BigCommerce

JANUARY 11, 2018

That’s because taxes are just the cost of doing business. Sadly, doing them incorrectly (and definitely not doing them at all) can cost you your business. First things first, though, let’s talk about tax compliance automation. merchants use automatic U.S. merchants use automatic U.S. Why is this important?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The new year is here; however, the market challenges of 2022 didn’t evaporate with the turning of the calendar. 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. Have a simple checkout process.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

In this new landscape, the shipping experience has become more important to a brand’s bottom line — and reputation — than ever before. Here are three ways SMBs can deliver a more personalized shipping experience to build a happier, more loyal customer base. Offering different shipping speed options is no longer enough to differentiate.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2024

But times have changed — both customers and merchants can now choose from a range of same-day delivery offerings in addition to traditional mail carriers. Ryan Kelly, VP of Marketing, FedEx Despite this disruption to the status quo, FedEx remains a power player, delivering 15 million packages around the world every day.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

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’s time to empower your brand to focus on marketing and selling your goods, not on being technologists just trying to keep your site alive. What is an RFP?

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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. Still, the cost of chargeback fraud is simply too high to ignore. For every $100 in chargebacks, your true chargeback cost is $240.

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BigCommerce

MAY 1, 2018

Due to the ease of creating and maintaining an ecommerce shop, as well as the rise of micro-brands, today’s market is riddled with cutthroat competition and decreased customer loyalty. Ecommerce businesses do have the ability to reach a global market, with access to information that brick and mortar retailers don’t have.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 18, 2017

Here is that full list: 61%: Extra costs (shipping, taxes, fees) were too high. 27%: The checkout process was too long or complicated. 24%: Couldn’t see or calculate total order cost up-front. 8%: Didn’t see their preferred method of payment.5%: 27%: The checkout process was too long or complicated.

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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.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Sure, you might be able to sell your item for much less than the competition, but will shipping costs obliterate your margins? Or, rather, your best offense is knowing your competition thoroughly and differentiating yourself in the market. All of this will help you to easily find the holes in the market.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Returns are a cost of doing business for any retailer. In the wake of COVID-19, returns are receiving serious (and necessary) attention for several key reasons: Retailers are spending more processing returns in stores. Whatever solutions are employed will add cost to a returns process that already cuts into profit margins.

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Kissmetrics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Globally, B2B marketplaces make up a $31 billion market. 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. Streamlined Processes.

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BigCommerce

MARCH 17, 2017

Once you make it over that hurdle, it’s time to deal with order fulfillment and shipping. And don’t forget about all the other things, like marketing and customer service, you need to focus on to build a successful business. That means you, the store owner, don’t need to keep products in stock or worry about shipping.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 25, 2018

The implications for our customers, partners, and industry will be profound, and our entire team is thrilled to partner with Goldman Sachs, a world-class firm and global financial services leader. That summer I joined as CEO, an opportunity I was thrilled to pursue given the immense market opportunity and my career passion for ecommerce.

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BigCommerce

MAY 4, 2018

The chatter was a mix of ecommerce technicalities, marketing strategies and a bunch of “I haven’t seen you in forever!”. 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.

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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. These can all be categorized as customer service-type chargebacks. From cases of friendly fraud, where a customer disputes a legitimate transaction as fraud — resulting in a chargeback to a merchant.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Expanding internationally takes time, effort and money, which means leadership teams need to be thoughtful about which markets they enter. Brands and retailers should keep a close eye on competitors already in these markets, how they’re performing and what unique differentiation they can add to the category.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Not only are they incurring the additional shipping costs, but they also are not able to interact with their purchase in person as they would in a physical store. Discover how to create your shipping and returns policy , including: General guidelines. Long story short, make your returns process easy. Items to address.

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Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As one of the most popular shipping apps for ecommerce order fulfillment, ShipStation often gets recommended for managing shipments, finding great deals from carriers, and sending tracking codes. But ShipStation isn’t for everyone, whether it’s due to the ShipStation pricing, interface, or geographical support. ShipStation Pricing.

