Ecommerce solutions have come a long way in just a few years. A lot of brick-and-mortar businesses have already tried to go online with limited results. If your last website was built in 1998, 2005 or even in 2011, the odds are high that you are using a solution that does less, costs more and … Continue reading
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Retailers today must be agile and flexible in how, when, where and even why they sell in various channels. Yes, you want visitors coming to your site, experiencing your brand and becoming valuable lifetime customers. After all, you’ve spent the majority of your time creating a beautiful website with a high quality customer experience. However, … Continue reading
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This post originally appeared on the Baymard Institute Blog. When testing 19 sites and benchmarking 50 major ecommerce sites on product lists and filtering usability, my team over at Baynard Institute found that 84% of the sites had a mediocre or poor product filtering experience. The most common culprits were: a lack of key filtering … Continue reading
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Online shopping has changed brick-and-mortar retail forever. Each year, more shoppers move to the web for their purchases, presenting new challenges to small businesses who have traditionally thrived on foot traffic. For almost 20 years, observers have been predicting the “death” of retail. And yet, many brick-and-mortar shops are doing better than ever. What happened? … Continue reading
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Customer perception of your brand is your brand. Retailers failing to recognize that simply will not be successful, or as successful, in today’s current commerce climate. The following data points are repeated often, but they drive the point home: This data makes the argument that if you win a millennial’s purchase, you win their loyalty. … Continue reading
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If there was one wish you could make for your business for 2016, what would … Continue reading
If there was one wish you could make for your business for 2016, what would … Continue reading
If there was one wish you could make for your business for 2016, what would … Continue reading
The commerce industry is constantly changing. In 2015 alone, Jet.com came on the scene –– a direct and well-funded competitior to Amazon. Amazon, on the other hand, launched two new initiatives –– LaunchPad and Handmade. And then, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest all announced partnerships with ecommerce solutions like Bigcommerce –– aimed at rapidly bringing true social … Continue reading
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The holiday shopping season is still in full swing, but by most accounts we have already lived through the most high-traffic, high-purchase time of year: Cyber Five. Cyber Five refers to the five days beginning on Thanksgiving and running through Cyber Monday. For many retailers, these are the highest revenue generating days of the year. … Continue reading
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