Amazon’s Customer Q&A Is Social Commerce Done Right
Where Amazon leads others follow. No one else has the resources or data that they have to figure out what really works. So it’s significant when they introduce a major new element to the shopping...
View ArticleWebgistix Releases Inventory Placement Products
Webgistix unveiled SmartShip for merchants this week. The new service will make strategic approaches to inventory placement by leveraging Webgistix’s nationwide network of fulfillment center offering...
View ArticleMore Payment Options Will Increase Global Sales Online
Ecommerce retailers need to break out of the conventional payment molds, such as traditional credit cards for payment plans, if they want to see a boost in online sales in the international market,...
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The Looming Disruption of B2B Marketplaces
The launch of AmazonSupply last April was touted by some industry experts as a win for B2B brands eager to claim their share of the online marketplace. According to Forrester research, many B2B brands...
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How Online Sellers Can Make the Most of Amazon
It seems that there is no stopping marketplace giant Amazon. The online retailer and marketplace recently reported that third-party unit growth was up 40% year-over-year, which is more than two times...
View ArticleSchulze Returns to Best Buy As Chairman Emeritus
Best Buy announced this week its founder Richard Schulze will be returning to the company as its Chairman Emeritus, according to a press release on BestBuy.com. According to the press release, his...
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Goodreads Joins Amazon Family
A venture that began in a living room seven years ago between CEO Otis and Elizabeth Chandler which has grown to more than 16 million members today will be joining the Amazon family. Goodreads, the...
View ArticleContent is Key to SEO and Shopping Experience
Content is key in order for merchants to improve both search engine optimization (SEO) and the shopping experience. It will boost rankings in unpaid search results better known as “natural” or...
View ArticleGoogle Launches Same-Day Delivery on the West Coast
Google announced last week its same-day delivery known as Google Shopping Express in the San Francisco area, according to an article on Mashable.com. Consumers in the San Francisco area can now order...
View ArticleConsumers Buy More When Retailers Get Personal
Survey results from MyBuys and the e-tailing group reveal customer-centric marketing – the ability to engage consumers in one-to-one conversations across the customer lifecycle and all touch points –...
View ArticleI Showroomed
I’ve probably done it a million times, but I never knew what I was actually doing or better yet that there was a term for what I was doing. When I started at Multichannel Merchant as the new Content...
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Nearly 60% of Showroomers Head to Amazon
Like it or not, showrooming is here to stay and this became apparent after the 2012 holiday season when stats showed that 48 million shoppers showroomed. In fact, according to this infographic by...
View ArticleAmazon Helping Marketplace Sellers with Amazon Lending
Amazon has quietly launched Amazon Lending, which it hopes will encourage merchants to place more inventories into the Amazon Marketplace. Speaking April 30 at the ChannelAdvisor Catalyst conference,...
View ArticleeBay Says Marketplace Fairness Act Fight is Not Over
Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, said it’s inevitable that an online sales tax bill will eventually become law, but that it won’t stop his company from fighting to make it fair for small...
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Catalogers Weigh in on Marketplace Fairness Act
A group of catalogers and suppliers met with Congressional staff on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss their concerns with the Marketplace Fairness Act which passed in the Senate on May 6. The bill is...
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5 Ways to Make Your B2B Social Media Posts Stand Out
The business-to-business community seems to struggle a bit when it comes to captivating their audience through social media compared to the business-to-consumer community. In fact, according to a...
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Same-day Delivery Means a Focus on Brick-and-Mortar
Same-day delivery in the United States is an elusive beast. Almost every online retailer wants to do it, but many are scratching their heads as to how. When is comes to getting into the realm of...
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New Study Shows B2B Sellers Unprepared for Gen Y Buyers
Acquity Group Study Finds B2B Suppliers Unprepared for Gen Y Procurement Preferences (via PR Newswire) Buyers under the age of 35 are 131 percent more likely to make online corporate purchases than...
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An Inside Look into Amazon’s Global Enterprise
Amazon launched it’s latest marketplace in India this week, making it the 10th marketplace for the ecommerce goliath. In this infographic from Amazon, you will get a glimpse into the countries it...
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Amazon Launches Marketplace in India
Amazon has officially launched Amazon.in in India, making it the tenth marketplace for the global ecommerce company. According to a press release, the new site will start with selling books, movies,...
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