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Groove

OCTOBER 2, 2019

From functionality to customization and overall pricing, it’s important to understand how each factor will affect your project and business. Although there's never a one-size-fits-all solution, we often find BigCommerce accommodates the needs of many growing, mid-marketing and enterprise retailers. BigCommerce Pricing Plans.

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BigCommerce

MAY 2, 2017

So I dropped my price to cost and cranked up the PPC. So I rearranged the title, lowered the price and re-introduced PPC. James Thomson, Former Business Head of Amazon Services and PResident of The PROSPER Show. More than 230+ agencies and companies in the market to help you sell more on Amazon. I was on Page 1!

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BigCommerce

JULY 19, 2018

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. The second reason is the growing ecommerce market.

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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. You probably already know how important inventory management is.

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Ecommerce Platforms

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The hemp-derived and CBD (cannabidiol) industry continues to grow at a rapid pace, so we understand that many merchants are vying to get in on the action. Getting a CBD-friendly Merchant Account. That all may sound like a lot, but it’s rather easy to get CBD-friendly payment processing and merchant accounts if you’re in the US.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In 2019 , the total market share of online U.S. Further, making purchases online has become even easier with the emergence of point-of-sale (POS) lending, which allows consumers to split the cost of purchases into regular installments — even for a purchase as small as a $75 sweater. According to McKinsey, merchants face up to 2.4X

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Prices have been scaling throughout the entire year, and for the most part, consumers seem to be absorbing those costs. They’re taking these higher prices and factoring that into their purchasing, and instead prioritizing the acquisition of goods.”.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

But, while technology changes the channels and touchpoints that merchants and consumers connect in, the underlying foundations remain the same. Unfortunately, many merchants still make simple, yet critical mistakes that hinder the growth of their business when launching internationally. Calculating Total Landed Costs.

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BigCommerce

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Now, it’s time to pick, pack, ship and take a look at your marketing campaigns to see which won, which lost and what that may mean for your 2018 marketing initiatives. Influencer Marketing & Social Media Engagement. Focusing on Video Marketing. For our price point, phone calls are gold.”.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you’ve been around the block of ecommerce, you likely know just how vital shipping is. So, now customers expect shipping times of just a few days and often expect low-cost or even free shipping. This is where fulfillment solutions for smoother, faster, and easier shipping come into their own. Go to the top.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Someone finds you online, wants to buy an item and suddenly you’re shipping your goods to the U.K. Because you have the opportunity to scale and grow your brand in a new international market –– one that may potentially be in lack of your particular niche. Customer service: Offering customer service in their own language.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JULY 7, 2020

Some of the factors include pricing, app offerings, and themes. The least expensive option is Wix Commerce. Whereas a standard website platform/builder has features for adding pages and posts and menus, an ecommerce platform takes it a step further by including product management, shipping tools, payment processing, and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

After several years of declines and a host of executive switch-ups (particularly in the CEO role), Wish began a major overhaul of its business (still underway) and launched a marketing blitz to “reintroduce” itself to consumers in August 2022. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 13, 2020

And it’s no secret that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of new products emerging in the market that suit the POD model. So far, both Printful and Printify stand as the two biggest print-on-demand services. This guide gives a full account of how each platform stacks up in the market. To brief you up. Order fulfillment.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

It allows for developers to create their own UI to move a customer through the checkout process. Getting shipping quotes. Submitting payment for an order. Yellow is going through a complete digital transformation and bringing a whole new set of services online. 45 Seconds Average Reduction In Checkout Time.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

There are numerous types of enrollment incentives, but the most common are discounts, free shipping and a gift with purchase. Free shipping is a table-stakes incentive; 85% of shoppers say that not having free shipping for online orders is a “deal-breaker.” Subscribe More, Save More to Increase Share of Customer Wallet.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In that case, you need to consider some of the best CBD ecommerce platforms, since not all payment processors and ecommerce platforms are as friendly toward CBD sellers. Payment processors have a history of avoiding these types of products for liability issues; they’re considered “high-risk industries.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

Then, once basic digital offerings were in place, merchants began to consider how to make these ecommerce advancements permanent in preparation for the “New Normal.”. At the height of the pandemic, standing up services like curbside pickup, BOPIS and a frictionless digital experience quickly was all that mattered.

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