BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

More sales also means more shipping, and more possible shipping issues. Here’s what USPS, UPS, and FedEx predicted they would deliver between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve in 2017: USPS expected to deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail including 850 million packages. Steps to Eliminate Stress During Peak Shipping Season.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 26, 2018

On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). Amazon Customer Base, Revenue & Shipping Data. More than 5 billion items shipped worldwide with Amazon Prime. Channel expansion and high-growth pains. Good terms are crucial with shipping companies. Amazon Growth Highlights.

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BigCommerce

MAY 15, 2017

In 2017, more than 287 million people in the U.S. Or perhaps you simply feel the pressure to give your shoppers the options for free or two-day shipping –– just to compete in today’s competitive ecommerce market. Amazon eventually expands to 17 categories and 143 subcategories, tapping into nearly every major vertical (as of May 2017).

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 12, 2017

So, we decided to go to that source –– and survey more than 1,000 online business owners, ecommerce managers and brand marketers on what they are planning and expecting for the 2017 holiday season. If brands thought their sales would increase this year (2017), and if so, by how much. 1-25% sales increase: 50.28%. No change: 53.79%.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 1, 2017

Ship products to customers in a timely manner. Managing your inventory properly across all of your sales channels helps to lower your product cost and increase shipping speed – ultimately earning you increased customer loyalty and love. Want to use Skubana to help manage your multi-channel inventory? Forecast Sales.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In 2017—a positive year for the economy and the stock market—Small Business Saturday numbers actually went down both in terms of total foot traffic and dollars spent. Small Business Saturday sales actually went down in 2017 —both in foot traffic and overall dollars spent, according to CNBC. Advertise your willingness to ship.

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TradeGecko

JUNE 14, 2019

eCommerce has become an unstoppable juggernaut among distribution channels. In fact, in 2017, there were over $2.3 If you don't pay attention to best practices for eCommerce shipping, your business can easily fall behind! trillion in worldwide sales through eCommerce. At the same time, expectations are creeping up.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In 2017, holiday season sales accounted for more than one-quarter of total annual retail sales, rising 5.5% In 2018, holiday sales predictions from the National Retail Federation are at an increase over 2017 of 3.3% In Q4 2017, mobile commerce saw a 40% increase in sales YoY. Or, “Free Shipping with a $50 purchase.”.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Immediately following Cyber Five of 2017, I sent an email out to a bunch of ecommerce experts and multi-million dollar ecommerce store owners. Let me give you an example: 2017 has been the year of Facebook Advertising. Omni-Channel Management. Shipping + Fulfillment Optimization. Shipping and logistics. Technology.

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BigCommerce

MAY 4, 2018

Marketing, IT and development teams all block hotel rooms near one another, jetting off to hear what’s new and what’s next in their channel before heading out for drinks and dinner that night. A few years ago, the team decided to launch a direct-to-consumer channel. IRCE is the who’s who of ecommerce – and it doesn’t discriminate.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 21, 2018

And others still are updating their online storefront channels and launching multi-channel initiatives to increase market share. The homepage touts the company’s free shipping, current promotions, financing options, a bolt patterns and fitment guide, daily deals, and Google Customer Reviews—all great methods of engaging customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Instead, a series of recent diversifications, including the launch of a direct-to-consumer site in 2017, meant the brand was poised to roll with the pandemic punches. The new owner immediately identified the opportunity for Kerrits to branch out from its wholesale roots. Burgeoning Livestreaming Program Helps Build Brand Equity.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Over the last 20 years of holiday shipping, we’ve seen how the most successful online retailers prepare for a stellar holiday selling season. Note that while an integrated digital marketing campaign provides audiences with familiar content across platforms, it does not use the same ad across all channels. There are more than 3.6

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BigCommerce

JULY 25, 2017

The 10X Ecommerce Slack channel is a great place for that, if you aren’t already using something else. All in all, Pink Lily today is looking to expand beyond social media and find new channels of revenue –– but they are keeping their customers a core part of that strategy every step of the way. Talk to influencers and experts.

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Optimizely

MAY 15, 2018

In 2017, the Top 1000 online retailers in North America collectively increased online sales by 18.5%, and ecommerce accounted for 49% of retail industry growth. As you sell on multiple channels, you have to keep a close eye on inventory and fulfillment along. Wednesday: June 06. Break Point: The Reality of US Ecommerce Today.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The stakes are high this holiday season, with Deloitte expecting cross-channel retail sales to top $1 trillion dollars this year from November to January. To succeed, omnichannel retailers and brands need to be true to their names and fully unify their selling channels. Omnichannel holiday strategy requires channels to work together.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 30, 2018

trillion in 2017 and are expected to reach 4.9 In fact, B2B e-commerce worldwide sales in 2017 peaked at $7.7 In-store sales accounted for 91% of all retail sales in the US in 2017. Google defines it as: “ensuring retailer marketing strategies are geared toward enabling customers to convert on any channel.”.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

On the other hand, the holiday season is also cause for pain and headaches when it comes to inventory management, high-volume shipping , advertising cost planning , and of course, customer service. If you take into account customer conversations from social media and other channels, 75% sounds just about right.

