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The holiday season is off to a great start in the ecommerce world, with a 14 percent rise in sales during the first 20 days of November compared to the same time last year. A recent comScore report reveals that the beginning of the...
You may be an expert in ecommerce. You might also know all the latest design trends and everything there is to know about SEO. However, what do you know about video? The eTailing Group reported that in 2010, 73 percent of online retailers...
Ever had someone tell you not to touch something? Of course, immediately you want to touch it. This holds true for online shopping, too. While many consumers will browse products online, others want to physically touch or hold the...
Ebay has acquired product recomendation and personalization service Hunch for a reported $80 million. Hunch , introduced in 2009, delivers customized suggestions to users based on the information they share on social networks and their...
It’s that time of year where we look up from our keyboards to find the holiday season freight train barreling down on us at an alarming speed. For obvious reasons, this time of year is especially critical and demanding for online...
The mobile channel clearly provides great opportunities for merchants, but a poor-performing mobile commerce site might turn consumers away from a brand altogether. A recent study from Internet platform and services company Limelight...
Google can be stingy with new information about its search algorithm, which makes the company's sharing of some recent changes all the more important for Web professionals. Likely the biggest difference in the algorithm is that...
With an increased volume of online transactions during the holidays, retailers have less time for manual screening and review of transactions – whether they are coming from a laptop, desktop computer, tablet or smartphone. It...
Most people start businesses because they want to do something they’re passionate about, but often they don’t account for all of the necessary red tape. So, it’s likely that when someone creates a website to sell...
When the iPad was originally announced, the critics were harsh, and most people didn't seem to see the purpose of yet another handheld device that didn't have the same computing power as a laptop, nor the portability (or ability...
It’s not a big secret – everyone loves a great deal. In fact, according to BIA/Kelsey, consumer spending on daily deal offers is predicted to reach $3.9 billion in the U.S. by 2015. So why not take advantage of this industry...
Five Keys to the e-Store of the Future The store of the future will allow consumers to shop the way they want to shop — when they want, where they want and how they want in a relevant, personalized way. Today, retailers cannot...
Twice as many consumers are planning to use their mobile devices to make purchases this holiday season than last year, according to a joint national survey conducted by Sybase 365, a global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce...
One of the disadvantages for e-commerce merchants can be the lack of quick and responsive customer support that companies are able to offer in brick-and-mortar stores. While most sites have help sections, the inability to provide immediate...
Have you ever wondered how your site is viewed through the eyes of your consumers? What if you could easily answer questions like, "Where do the most clicks happen?" and "How far do consumers scroll down?" Not only...
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