E-Commerce
November 4, 2019 at 2:39 pm
In episode 220 of Total Retail Talks, Executive Editor Joe Keenan interviews Louis Amoroso, president, direct-to-consumer at DRINKS, which operates Wine Insiders, the leading consumer marketplace for high-quality and affordable premium wine available for delivery across the United States. Amoroso discusses the brand's history, how it evolved from a mail order catalog to an online…
November 4, 2019 at 12:33 pm
Amazon.com is one of the world’s largest online retail platforms. In the e-commerce industry, it isn’t unusual to hear comments such as: “There’s e-commerce, and then there's Amazon.” With Amazon enlisting over 1 million new sellers in 2019 alone, how can new entrepreneurs and startups compete? The following are some useful tips that will help businesses…
November 1, 2019 at 10:21 am
The American Catalog Mailers Association (ACMA) recently conducted a follow-up poll to see how e-commerce, catalog, direct and other remote merchants have fared since the Supreme Court’s June 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., which overturned the old Quill v. North Dakota remote sales tax collection physical presence standard. The first poll was…
October 24, 2019 at 9:57 am
There's a rising trend for technology companies to invest in the grocery space, with Amazon.com's acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 being the most dramatic indicator of this. The acquisition gave Amazon the brick-and-mortar presence it needed for minimizing returns, making delivery easier and maximizing marketing, and it gave Whole Foods a national network for…
October 23, 2019 at 11:24 am
For any brand to thrive, it needs to get repeat orders from loyal customers while also attracting new visitors. Holding on to existing customers is tricky while your competitors are waiting to snatch them away when you slip up. It would be difficult if you're stuck with performing repetitive tasks instead of innovating a customer…
October 22, 2019 at 10:56 am
As hectic as major shopping holidays are, there's a method to the madness. Brands will be well on their way to putting their Black Friday and holiday campaigns into motion knowing that even the most airtight plans can fall victim to last-minute glitches, surprises and the inevitable headaches that go along with the break-neck pace…
October 18, 2019 at 1:25 pm
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Ashley Chiaradio and Kristina Stidham discuss must-have elements for your e-commerce homepage, as written in a recent article titled, “4 Things Your E-Commerce Homepage is Missing,” written by business consultant Larry Alton. The first thing you must have on your homepage is a simple search bar.…
October 18, 2019 at 10:01 am
The expert speakers on this interactive webinar will address the value brands can derive from selling DTC and much more.
October 17, 2019 at 10:10 am
Huge discounts and campaigns mean more clicks and more customers. For example, Amazon.com's Prime Day has ballooned in just four years to a 48-hour online shopping bonanza, which this year raked in a whopping $7.9 billion and sold 175 million products. Then there’s Black Friday, which has grown from one day to one week of…
October 16, 2019 at 10:02 am
E-commerce is on a tear. Frost & Sullivan reports that annual B-to-B e-commerce sales will reach $6.7 trillion by 2020. Meanwhile, eMarketer estimates that global retail e-commerce will reach $25 trillion in 2019. With so much to gain, e-commerce businesses can’t afford to lose sales due to poor website design. For most websites, there are established best practices that can help you build…
