Custora said that despite government data showing overall retail sales declined 0.4% in January year-over-year, its data shows ecommerce sales grew 8% for the month. And the severe winter weather may have something to do with it. Custora, which help online retailers better understand Read more
Imagine letting your customers see how your clothing items fit before they make a purchase, possibly boosting conversion rates while lowering returns due to poor fit. That’s the idea behind PhiSix, a computer graphics company just acquired by eBay. The Read more
Plenty of eBay sellers are applying to sell on 11Main.com with great enthusiasm at the thought of an alternative marketplace, but many of them are receiving rejection notices. 11 Main is a new marketplace to be launched soon by Auctiva, Read more
A robust 2013 holiday shopping season where U.S. consumers spent $46.5 billion just from their desktop PCs according to comScore seems like cause for at least modest celebration. But various issues vexed consumers at times and ecommerce pros may have some serious Read more
Email marketing’s essential function hasn’t changed – the sender wants to reinforce a brand while encouraging the recipient to buy, preferably right away. The capabilities of modern digital devices and internet connectivity have been pushing everyone to try and deliver Read more
Google is now making Shopping campaigns available to all merchants who advertise through Product Listing Ads. Introduced last year, Shopping campaigns make it easier for retailers to manage their PLAs and streamline organization and bidding, but they had been available Read more
Etsy’s nearly 500 employees are much happier than most, and why not? The online marketplace offers employees generous leave policies, dog-friendly offices, arts and crafts workshops and a ski trip. Not to mention a “Breathing Room” to host meditation and Read more
Should the USPS get into the financial services business as it searches for additional revenue streams? That’s an idea that the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) proposed in a recent report. The OIG suggests it could lead to $8.9 Read more
The significant and very profitable change Google made to Google Shopping altered that service to only displaying paid Product Listing Ads. It’s a change that made European Commission regulators concerned enough to add it to its investigation of Google for Read more
There are signs that same-day delivery may not be as winning a model as some had hoped. The USPS suspended one of two pilot programs called Metro Post due to a lack of participation from retailers, and eBay CEO John Read more
