What We’re Reading: Amazon Prime Day, Jet.com, and Joinem
There’s been some big news lately for online marketplaces. Jet.com, claiming to be an Amazon killer, has launched. Amazon started a new shopping holiday. And, other niche marketplaces are joining the eCommerce fray. This week we’re reading all about it.
2015 Back-to-School Spending Projections
As August quickly approaches, back-to-school shopping is fully underway. As the second largest spending season, retailers both big and small can participate – and should. To take full advantage of this season or next, you need to know the top 2015 back-to-school shopping trends.
National Retail Federation (NRF) make this possible. In mid-July, they released their annual Back-to-School Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. In this post, we’ll look at the survey results and what we think it means for retailers like you. (more…)
What We’re Reading: RetailWire Discussions
We like healthy debate–turning a considerate eye to the way things are done. Retail and eCommerce has been fraught with all sorts of inefficiencies and outright bad ideas over the years. So, we can appreciate anyone who’s willing to challenge some of those ideas.
RetailWire has time and again published interested articles, framed as discussion questions, to get interesting debates started. Some of the most valuable insight comes from the comments thread, where the real debate ensues. This week we’re reading a few of these articles, and we think you should, too.
Shopify vs Magento Community: An Unbiased Comparison
Shopify vs Magento. The battle of the eCommerce giants. While both fill the same need, they do it in very different ways. A webstore is not simply a webstore, much like your company is not simply a company.
Shopify and Magento are both unique. The “best” platform for you will depend on what your needs are. (more…)
Drop Shipping 101: An Introductory Drop Shipping Guide
Are you considering diversifying your product line? Are you trying to launch a new business? Do you want to guarantee that you’ll always have stock?
If you said yes to any of these, you’ll need to invest in new, or more inventory. But, procuring inventory takes a lot of resources including money, time, and proper management.
This can be a big risk for your business. It might be worth it if you didn’t have to buy your inventory upfront and only pay for what you sell. But, is that even possible?
Actually, it is! It’s called drop shipping. In this post, we’ll introduce you to drop shipping 101. Our introductory drop shipping guide shows you what drop shipping is and how merchants can use it. (more…)
