Ecommerce Platforms

AUGUST 9, 2021

If you're a UK entrepreneur who's laying the groundwork for their online business, you may have already started researching payment gateway providers. If that's you, you'll likely know that payment gateways offer different features, terms, and pricing depending on the country you're operating from. Shopify Payments. Google Pay.

Merchant Services 203

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments Shopify 203

lateshipment

AUGUST 6, 2024

Are you an e-commerce merchant that deals with fragile items such as glassware, ceramics, electronics, musical instruments, etc? Why Do You Need To Worry About Damaged Goods Damaged goods are a serious issue that takes up one of the top 3 spots for delivery issues that tend to drive your customers away. How To Ship Fragile Items?

Shipping Costs 130

Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services eCommerce 130

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Customers will now be able to earn Stitch Fix credit for “gently worn” apparel items they give back to the brand via ThredUp ’s Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) functionality. Earlier this month , Stitch Fix reimagined its brand and customer experience following several years of weak sales and a shrinking customer base.

Shipping Labels 276

Shipping Labels Customer Merchant Services Accessories 276

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As ecommerce losses from online payment fraud surge toward $48 billion annually, it’s crucial for organizations to leverage advanced technologies to stay ahead of these bad actors. Customer Analysis: Transaction Similarity Analysis can scrutinize individual customer transaction histories to detect fraud.

Merchant Services 244

Merchant Services Payment Services Electronics Technology 244

GetElastic

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

To make newer touchpoints such as mobile apps, in-store digital, interactive display, rich content, and IoT natively shoppable or support one-touch, gesture or voice-enabled transactions, merchants need to extend payment processing anywhere. Third party payment solutions are already microservices-like.

Payment Services 148

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Cryptocurrencies 148

Store Growers

JULY 6, 2022

When you’re configuring your Google Merchant Center account, one of the essential parts to get right is the shipping settings. Google needs this information to be able to show an accurate comparison between advertisers, both in terms of shipping time and cost! Why You Need to Set Up Shipping in Google Merchant Center.

Shipping Costs 91

Shipping Costs Merchant Services Shipping Information 91

365 Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TikTok Shop has today announced a new partnership with Royal Mail to help merchants of all sizes improve their delivery experience and thrive on the platform. Click & Drop is Royal Mail’s primary shipping solution. Click & Drop is Royal Mail’s primary shipping solution.

Merchant Services 104

Merchant Services Social Media Shipping Improvements 104

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Experts report that chargebacks will cost merchants over $100 billion in 2023, and false claims and abuse of the chargeback process are a growing threat to merchants. Customers dispute a valid transaction for many different reasons. Internet payments mean more purchases. However, the internet also causes problems.

Merchant Services 275

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments eCommerce 275

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

As the pandemic has driven the adoption of e-Commerce to a level retailers didn’t expect to see for a year or more, many are speeding up the development of digital products and services that were further ahead on their technology roadmaps. The third-party vendors will ship the products directly to the consumers’ homes.

Shipping Costs 236

Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services eCommerce 236

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Where customers used to move through an orderly progression of steps before making a purchase in stores, they now jump in and out of various stages of “awareness” and “consideration,” seemingly at random, throughout their digital day. I think there’s a lot of complementary services they might be interested in.”

Merchant Services 224

Merchant Services Shipping Costs Payment Services Payments 224

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results. The tools will be available first to U.S.

Merchant Services 233

Merchant Services Small Business Retail Social Media Shopify 233

Groove

AUGUST 22, 2022

The foremost reason why brand new customers won’t purchase your food and beverage products is simply put; that they don’t know about them! Even after leveraging geographically-based advertising, your target audience is extremely small relative to the total number of potential customers who are willing to try products they find online.

Shipping Costs 195

Shipping Costs Shipping Food and Beverages Merchant Services 195

Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 3, 2022

Whether your company is in Canada or you'd like to ship to Canadian customers, it's important to find a Canada-focused fulfillment service that provides fast shipping, high-quality storage environments, and affordable rates. The goal of this article is to identify fulfillment services with a solid presence inside Canada.

