BigCommerce

MARCH 13, 2018

Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This blog post is part of our 2018 Holiday Planning series. Last year, Deloitte’s annual holiday shopping survey made big waves when researchers predicted, for the first time ever, that more shopping would be online than in-store. Here are the highlights: Confident Consumers Are in the Mood to Spend. Consumer confidence.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

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’. percent of all retail spending, a higher share than that of all large economies but the United Kingdom. billion in mobile revenue. of total retail sales in the country.

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ecomdash

APRIL 2, 2019

It’s estimated that consumers spent $23.1 billion for Mother’s Day in 2018. Make sure your Mother’s Day sections are optimized for mobile devices. Careful planning and implementation of marketing campaigns and promotions is essential for online retailers, and that includes getting ready and capitalizing on holiday spending.

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ROI Revolution

JUNE 7, 2018

Their goal from the beginning was to produce their own brand of high quality glasses, sold directly to consumers online, exclusively through their website. Less than 1% of overall glasses sales were online. So how were they able to take a brick-and-mortar industry, and convert it into an online powerhouse?

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ChannelAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

So far, we’ve covered the most critical topics all sellers should be addressing as we head into Q4: The Ghosts of Holidays Past — Get Ready for 2018. Google Shopping Actions: Prepare Your Products for Online Holiday Sales. Holiday 2018: Planning a Smart Fulfillment Strategy. Mobile-First Shopping.

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Sailthru

APRIL 2, 2018

To reach those other 60 million customers, Starbucks recently expanded mobile ordering to non-members. By downloading the mobile order and pay app, a customer establishes a digital relationship. Macy’s Ramps Up Personalization and Mobile Shopping Tech. High on the list: mobile checkout and more personalization in the mobile app.

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GetElastic

AUGUST 1, 2019

At the end of 2018, ecommerce sales accounted for more than 14% of all retail sales across the globe. But as an ecommerce merchant, there is a lot of nuance to running a successful online store that brings in revenue. Drilling into the analytics, they discovered that a lot of visitors were on mobile. The result?

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This blog post is part of Forrester’s Holiday 2018 retail series. Black Friday holiday sales events are a fixture of the European holiday shopping season (even without a European equivalent of the Thanksgiving holiday!).

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BigCommerce

MAY 4, 2018

From workshops and boot camps to hearing from industry leaders you often read about in the news, these are the IRCE 2018 moments that aren’t to be missed. IRCE – the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition – is an annual event held in June in Chicago, Illinois. IRCE 2018 is June 5-8, in Chicago at McCormick Place West.

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ChannelAdvisor

JULY 26, 2018

While the forecasts may vary, one thing is certain: Consumer spending is about to get BIG. Here’s what you need to know to make the most of the 2018 back-to-school season as an online seller. Editor’s note: The following takeaways are based on several recently-released industry reports: Deloitte’s 2018 Back-to-School Survey.

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Forrester Omnichannel

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

In the Age of the Customer , consumers are increasingly empowered. European consumers are using multiple devices along their path to purchase and almost a quarter are buying online from outside their home market. This is a growth opportunity for retailers in larger eCommerce markets where online retail sales growth is slowing.

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ecomdash

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Charlotte, NC – November 2018: Ecomdash, a multichannel inventory management software, announced today their integration with Google Shopping Actions. Launched in March 2018, Google Shopping Actions provides retailers the ability to sell their merchandise on Google Express, Google Assistant, and Search.

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ROI Revolution

AUGUST 19, 2019

Ecommerce ad spend increased 66% year over year in the second quarter of 2019 and almost reached 2018 Q4 spending levels. Because of the increase in mobile and product ads being purchased, cost per click for search decreased 10% year over year. These ads delivered 23% more clicks in Q2 2019 than those in the same quarter of 2018.

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ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 6, 2019

As the weather turns colder and the holidays quickly approach, consumers are constantly on the lookout for that special deal for all of the items on their list. Online retailers saw some great increases for Cyber 5 2019, with impressive YOY increases in revenue on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday alike. This 19.7%

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Kissmetrics

MAY 9, 2018

At the beginning of 2017, the National Retail Federation speculated that online retail would grow 3x faster than the rest of the retail industry, with mobile e-commerce sales soaring. The rise of online shoppers has also shortened consumers’ patience. Online shoppers are looking for convenience.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

If you’re not already excited about the 2019 holidays, here’s a reason to get even more geared up for the season: According to Deloitte, holiday e-commerce sales are going to be 14% to 18% higher than they were in 2018. Across channels, sellers can look forward to an anticipated $144 to $149 billion in online sales from November to January.

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Retalon

JANUARY 31, 2019

We are in the midst of a retail transformation. Consumer behavior and mobile technology have dramatically changed the traditional retail model and it’s not over yet. As upstart online retailers mature, their desire to connect to their customers in a more personal manner is evolving.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Akamai’s Online Retail Performance Report looked at the data from approximately 10 billion users visits to top online retailers over the course of a month and found that: Even a 100-millisecond delay in website load time can hurt conversion rates by 7%. In Google’s own words : “Slow is always bad, especially in mobile.

