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, [...]
Ecommerce Returns Management It's no secret, online merchants face major obstacles in ecommerce returns management policy and procedure. For starters, many business owners take a case-by-case approach and handle issues in house. However, the best solution for ecommerce returns management is through a reputable fulfillment services company. Ecommerce return management faces many causes like shipping misfortune, fickle [...]
Reverse Logistics and Fulfillment Services As a necessary evil of the online industry "online returns more than doubled in 2020 from 2019," according to the National Retail Federation. In this post we'll look at some factors to consider when thinking about reverse logistics and provide a few strategies to reconsider the good from the bad. A [...]