Shipping Costs 104

Shipping Costs Merchant Services Fulfillment Shipping 104

lateshipment

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Everything That Is In Control And That Isn't As an e-commerce merchant, you put in a lot of effort to meticulously curate the stage of the customer journey that is under your control to motivate them to click that “BUY” button, make a successful sale, and bring in profits.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services 130

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

It’s meant to be quite simple for a shopper, but as an ecommerce retailer, you know it’s not that easy — especially if the customer changes their mind and wants to return said magical shipment back to your shop. Oh, ship… Inflation has been increasing, which likely means you’re being mindful of the economy. The short answer is, yes.

Customer Retention 253

Customer Retention Shipping Costs Customer Merchant Services 253

Groove

MARCH 18, 2022

Inventory automation enables eCommerce merchants to create a frictionless back end experience for employees and front end experience for customers. Automating the management of inventory makes it easier for businesses to process and fulfill customer orders, manage data critical for warehouse operations and track inventory levels.

Merchant Services 195

Merchant Services eCommerce B2B Shipping Costs 195

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

TikTok is continuing to build out its commerce-related services with the launch of ecommerce fulfillment for companies in the UK selling via TikTok Shop. Just like its Amazon counterpart, Fulfilled by Amazon or FBA, FBT will offer UK merchants picking, packing and shipping services for products sold on TikTok.

Merchant Services 201

Merchant Services Fulfillment Shipping Customer Loyalty 201

lateshipment

APRIL 9, 2024

If you’re an e-commerce merchant who wants their business to become successful, you need to become the customers’ favorite (offer them a great experience, stay ahead of the competition, improve profit margins, and whatnot). Such issues can deter customers from completing their purchases and lead to abandoned carts.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Merchant Services Shipping Costs Customer 130

Groove

JULY 23, 2024

As eCommerce becomes mainstream in this vertical, merchants have a unique opportunity to capitalize on increased demand. In this blog, we will be describing the rules and requirements that eCommerce merchants need to follow before sending their perishables items directly to their customers’ front doors.

Shipping Costs 195

Shipping Costs Merchant Services eCommerce Shipping 195

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Consider how returns are central to the customer experience and can create a competitive advantage, differentiate a brand and increase customer lifetime value. The popularity of online shopping has created enormous opportunities to reach new customers, but this has come at a cost. Turn Returns Upside Down.

Shipping Costs 296

Shipping Costs Merchant Services Customer Shipping Labels 296

Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 9, 2023

So, hopefully, by the end of this blog post, you'll have a better idea of whether this solution meets the shipping needs of your business. If you haven't gathered from ShippingEasy's name, ShippingEasy is a shipping platform (Duh!). Since 2016, they've been a subsidiary of Stamps.com, one of the leading online postage services.

Shipping Costs 197

Shipping Costs Shipping Shipping Labels Merchant Services 197

Kissmetrics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Niche marketplaces are unique marketplaces for businesses that want to sell their products and services. For B2B marketers looking to carve out spots in the B2B marketplace world, niche marketplaces offer ways to speak to new customers. Speak to More Customers. This is changing the B2B business sales process completely.

B2B 298

B2B Merchant Services eCommerce Food and Beverages 298

lateshipment

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Frequent Shipping and Delivery Challenges and How You Can Overcome Them High Shipping Costs Skyrocketing shipping costs are the most frequent challenge for both e-commerce merchants and customers. A not-so-fun fact is that shipping is arguably one of the biggest cost-centers for any e-commerce business.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services 130

Groove

JANUARY 19, 2022

Improving customer experience is a focal point for many online businesses. As the demand for frictionless shopping increases and consumer shopping habits constantly change, merchants must optimize their stores to accommodate shoppers at each stage of the eCommerce customer journey. What Is The eCommerce Customer Journey?

eCommerce 340

eCommerce Merchant Services Customer Payment Services 340

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

TikTok Shop will now bring shoppable videos and livestreams directly to For You feeds across the country, and give brands, merchants and creators the tools to sell directly through shoppable content on the TikTok app.” Digital Service (USDS). reads the company announcement. The company also reiterated that all TikTok-protected U.S.