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Wiser

JUNE 26, 2018

There’s hope for the traditional, walk-in business in this fast-paced, tech-savvy era of retail. Many consumers and business owners are only choosing to see the 16 percent of brick and mortar retailers who are planning to decrease their locations within the year. Allow your customers to pick-up online purchases in your location.

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Sailthru

JANUARY 25, 2018

Consumers shopped online. We’re looking into the latest data on 2017’s close, as well as where marketers plan to deploy their martech dollars in 2018. National Retail Federation and Commerce Department Report Better-Than-Expected Holiday Season Sales. growth for online for 2017. to 4 percent growth.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

There are any number of ways consumers today can connect with a brand and purchase products online – whether that’s on a website, in a mobile app, over email, on the phone, through social media, or in-store. They allow consumers to quickly and digitally interact with companies, without having to talk to a real person.

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Liveintent

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It’s only a matter of time until malls cease to exist and we all have carpal tunnel from shopping exclusively on our mobile devices, right? In 2005, its debt was downgraded to junk bond status and the retailer tried – unsuccessfully – to find its footing, experimenting with different product lines and store configurations.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In 2018, it seems like we constantly see headlines about retailers that are shutting down a large number of their store locations throughout the U.S. The news of these closings left customers feeling shocked as they observed the end of one of the most iconic names in retail. . stores after 70 years of business.

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Blue Acorn

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

consumer population and are expected to become a more dominant buyer of furniture. In fact, some brick and mortar furniture retailers have reported the ratio of online research on in-store sales is 10X their online sales. Lessons-Learned from A Furniture Retailer. The Aha Moment. Here’s another example.

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BigCommerce

MARCH 1, 2018

It is when the most amount of consumers are shopping online – giving us a wealth of data to sort through for almost all industries. Promotional marketing is the use of incentivization to drive a consumer to take a certain action to increase a brand’s awareness, generate sales or create brand loyalty. Why Cyber 5 data?

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BigCommerce

APRIL 24, 2018

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. Discover why brands like SONY and PEPSICO use open SaaS to tackle: Direct-to-Consumer & B2C Implementations. Bring B2B Complexity Online.

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ROI Revolution

JUNE 17, 2019

This year’s stellar lineup covers myriad topics related to retail and ecommerce to inspire your success. The Future of Retail in a Post-Digital World. Doug Stephens, President & Founder, Retail Prophet | Tuesday, June 25, 3:00 PM. Don’t Be a Blockbuster in a Netflix World: Why Shifting Your Focus to Mobile Is Inescapable.

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Profitero

APRIL 18, 2017

As we discussed in an earlier post , consumer demand for buying alcohol online is clearly on a growth curve. More retailers will explore, experiment with and expand online alcohol offers. Follow the path taken by many a CPG brand whose products have already moved online. upply Stellar Online Content.

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SellBrite

JULY 19, 2019

From buying new sneakers on the GOAT app, to restocking paper towels via Amazon, to making the most of our cheat meals (I’m looking at you, way-too-greasy pizza) with UberEats, the way we as consumers buy things online is pretty similar: We realize we want or need something. We visit an online store (usually Amazon).

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SellBrite

MARCH 15, 2018

Just look at the online retailer DueMaternity.com — adding 360-degree images to their product pages boosted conversion rates by 27%. For sellers on a budget, outsourcing product photo shoots can be time-consuming and expensive. Psychology of Ecommerce Sales: Consumers and the Ecommerce Checkout from HubSpot.

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Payoneer

JUNE 20, 2019

The average consumer spends $766 online right now, and this figure is predicted to grow to $1,872 by 2021. The majority of female online shoppers are 16-24 years old, while males are 25-34 years old. Consumers in Belgium also have a lot of options, as the number of online retailers has increased to over 24,000 in recent years.

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GetElastic

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Prior to joining Gartner a decade ago, Gillespie founded and managed Gillespie International, a consulting service specializing in mobile and online commerce, product development, and a few other key areas. Penny Gillespie: VP Analyst and Gartner Fellow at Gartner. Jason Goldberg: Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis.

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Groove

JANUARY 21, 2022

I want to quickly touch on the fact that Google uses mobile-first indexing. This means that for the most part Google uses the mobile version of a webpage’s content (as opposed to the desktop version) when analyzing a page’s relevance to a search term. Put yourself in the consumer’s shoes for a moment.

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ChannelAdvisor

MAY 18, 2017

China is, of course, leading the field and expected to be the first nation to top $1 trillion in retail sales, while India is predicted to grow 30% over the next few years. Mobile will continue to disrupt. Retail expert and TV celebrity Mary Portas sat down for a cozy fireside chat with Adam Joseph. Brands need to evolve.

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ChannelAdvisor

JANUARY 2, 2018

To prepare for 2018 — and all the changes it may bring — take a few minutes to review some of the most clicked, viewed and shared content by you and your peers. If you’re an online retailer, you already understand the revenue potential of Amazon. Did you know that there are 168 million active global consumers on eBay?

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OrderDynamics

JULY 23, 2019

After all, retailers are striving to rapidly adapt to evolving consumer demands. Which presents a number of challenges for retailers to overcome. As e-commerce adoption increases, today’s customer journey is spread across multiple channels such as website, mobile app, physical store and social media.

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