, 2018

Study And Segment Customers More Precisely With complete positive data, you can move beyond the more general data you have on people who have opted into your email list and social media channels, many of whom may not be proven customers. Offering free or reduced-rate rush shipping to all customers could attract more fraudsters.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Experienced retailers understand that shoppers have grown used to free shipping and discounts, but offering both at the same time depletes margins and brand value. Free Shipping and Discounts During the Holidays . What they initially found shows us why the choice between free shipping and discounts is often so difficult.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This blog post is part of our 2017 Holiday Planning series. For the first time ever, new industry research indicates that 2017 could be the year e-commerce purchases outpace in-store spending. Respondents said they’ll spend 51% of their budget online this year, compared with 42% in-store. Tis the season!

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 22, 2017

What's interesting about ecommerce is that online store owners come from all sorts of backgrounds. A brick and mortar store owner who wants to expand into the online retail space. A drop shipper who has no interest in storing or shipping products but would like to make sales. Do any of the following ring a bell?

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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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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Adobe reported that the 2017 holiday ecommerce revenue climbed to $108.2 Unfortunately, like the year prior, not all brands and retailers were ready for the surge in traffic. Many frustrated netizens took their complaints to social media, but for every person who bothered to tweet, dozens more simply took their money elsewhere.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The company, whose technology enables online retailers to access and complete frictionless, end-to-end fulfilment operations, is on the cusp of introducing a comprehensive returns policy, personalised courier notifications and the promise of personalised inserts in packages to its already considerable roster.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Many frustrated netizens took their complaints to social media, but for every person who bothered to tweet, dozens more simply took their money elsewhere. For companies that experience highly variable computing loads, the cost of maintaining on-premise servers just to cover those high load days, is senseless.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Many frustrated netizens took their complaints to social media, but for every person who bothered to tweet, dozens more simply took their money elsewhere. For companies that experience highly variable computing loads, the cost of maintaining on-premise servers just to cover those high load days, is senseless.

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Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Publishing figures for the higher education industry came to $4 billion in 2017 alone. . Although traditional book stores in the US are still bringing in around $10 billion a year, their revenues are showing a steady decline, mainly due to large online retailers such as Amazon. How to Sell Books Online: Blurb.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JULY 22, 2019

In short, it's just a business model that empowers you to sell online. However, when a customer buys something, your supplier then ships the product directly to the shopper on your behalf. That's not including the hassle and expense of marketing the brand to achieve those all-important sales. Why Drop Ship Using AliExpress?

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ChannelAdvisor

JANUARY 2, 2018

With the new year upon us and the eyes of the industry focusing on the busy year ahead, we wanted to take a quick look back at the key strategies from 2017. If you’re an online retailer, you already understand the revenue potential of Amazon. eBay Pricing Strategies. Drop Shipping Tip Sheet. 7 Amazon Secrets.

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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. Get Social. Private Labeling. Find a manufacturer that can create the product for you.

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

of consumers said they go online grocery shopping at least once per month including pick-up and delivery. in 2017 showing just 2% growth across 2 years. of consumers say they go online grocery shopping at least once per week, which was unchanged from 2017. Why is online grocery shopping seeing such slow growth?

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ChannelAdvisor

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This blog post is part of our 2017 Holiday Planning series. A few examples include Amazon subsidizing prices up to 9% for third-party sellers to compete with Walmart and Target. Walmart started a unique delivery strategy involving store employees to compete with Amazon’s fast and free shipping via Prime. billion (up 16.8%

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SellBrite

OCTOBER 24, 2017

It’s the only way to successfully drive more brand awareness, traffic, and sales during the last few months of 2017. Consider the following: The National Retail Federation reports that over 40% of people plan to begin their holiday shopping by October. For tracking social mentions: Mention.

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ChannelAdvisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The leaves may only just be changing color, but shoppers are already hunting down online Holiday bargains. So if you’re not yet ready for Black Friday 2017 then there’s no time to lose. This trend looks set to increase this year as retailers provide mobile users with improved apps and ever-more frictionless payment options.

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ChannelAdvisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This trend looks set to increase this year as retailers provide mobile users with improved apps and ever-more frictionless payment options. The majority of online retailers are planning to increase their payment capabilities this year — so If you haven’t already done so it could be time to reconsider. Shout it out on social.

