The useful ShipRush platform for online sellers recently released their v11 version with several new features, including support for FedEx One Rate, a simple flat rate shipping program offered by that carrier. Even better for ShipRush customers, the company plans to make a web-based version Read more
Google’s push to enhance its Product Listing Ads (PLA) meant providing a level of detail comparable to competitors like top online retailer Amazon.com and others. Among the choices Google made included the addition of product ratings to PLAs; those started Read more
No one is immune to the impact of accidentally shared digital content, be it a beautiful celebrity or in this case the world’s dominant search advertising platform. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had been investigating potential antitrust issues regarding Read more
The ongoing rise in searching and shopping from mobile devices has gained plenty of attention and has resulted in changes ranging to how stores display on small screens to various competing payment methods vying to be the choice of mobile Read more
Online window shoppers who stop by to browse but never seem to return to make a purchase leave sellers in a quandary. They’re attracting those consumers for a first or second visit, but not always that return trip to buy Read more
Depending on where your customers are today, the approaching start of spring in a couple of weeks may be a promise of relief from winter’s worst, or a mere afterthought for those in warmer climes. Either way, the time is Read more
Online merchants who rely on inventory from overseas can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new labor deal reached between dockworkers and shipping companies. An ongoing labor dispute at ports on the West Coast had created enormous disruptions Read more
Should a shopping-cart patent acquired from Open Market in 2003 hold true today, or is it merely part of a desperate attempt to extract money from everyone who shops online? A previous court victory by Soverain Software over Victoria’s Secret Read more
Ecommerce pros selling lightweight but bulky items found themselves recipients of an unwelcome yet anticipated change in shipping rate calculations by UPS and FedEx. As the 2014 holiday shopping season ended, both package carriers shifted to using dimensional weight as Read more
Ecommerce pros eager to match the rising tide of smartphone-using shoppers may be dismayed by a dramatic downside to doing mobile commerce (mcommerce) business. While 2014 saw 14 percent of all transactions arriving via the mobile channel, a frightening 21 Read more
