What We’re Reading: The Omni-Channel Piece of the Puzzle
We talk quite a bit more about multichannel than omni-channel for a number of reasons. Omnichannel gets a little too much hype, and it’s only one piece of the overall puzzle. It’s one aspect of a new kind of strategy that will be required to be successful in tomorrow’s retail climate.
Omni-channel won’t get you there on its own, but it’s still important to understand. So, this week we’re featuring three good articles about “omnichannel”. What is it? How does it help your business? How do you do it?
Amazon Business: What You Need to Know
Amazon has just announced Amazon Business, a new marketplace that intends to bring the Amazon experience to business-to-business commerce. If you sell or buy (as a business) on Amazon, this is big news!
Some people question the impact Amazon Business will have on small- and mid-level distributors. Others are raring to go with this new marketplace.
This blog post will give you everything you need to know about Amazon Business, so you can adjust your business strategy accordingly.
What We’re Reading: Advice for Retail Entrepreneurs
We read and share a lot of content about “big box” retail and industry giants like Amazon. But, the vast majority of retail businesses are small and medium-sized. They are entrepreneurs that put it on the line to build a business and a life on their own terms. Maybe that’s you, reading this post now!
Retail entrepreneurs inspire us. Helping small- and mid-sized retailers sell like/compete with the likes of Walmart and Amazon is our purpose. So, this week I want to share some content we’ve been reading about entrepreneurship. If you’re a retail entrepreneur, here’s some excellent advice.
What We’re Reading: Articles From Nicole Leinbach-Reyhle
This week I want to kick off a new, occasional way of doing things for What We’re Reading. Starting this week (and randomly in the future) I’ll feature articles from industry thought leaders. These are the kinds of people we follow closely, because they’ve got a lot of good things to say.
I’m going to kick it off with some articles by Nicole Leinbach-Reyhle, Forbes contributor and founder of Retail Minded. She’s a recognized retail expert who puts out a lot of pragmatic advice for retailers. She also dives into some of the topics and trends you need to know about. Here are three of her articles we read this week…
The Best Magento Shipping Extensions of 2015
B2C (business-to-consumer) eCommerce sales are expected to reach $2.356 trillion in 2018. Lets put that into perspective. If you spent just $1 trillion dollars (less than half the predicted sales), and went back in time 1 second for every dollar spent, you would end up in 30,000 BC.
And while buy online, pickup in store is increasing in popularity, the tremendous rise in eCommerce sales can only mean one thing: an equally tremendous rise in shipping.
Not every retailer will be selling millions of dollars in products, but every retailer needs to be prepared for an increase in their shipping demand.
These are our top Magento shipping extensions to consider for your Magento webstore. (more…)