What We’re Reading: Omnichannel & Rent, Product Searching, Discounting Dangers
There was lots of good stuff coming across the wire this week. Here are a few of my favorites for your reading pleasure…
INFOGRAPHIC: eCommerce Merchandising Strategy Compared To Traditional Retail Merchandising
eCommerce has evolved into a powerful business model for everyone from startup entrepreneurs to established retail businesses. And, while its roots are in traditional retail, eCommerce is an animal all its own.
In this post (and accompanying infographic), we’ll dive into 10 ways eCommerce merchandising is different from that of traditional retail. Use this post as a warning against shaping your eCommerce merchandising strategy based solely on rules and ideas built for traditional retail.
2015 Holiday eCommmerce Checklist for Merchants
As we enter October, the holiday season should be on all retailers’ minds. This time of the year is often the most important quarter for your business.
Over the next month, you should finalize your holiday season eCommerce strategy for this season. Last season, non-store holiday sales grew 6.8% to $101.9 billion. And, it’s expected to grow even more this year. You’ll want to take advantage of the increase.
So, we put together a last minute holiday eCommerce checklist for you. Be prepared to have your best year yet! (more…)
What We’re Reading: More About the Ho Ho Holidays
It’s “get ready for the holidays” season for pretty much everyone in retail. So, we might as well share some of our favorite articles of the week that give advice to retailers for the holidays.
Presentation: 2015 Holiday Shopping Retail Trends
It’s that time of year again. Holiday season is upon us. Well, at least for retailers. You aren’t as lucky as some consumers who can afford to refuse to think about anything Christmas until after Thanksgiving.
As a retailer, you should be preparing and finalizing your strategy for this year’s holiday season. If you think you have until mid-November to prepare, you’re wrong! People started shopping at the beginning of this month (check our stats in the presentation below).
To have your best year yet, you need to be in on what the 2015 holiday shopping retail trends are. (more…)