article thumbnail

The Need for Delivery Speed Drives Holiday Hiring

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment. Holiday hires will help retailers leverage their store-based omnichannel fulfillment capacity through buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store services. Fulfillment Crunch Will Affect Delivery Cutoff Dates.

article thumbnail

WooCommerce Pricing: 7 Factors to Consider

SellBrite

According to BuiltWith, WooCommerce has 30% of the market share for websites using ecommerce technologies. Its popularity isn’t a surprise—the tool offers plenty of store customization features and is free to use. Customer data is precious and should not be left to chance. Expect to spend: $10-$200 (annually).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

DISRUPTION IN THE AGE OF AMAZON: 5 STEPS TO TAKE

PFS

Retailers and consumer brands can expect the pace of change to accelerate, driven by emerging technologies, evolving customer expectations, and the proliferation of data. As businesses implement and refine their omni-channel strategies, will stores transition to showrooms or become fulfillment centers? Know thy customer.

article thumbnail

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

BigCommerce

Most businesses with an ecommerce presence use an ecommerce store and/or an ecommerce platform to conduct both online marketing and sales activities and to oversee logistics and fulfillment. Keep in mind that ecommerce has a few different spelling variations. E-Commerce. Disadvantages of Ecommerce.

eCommerce 417
article thumbnail

THE MAGIC BEHIND CLICK AND EXPECT

PFS

The problem is that many retailers are saddled with highly fragmented, antiquated technology that is more Frankenstein than Harry Potter. Customer-facing systems can’t talk fluently to backend technology, impeding effective order management and efficient fulfilment – the kiss of death for click and expect.

article thumbnail

How 3 Global Brands Scaled Using a Product Information Management (PIM) Solution

BigCommerce

The only 3 systems scaling brands need for seamless data orchestration, including product, accounting and customer data. For most merchants, customers find themselves underutilizing the features and overinvesting for the value that they get out of the platform. Order fulfillment. sales, custom releases, etc.)

article thumbnail

The State of Ecommerce Platforms in 2018: Cloud Commerce, Open SaaS and The API Economy

BigCommerce

How do you import/export catalog & customer data? Scalability, including: number of payment gateways and options, Amazon, eBay, Etsy integrations, Facebook, Pinterest syncing, Google Product data feed, Open API, design customization. Can we preview our product catalog in any theme, without purchasing the theme?