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Even Your Shopping Cart isn’t Sacred

Bryan Eisenberg

Birth of the Shopping Cart. The first rolling shopping cart was created by a Piggly Wiggly owner in Oklahoma City. So in 1936, that store owner introduced a rolling cart to make shopping easier. In CRO terms, he reduced the friction of shopping to increase average order size. They don’t.

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Multi-Channel Retailing and the Buyer’s Journey: Opportunities and Challenges

BigCommerce

Most online sellers begin their journey from one sales channel, setting up shop through a website or marketplace. Multi-channel retailing is the practice of selling merchandise on more than one sales channel. A report by BigCommerce confirms that buyers across several age groups are shopping from multiple sales channels.

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Your Free Ecommerce RFP Template + 176 Questions to Ask Before You Migrate

BigCommerce

One bug undetected for months that could have cost you millions (but you thankfully caught!). One more feature that will cost way too much and take much too long to build. It is definitely best accompanied with a cover letter with further details on pricing needs and services requirements. How do you price your application?

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What Retailers Can Do in 2021 to Recover More Abandoned Shopping Carts

Retail TouchPoints

When was the last time you abandoned an online shopping cart: yesterday? For online retailers, cart abandonment is a problem, and we’re all guilty of doing it. In an effort to combat the estimated 70% of shopping carts that are abandoned, many retailers now send automated cart abandonment emails — and with good reason.

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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

BigCommerce

Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel. According to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report , there are two primary reasons for this growth. Direct shipping agreements with all of your carriers.

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Holiday Email Marketing Unpacked: 15 Examples, 9 Tools and a Checklist to Make 2017 Your Biggest Success Yet

BigCommerce

A few things you can include in your emails to make life easier for subscribers around the holidays include: Shipping info ( including final delivery dates ). Shipping costs clearly advertised to alleviate any cost concerns. Better deal elsewhere: Tempt them back with price and emotional cues. Gift card services.

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Shopping Cart Checklist – What to Look For in a Checkout Experience

GetElastic

There are myriad reasons why your customers don’t complete a purchase; from sticker shock, to wanting to showroom an item instead prior to purchase, to simply getting distracted and abandoning the cart,andit can be something entirely unrelated to design or usability. Cart is visible throughout the experience.