What We’re Reading: Amazon Continues eCommerce Innovation
Amazon has been in the news, quite a bit this week. If you’re in the eCommerce or retail business, you should be paying attention. Amazon has set (and continues to set) the standard for eCommerce satisfaction.
You worry about same-day shipping, because Amazon has it. You worry about managing product data, because Amazon does it so well. In order to be successful for the long-term, you need to start selling like Amazon does.
Here’s a look at what Amazon has on the horizon.
Amazon Webstore Alternatives: Preparing for Amazon Webstore to Shut Down
Amazon recently announced that they would shut down their eCommerce platform, called Amazon Webstore. If you’re one of the many Amazon Webstore customers, it may leave you wondering what to do next.
The good news is that you have options! There are a number of viable alternatives to Amazon Webstore, from which you can choose.
In this post, we’ll dive into what those options are, and how you can choose which are right for you. We’ll also talk about your transition plan from Amazon Webstore.
Order to Cash Best Practices for Multichannel Retailers
The order to cash (O2C or OTC) process is critical retailers. And, optimizing OTC processes was hard enough without having to deal with the modern complexities of multichannel selling.
To run a successful retail/wholesale/distribution business, you need to do more than just sell a lot of goods. You need to efficiently manage how those sales turn into operating cash.
This post will dive into some OTC best practices for multichannel retailers–although, they are useful for more than just retailers.
eBay Inventory Management: Manage Inventory Like a Pro
(This post was originally published on April 15, 2014. We’ve updated it for accuracy and completeness.)
When you sell one or two items around the house on eBay, inventory management isn’t an issue. You have one designer purse to sell. You list it. Now, you have no designer purses to sell.
But, if you’re using eBay as a sales channel for your business, managing inventory can get a lot more complicated.
In this post, we’ll dive into what those complexities are and how you can overcome them.
Product Attributes: How to Make Your Product Data Market Ready
The product information you show in digital channels is wrong far too often. The problem is usually rooted in where you keep your product data. When it’s wrong in your internal system, it is then listed incorrectly on your website or marketplaces.
Inaccurate product data has a serious, and usually underestimated, negative impact on your business. This issue directly affects the customer experience. It impedes the customer’s ability and/or willingness to buy from you.
In this post, we’ll talk about the importance of having products listed with correct attributes and how to do it through bulk editing. The system you use to manage your items must have certain capabilities. You’ll understand why a product information management (PIM) system is the ideal place to do this. (more…)
