Ecommerce Industry News
A newly released report from Salesforce found social media was the breakout channel for holiday shopping traffic in 2018, with use of mobile devices a contributing factor. Social traffic grew 34 percent year-over-year for the […]
Consumers will spend more on holiday shopping this year, according to a new survey of 1,500 US consumers. They also appear to be less concerned with the economy and their overall financial situation than they […]
BigCommerce raised another $64 million to grow its business of helping merchants and brands build online stores. The company said the funding would help it accelerate its product roadmap and expand internationally. The company was […]
Etsy wants sellers to telegram their shop love on Instagram on February 8th. Etsy is asking sellers to participate in a new Instagram marketing campaign as part of a #LoveYourShopSweeps sweepstakes. Sellers who promote their […]
Instagram now lets users follow hashtags, which can help marketers get found. Using a hashtag for a product or interest when posting on Instagram may boost visibility of the post to users interested in that […]
In a recent study, ecommerce solution provider Volusion found the most successful categories by average revenue across the US were Electronics, followed by Arts & Crafts and Home & Garden. In reviewing its selections, Volusion […]
Sellers using ecommerce platform BigCommerce can now enable shopping on Instagram with a new integration. BigCommerce merchants can create shoppable posts and tag products on the Instagram app, helping them reach its 800 million users. […]
Mobile has changed the way people shop. You browse products while waiting to be seated for dinner, make purchases on your commute into work, and compare prices online when you’re at a store to see […]
A traditional indicator of potential ecommerce success, traffic from search engines, social media, and advertising campaigns, experienced a dip from 2013 to 2014. Yet less traffic hasn’t resulted in lower sales, as these channels have […]