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Pivotree™ Reliability

Pivotree Blog

based luxury department store Nordstrom , online sales dipped a whopping 11 per cent when its website response time slowed by just half a second. A leading solution in our portfolio of Managed Support Services, Pivotree Reliability allows you to monitor your eCommerce environments and proactively minimize the impact of issues.

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Why alternate fulfillment models are critical for creating a good ecommerce experience

Kibo

Retailers have come a long way in improving the customer experience for shoppers, focusing on personalization, omnichannel shopping experiences, and better overall customer relationship management. However, there is one area where many retailers still fall short—order management. Boscov’s BOPIS Program.

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Understanding the Operational Side of Flexible Fulfillment Strategies

Kibo

The goal of flexible fulfillment is to provide customers with a seamless and convenient shopping experience while optimizing inventory management, preserving order value, enhancing product margin, and maintaining the total cost to serve. They can also choose to source products based on factors like labor costs.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Generally, there are six main models of ecommerce that businesses can be categorized into: B2C. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer. It went on to turn into a major B2B, C2C, and B2C platform that’s still widely used today. Types of Ecommerce.

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

This half-day event on June 5 is limited to only 250 attendees and includes speaking tracks from Jennifer Fleiss, Co-founder of Rent the Runway, Ken Natori, President of The Natori Company, Jenny Buchar, Senior Manager, Digital Operations at SkullCandy and others. Jenny Buchar, Senior Manager, Digital Operations. Is it More than Buzz?

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Is it time to make the switch to a headless commerce platform?

Kibo

Namely, they needed their site to work seamlessly on mobile devices and with both B2B and B2C audiences. This is exactly what Boscov’s , the oldest family-owned department store, did when they wanted to meet their customers’ demand for more flexible online order fulfillment.

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Why Brands Should Consider Selling Direct to Consumer

ESW

Here are some of the biggest benefits of the direct-to-consumer model: You control the customer experience: When you sell through a department store or any third-party vendor, you most likely have little control over how your products are displayed or represented. That’s something we couldn’t do in the traditional world.

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