Merchant Services 252

Merchant Services Payment Services Multi-channel Shopify 252

BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The Checkout SDK is intended for partners, developers and brands who want to build a custom checkout front-end experience. It allows for developers to create their own UI to move a customer through the checkout process. The SDK handles all the heavy-lifting such as: Customer login. Getting shipping quotes.

BigCommerce 335

BigCommerce Merchant Services Customer Payments 335

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Supply chain issues, inflation and other economic headwinds that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are still present for merchants. Create a Seamless, Positive Experience for Online Customers Make it easy for buyers to understand the products. Have a simple checkout process.

Payments 246

Payments Merchant Services Payment Services Shipping Costs 246

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Shoppers begin their returns journey on the Happy Returns-hosted returns portal or the merchants’ own return flow. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

Merchant Services 219

Merchant Services PayPal Shipping Costs Omnichannel 219

GetElastic

JUNE 17, 2019

To make newer touchpoints such as mobile apps, in-store digital, interactive display, rich content and IoT natively shoppable, or support one-touch, gesture or voice-enabled transactions, merchants need to extend payment processing anywhere. Third party payment solutions are already microservices-like.

Payment Services 164

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments B2B 164

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Free shipping days are behind us. The first wave of ecommerce was mostly about price, while the second wave is all about the customer experience. Does your order fulfillment strategy live up to your customers’ expectations? A negative order delivery experience will have an irreparable impact on your relationship with customers.

Shipping Costs 279

Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services eCommerce 279

BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

And if customers are worrying about it, you bet merchants are worrying right there with them. More sales also means more shipping, and more possible shipping issues. Given the numbers, it makes sense both customers and brands are anxious about holiday shipping. Every merchant is different.

Shipping 263

Shipping Merchant Services Customer Fulfillment 263

Groove

AUGUST 8, 2024

Brand Awareness The foremost reason why brand new customers won’t purchase your food and beverage products is simply put; that they don’t know about them! Online advertising in conjunction with a stunning eCommerce site equips merchants with a wide net that can capture new first-time customers.

Food and Beverages 195

Food and Beverages Shipping Costs eCommerce Merchant Services 195

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Merchants in particular had to quickly shift from in-store sales to online and learn how to accept payments digitally. A chargeback occurs when a customer disputes a transaction and their issuer (the bank that provided them with the card) reverses the transaction — essentially charging it back to the retailer.

Merchant Services 261

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments Shipping Costs 261

ESW

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The partnership gives ecommerce brands built on Shopware access to ESW’s suite of solutions to enable all aspects of DTC cross-border expansion, including compliance, data security, fraud protection, taxes and tariffs to checkout, delivery, returns, customer service and demand generation, in as little as four weeks.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Technology Shipping Costs 88

lateshipment

JULY 15, 2022

Yet they do not captivate customers like same-day delivery or free shipping promises do. But.but…keeping deliveries on time is not so easy, given that on-time delivery is in the hands of your shipping partner. In such situations, it is natural to ensure a better performance from the shipping carrier that you’re using.

Shipping Costs 130

Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services eCommerce 130

lateshipment

MAY 15, 2023

You might have some of the best products that are also the customers’ need of the hour. You are confident of making a sale but somehow the customer who has passed through stages of funnels doesn’t become your customer. Stay tuned to learn more about shipping policies and the role they play in your business.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services 130

GetElastic

MARCH 3, 2022

The predictions for rapid adoption by 2020 never materialized; however, the underlying technology, Blockchain, still holds promise, especially in the B2B payments space. B2B payments have seen consistent growth for several years (40% in the US from 2014-2020). How Blockchain for B2B Payments Works. Frictionless Payments.

Merchant Services 145

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments Banking 145