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OrderDynamics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Top 8 Notables of Retail 2017. 2017 is almost over and it was both the ‘best of times, and worst of times’ from a retail perspective. So here is our recap of the year with the top 8 notables of retail 2017. One retail innovation we believed would be big in 2017 was the change in how people buy.

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BigCommerce

AUGUST 17, 2018

Don’t just look at the price retailers are charging for their products, look at the total cost as well (tax + shipping charges + service fees). Shipping is often a big thing for online retailers as almost everyone was charging an arm and a leg for shipping due to heavy products. Determine your shipping costs.

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Store Growers

OCTOBER 5, 2017

So for that I needed to get started on building a cheaper marketing channel. Printful shipping charges: $5.73. The post Sprout Update: September 2017 appeared first on Store Growers. If you’re 100% dependent on paying Google or Facebook to get traffic and make sales, your margins will hurt. Expenses: $65.32.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 31, 2017

With few others on the market to compete, thanks to a high barrier to entry as well as costly shipping and storage, AP Eletric nearly owns the market. There are several brands in construction that drop ship, and have website that simply take people to a request form. Most people don’t dream of owning a business selling generators.

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Optimizely

AUGUST 23, 2017

There have been nine retail bankruptcies in 2017, with RadioShack, J.C. Ecommerce is really all about convenience — some of your customers will love the idea of having products shipped directly to their home, rather than going to the store. Omnichannel marketing enables you to control your message across all channels.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 22, 2017

Here you can also see which marketing channels are driving sales per customer. BigCommerce Insights allows brands to dig deeper into top customer conversion channels by cohort –– for 30, 60, 90, 180 and 360 day report views. RFM scores should be calculated by channel. For example, shipping could be free to your best customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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BigCommerce

MARCH 30, 2018

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Optimizely

AUGUST 28, 2020

SMS is a powerful channel that helps Marketers rise above the noise and get their message across to their customers. It’s no surprise that an increasing number of brands are incorporating this channel into their marketing strategy. In 2017, about 1.67 Launch an announcement banner for your new SMS channel.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

If your various selling channels have different selling propositions – for instance, on your independent website your unique products are more of a draw than your prices, but on your Amazon channel, your price competitiveness wins out – then consider running different loyalty programs for those two audiences.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 12, 2018

Brands have used tried and true tactics like free shipping, free returns, lightning deals and flash sales to get more customers to convert. Faster shipping is beating out free shipping. Shipping has always been a big deciding factor for customers. Address the shipping costs. Elevate trust with free returns.

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GetElastic

MAY 15, 2019

trillion in sales in 2017, it’s safe to say that ecommerce has a big future. Shipping is always tricky when it comes to ecommerce stores. Now there is a way to connect the store and ship globally, with hundreds of solutions on this one shipping platform. In 2018, 11.9% Considering that retailers reported $3.53

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OrderDynamics

JULY 27, 2017

Biggest News for Retail in 2017, So Far. We might only be a little more than halfway through the year, but no one can deny that retail in 2017 has been a HUGE year for retail news. To date, Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has to be the single biggest piece of news for retail in 2017. Everything Amazon. Everything Amazon.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You can also do this using Instagram Insights if you have a business account or YouTube’s Channel analytics tools. Just look at what happened with fidget spinners: Mid-year 2017 was the perfect time to get into that market. If you have a Facebook page, you can go to “Manage Page” > “Insights:”.

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BigCommerce

MAY 25, 2017

Little did we know, we were following Google’s “best marketing practices for 2017” book back in 2010. Little did we know, we were following Google’s “best marketing practices for 2017” book back in 2010. Shipstation and Fishbowl for shipping and inventory. How to Earn a 832% Increase in Revenue. We focused on: Education.

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SellBrite

JANUARY 24, 2019

For shoppers, Walmart provides a trusted and recognizable brand name, item variety, quality, fast and free shipping, and convenient shopping experience. That’s where Walmart Free 2-Day Shipping comes in. What is Walmart Free 2-Day Shipping? Why is 2-day shipping vital for Walmart sellers? Prominence in search.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

That means no advertising, marketing or sales channel changes in almost 30 years. So, my husband I took over in January and have since changed everything (it is 2017, after all!). We updated our website and joined BigCommerce in January of 2017. People buy the items from you, and all you have to do is drop ship.

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ChannelAdvisor

JULY 25, 2017

If ever there were a year to cash in on the second biggest shopping season of the year, 2017 would be it. Sure, we all know that parents will be price-comparing and watching for free shipping. Take a deep breath and get ready to dive into our crash course on 2017 back-to-school shopping trends.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In the world of retail, the internet has given way to eCommerce and its rapid shipping, easy price comparisons, and other perks for consumers. The rise of eCommerce is also behind the prevalence of multi-channel shoppers: folks who buy from both online and in-store channels. . Personally, which channel do you prefer?

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