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7 Strategies to Convert Comparison Shopping Consumers

UpSellIt

With the eCommerce market as saturated as it is, comparison shopping has essentially become standard practice among consumers, and individual eCommerce brands can take a hit as a result. Let’s take a look at what comparison shopping is and how your business can combat it. What is Comparison Shopping?

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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

The ease of online shopping also gives consumers the ability to comparison shop more quickly, showing them more options in less time. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies?

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4 Ways Businesses Can Use Shipping to Reduce Cart Abandonment

Retail TouchPoints

Also to blame are overly complex checkout processes, invalid discount codes, security concerns, questionable return policies, comparison shopping, etc. The list goes on, but one other barrier to purchasing seems to be a major sticking point for 63% of consumers : shipping costs. The True Cost of Shipping.

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After Summer Sale Comes Amazon Prime Day — Retailers Must Prepare

Retail TouchPoints

They have plenty of room to offer great discounts, and will be more confident about their shipping guarantees as well. After the summer sale, it will be time for retailers to regroup and determine what their best move should be in October, when the spotlight is on for early holiday shopping.

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

BigCommerce

It’s all about moving beyond your website and exploring channels such as marketplaces, social media, and comparison shopping engines. Consumers Are Shopping in More Locations Than Ever. A report by BigCommerce confirms that buyers across several age groups are shopping from multiple sales channels.

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5 Strategies to Convert Price Sensitive Shoppers

UpSellIt

Price sensitive shoppers are masters of comparison shopping. Speaking of comparison shopping, it’s not uncommon for a price sensitive shopper to visit multiple websites to ensure they’re getting the best deal. Offer Free Shipping. This includes shipping. If you can offer free shipping, do it.

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Free Shipping vs. Discounted Price: Which Fulfillment Pricing Strategy Is Better?

ChannelAdvisor

and includes free shipping; the other is $44.91, plus $5.08 for standard shipping. It’s a common conundrum among online sellers: Is it better to offer free shipping and charge higher prices to cover fulfillment costs? Or should you charge for shipping and offer a discounted product price? One is $49.99