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Holiday sales are expected to result in a record spend, above the record $966.6 billion set in 2023, according to the National Retail Federation. This means eCommerce businesses stand to boost their holiday sales and profits and potentially smash the previous season. To capitalize on this lucrative opportunity, it’s essential to tighten the screws of...
For Amazon sellers, returns and reverse logistics are an important part of your business. Amazon revolutionized online selling with their “try before you buy” and fast, free returns policies, resulting in an average return rate of 5%–15% across categories on the platform. At the same time, that policy yields high extra costs for sellers, some...
With Q4 nearing, we decided to share some of the key Amazon Q4 dates Amazon sellers should look out for starting this September. Open your calendars and read on to make sure you know the important dates to track for your Amazon business. September 2 – Labor Day is a Federal holiday, so USPS, UPS,...
User experience (UX) is as important for an eCommerce store as the display and interiors are for a brick-and-mortar shop. It helps visitors browse a website, search for products, place orders, and remain connected without hassle. A critical component of UX design is accessibility, which refers to how well people can reach and use your...
Product images steal the spotlight on Amazon. Whether on search result pages, sponsored products, ads, or individual item detail pages, images are front and center — and have the power to make or break your chances of landing a sale. With this in mind, we’ve provided the following product photography tips to elevate your product...
Once hit by a plague of shuttered doors and bankrupt retail giants, in-store shopping has made a comeback, with 83% of consumers making purchases both online and in person. While eCommerce claims a maximum of 17.1% of all sales, the rest occur at physical retail locations. Those sales are increasingly becoming omnichannel, with shoppers starting...
The eCommerce marketplace is a bustling hub for online retailers, teeming with fierce competition. As millions of sellers battle for customer attention, the days of simply listing products and waiting for sales have disappeared. Leveraging state-of-the-art technology has become more important to stand out, and in that regard, AI for eCommerce has gained particular popularity....
Pulling in over 220 million daily users and $3.4 billion in revenue — much of which came from ad sales — X (formerly Twitter) is a social media titan. But when it comes to driving eCommerce sales, it’s still a relatively untapped opportunity. This is fantastic news if you’re scaling an online store, especially as...
Google is no longer the top dog of product searches. Today, 61% of U.S. consumers begin their searches on Amazon, and more than half (56%) say they would pick Amazon if they were only allowed to buy products from a single store. That’s a lot of money being thrown Amazon’s way. A large part of...
Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest sales events in eCommerce, with many sellers planning their entire year of inventory management around it. Having observed its massive success, other major retailers like Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and PetCo have developed competing sales events. For Walmart, that’s the Walmart Plus Week or Weekend, which is...
Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce are some of the most well-known eCommerce platforms. Each has a staunchly loyal following, but it can be challenging to decide which is best for building an eCommerce site. To help you out, we’ve crafted a quick comparison of Shopify vs WooCommerce vs BigCommerce. Here’s how they stack up against each...