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10 Reasons Why Mobile Will Make or Break Your Back-to-School Success [INFOGRAPHIC]
When it comes to back to school 2015 trends, one theme stands out as the most important: mobile. Mobile devices account for 19% of all U.S. retail eCommerce sales, and this figure is estimated to reach 27% by the end of 2018 according to Corra. In fact, 69% of ALL smartphone users use an Amazon app (as shown in our eBay vs Amazon selling infographic).
Mobile is quickly becoming one of the, if not the, most important aspect of a retailer’s marketing strategy. That includes your back-to-school strategy.
This post will cover some of the most interesting and consequential statistics found in our new infographic “10 Reasons Why Mobile Will Make or Break Your Back-to-School Success”. (more…)
IRCE 2015: What we’re looking forward to.
IRCE 2015 is just around the corner, June 2-5 in Chicago to be exact. We’re gearing up for the event and we’re excited!
The Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibit is one of the biggest retail events in the country, featuring more than 200 speakers and an exhibition with over 600 companies. This is a big time event if you’re a retailer, e-tailer, distributor, or basically anyone who has a reason to read this blog.
We’re sending a team to the event, which includes yours truly, and here’s what we’re most excited for. (Maybe it’ll help you figure out how to navigate all of IRCE’s awesome content.)
What We’re Reading: Admired Retailers, SMB Retail Growth, Product Information
Sometimes I have a running theme for the content I share in What We’re Reading. Sometimes, like this week. I don’t. These are just three articles that have a good message, and I think they are worth reading. I hope you enjoy.
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?
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.