A record number of readers participated in this year’s nomination process for the Sellers Choice Awards in which sellers rate the online marketplaces on which they sell. The awards give merchants, who are rated by their customers every day, a Read more
The National Retailer Federation (NRF) announced holiday sales figures (including both traditional retailers and ecommerce merchants) and also reported on annual sales growth of some key categories released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week that may hold some surprise at first Read more
Each January we ask a panel of industry experts about the challenges and opportunities they see for online sellers in the New Year. This year, we began by asking some online sellers for their perspective – links to the first Read more
Last week, we kicked off our third annual Online Selling Trends feature in which we ask a panel of industry experts about the challenges and opportunities they see for online sellers in the New Year. This year, we also reached Read more
ComScore reported its final holiday season U.S. retail ecommerce spending from desktop computers for the full November-December 2013 holiday season this week, showing that $46.5 billion was spent online from desktop devices, an increase of 10 percent vs. year ago. Read more
Online sellers should look to four categories for growth in the New Year, according to Bigcommerce. The ecommerce platform analyzed nearly 50,000 of its clients’ stores over the past year and predicted that Auto, Jewelry, Toys & Games and Pet Read more
Amazon and LL Bean tied for the top spot on ForeSee’s list of retail customer satisfaction during the holiday shopping season, and in its report, the company extolled Amazon’s ability to satisfy customers. Interestingly Amazon has 66% of customers coming Read more
Each January we ask a panel of industry experts to participate in our “Online Selling Trends” feature, asking them about the challenges and opportunities they see for online sellers in the New Year. This year, we also reached out directly Read more
Online shoppers spent a record $1.735 billion on Cyber Monday 2013, 18% over the same day last year, but the season as a whole rose only 10% higher than last year to $42.8 billion, according to comScore numbers, which counts Read more
Research commissioned by Rogers Communications and conducted by Harris-Decima found that users of mobile devices are loathe to give them up – 28% of Canadians surveyed would be willing to skip their morning coffee in exchange for anytime, anywhere internet Read more
