What is an eCommerce Platform? Chances are for those of you reading this blog the idea of an eCommerce platform is a natural progression. You are in the online marketing and retail business because of a knack for both product sales and technology. E-Commerce platforms take many shapes and sizes but they all provide a [...]
Lessons from Amazon While Amazon strengthened its status as a worldwide hyperscaler in cloud computing, e-commerce sales fell below expectations. Looking at 2022 e-commerce predictions, there are lessons to learn from Amazon's underperformance. However, that underperformance still rings signification profit. Revenue in the third quarter of 2021 was up 15%, for example. On the other [...]
The Year in Review: Trends and Predictions In our final blog of 2021 we take a look at the year in review. It's been an unsteady ride for many online retailers. First, the ongoing pandemic's labor shortage, The Economic Rebound Is Still Waiting for Workers, continues to affect industries of all shapes and sizes. However, the pandemic continues [...]
The Data-Driven Digital Journey and New Customer Experience Among just a few of the buzz words you will find in our online vernacular like optimization, transformation and edge computing there is one that stands out for this post. As our featured image depicts a smart modern city at rest under the IOT (internet of things), [...]
Subscription eCommerce We continue Part II of our Fulfillment Trends miniseries by looking at one of the newer models on the block, subscription eCommerce. One of the most popular trending e-commerce models is an all-in-one method for improving online customer loyalty. Online entrepreneurs not only magnify marketing channels by providing customer convenience but also enhance quarterly forecasting and retain [...]
Digital Transformation Drives Fulfillment Trends for 2022 As the first full pandemic year draws to an uncertain close, fulfillment trends for 2022 reflect more technological advances. Many consumer behavior trends are largely due to the acceleration of digital transformation that provides an increase in edge computing in today's internet of things. More interaction with our digital [...]
Cyber Monday Online Sales Down 1.4% According to a CNBC report, "Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last year to $10.7 billion, falling for the first time ever." While this may be news to some readers, those who have been keeping up with our blog may not be surprised. In our holiday ecommerce trends, [...]
E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday Season 2021 In Part III of our e-commerce holiday shopping trends series we are going to wrap up by providing recommendations and predictions. Perhaps no other trend is more important than early shopping syndrome. Because of worldwide supply chain issues, due to thousands of shipping containers waiting at ports, retail [...]
More E-Commerce Shopping Trends for the 2021 Holiday Season Earlier, in part one of our holiday shopping trends series, online reviews and personalization topped the list, now let's look at more buyer behaviors to help your business grow. Ostensibly, online stores with built-in SEO and top-of-the-market shopping carts should provide the best platform fo re-commerce [...]
Expect Record Sales Regardless of Inventory and Supply Chain Worries In the last series of blogs we have been watching the news as reports of container ships, all around the world, stall within miles of their port destinations. Ecommerce merchants and online retailers full of supply chains and inventory worries made plans for the worse. However, [...]