E-Commerce
February 4, 2016 at 10:38 am
Small to midsize brands (SMBs) need to find new ways to compete with e-commerce giants like Amazon.com. These six tips will help smaller online stores gain an edge in 2016: 1. Sell the right products. Small online retailers often have trouble when trying to emulate e-commerce mega-stores, but their perceived weakness may be their greatest attribute. The e-retail…
February 4, 2016 at 10:21 am
As a U.S.-based e-commerce company, Fanatics’ sweet spot has been in selling sports apparel branded by American teams. But the company has been eyeing European soccer team apparel as its next big opportunity, and has acquired a U.K.-based company to help it break in. Fanatics has paid $17 million to acquire Kitbag, currently owned by Findel,…
January 29, 2016 at 11:59 am
Everyone has already heard how important the cloud is to the future of business, but that doesn’t just apply to the Fortune 500s. E-commerce companies of all sizes can get terrific benefits — e.g., reduced costs and quicker recovery times — from moving their website and back-end to the cloud. Most important of all however is that the…
January 25, 2016 at 5:36 pm
Register now for this can’t-miss webinar to learn how to better tailor images for your audience on Instagram and your e-commerce site!
January 14, 2016 at 11:02 am
Online consignment is competitive. Threadflip, a San Francisco-based online consignment startup, will shut down as of midnight Wednesday night, the site told users earlier this week. Founded in 2011, the company had gathered 1.5 million users and raised $21.1 million in venture funding from Norwest Ventures Partners, Shasta Ventures, Baseline Ventures and First Round Capital.
January 7, 2016 at 10:01 am
A pro golfer is just one short putt away from winning the championship. He taps the ball, it rolls, teeters on the edge of the cup and then settles at the rim with no intention of dropping in. Argh. That’s pretty much how online retailers feel when a shopper has filled a cart and made…
January 5, 2016 at 2:31 pm
This interactive webinar will seek to help retailers get the most bang for their buck from their data.
January 5, 2016 at 10:55 am
eBay shoppers rely on "Saved Searches" to keep track of items they're interested in and to get alerts when an item they're looking for shows up for sale. So when there are problems with Saved Searches, shoppers become understandably upset.
December 28, 2015 at 4:32 pm
In this fast-paced, interactive webinar, our expert panel will discuss 2015 successes and look forward at retail email trends for 2016.
December 22, 2015 at 11:04 am
New customer acquisition is often what keeps most small business owners up at night. Finding new customers can take time. Today’s customers express interest in shopping at locations recommended by friends and family members. Referrals are powerful, and a recent article in The New York Times stated that 65 percent of customers typically come from…