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SellBrite

MARCH 15, 2018

These visits only happen because of a lot of work — engaging marketing campaigns, strategic pricing, and captivating, high-quality product photos. Just look at the online retailer DueMaternity.com — adding 360-degree images to their product pages boosted conversion rates by 27%. In 2017, mobile commerce made up 34.5%

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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. 2017 Cyber Monday sales exceed $6.5B.

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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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ESW

MAY 23, 2018

In fact, eCommerce is the fastest growing segment in retail across Europe. According to research firm Mintel, online retail sales in Europe will double by 2018 to 323 billion euros ($437.91 A full 33 percent of these consumers would abandon their purchase if prices were only displayed in U.S. billion USD).

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Creating a Website Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Most consumers prefer to shop online for a variety of reasons. Easy to compare prices. In addition, many shoppers prefer to research products online first and get an idea of the price before they go to a physical location. Netflix was not the first online DVD subscription retailer. trillion in 2017, a 23.2

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 23, 2018

online retail sales. Even some of the other biggest retail giants in the world have a tough time competing against Amazon. Some may tell you that even if you can’t compete with their scale, you can compete in other ways, like offering competitive discounts and free shipping for your own customers. Improve your shipping.

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Creating a Website Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Most consumers prefer to shop online for a variety of reasons. Easy to compare prices. In addition, many shoppers prefer to research products online first and get an idea of the price before they go to a physical location. Netflix was not the first online DVD subscription retailer. trillion in 2017, a 23.2

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Omnisend

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Finally, it’s expected that ecommerce will make up 25% of total global retail sales by 2026, up from 19% last year. Though online retail sales have been increasing steadily in the USA for years to $768 billion in 2021, ecommerce statistics show that brick-and-mortar sales still make up the majority of retail sales in the country.

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Ecommerce Platforms

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Develop a successful shipping strategy. Use the power of social media to promote yourself. If you want to sell online, the first thing on your to-do list is picking an ecommerce platform. Choosing the right ecommerce platform can be the difference between success and failure of your entire online store. Visit Site.

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BigCommerce

JULY 25, 2017

After one of those Live videos hit 1,000,000 views (with a bit of social media promotion), he realized he was on to something. John’s advice: To other small to mid-sized online retailers working with Facebook ads , John Lott says, “Start small, and don’t give up if you don’t see quick results.

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Ecommerce Platforms

AUGUST 28, 2019

Editor's note: This post was originally published on January 12, 2017 and has completely revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. PinnacleCart was built to make any online retailer happy ever after, as the three-word cliche phrase goes. PinnacleCart Review: Pricing. What is PinnacleCart?

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Ecommerce Platforms

APRIL 2, 2019

According to blubolt, it’s a versatile ecommerce platform with an extensive array of features to facilitate online retailers. And what does the entire set of services even cost in the first place- would it be cheaper or costlier than the alternative option of combining independent managed service providers with a third-party platform?

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Payoneer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

What this means for retailers is that they have to be smart about which discounts to offer and when. Using big data, esellers need to plan which items to put on sale when for maximum profit, only slashing prices when other sale methods aren’t working. So which goods are expected to reap the most benefits in 2017?

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

What is omni-channel retail? Square defines it as: “Meeting people on the channels where they are shopping and buying, whether it’s in a physical store or an online store or on social media, and connecting the dots between those channels. Resistance around purchasing online is often fear-based.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Dropshipping statistics can offer some useful insights into the world of online retail. With dropshipping, you needn’t worry about storing products, shipping goods, or managing warehouses. Since 2017, the ecommerce market has grown by around 17% per year; a dramatic increase in dropshipping stores over the last five years.

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eCommerceFuel

AUGUST 18, 2017

Laundry detergent is a commodity-based product that you can find at all your local convenience stores or grocery stores, and it’s got kind of like a set price. So Amazon cannot increase that price, and really the shipping economics just do not work in their favor, so they really just cannot really realize a profit.

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BigCommerce

JULY 3, 2017

They invented the napkin-ring-shaped golf ball, that only flies 40 yards with a full swing, as a solution to the overly expensive golf course real estate. Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. Online was a perfect fit.

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ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that must work flawlessly for marketing & advertising to be worth it – and they are all in flux right now. Last year, low prices and the ability to purchase online were the top concerns for customers. Business being good isn’t always a good thing.

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ROI Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that must work flawlessly for marketing & advertising to be worth it – and they are all in flux right now. are seeing customers be less willing to pay full price. Business being good isn’t always a good thing. eMarketer). How did it happen?

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