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Why Retailers Need Negative Reviews [Q&A]

by Amberly Dressler

If you've returned a product on Amazon, you may have received an email from the particular seller asking you ...

Don't Be #Basic: 3 Live Chat Tips for Online Retailers

by Allison Howen

With myriad solutions available, live chat is not only a very accessible functionality for ecommerce ...

Social Commerce Takes the LimeRoad

by Peter Devereaux

Wildly popular social commerce site Polyvore has influenced the Web in everything from site design to content ...

Bitcoin for Merchants; CardinalCommerce and Bitnet Join Forces

by Pete Prestipino

Payment provider CardinalCommerce and digital commerce platform Bitnet have joined forces to enable online ...

Transform Retail: 6 Online Stores Merchants Should Know About

by Peter Devereaux

By Dylan Chadwick, Fueled Online shopping has transformed retail, for good. For many consumers, an online ...

How To Push Mobile to the Max to Provide an Omnichannel Experience

by Luke Rees

A recent report from Gartner has warned that weak mobile customer service is harming customer engagement. The ...

Square Cash Now Available for Business Use

by Allison Howen

Popular payment solution Square has announced that its Square Cash feature is now available for business use ...

Sell More & Reduce Churn with Olark Live Chat for PrestaShop

by Pete Prestipino

Live chat solutions are essential for today's ecommerce enterprises. As more and more ecommerce ...

5 Top Magento Security Extensions

by Peter Devereaux

While the Internet has opened the doors for ecommerce brands to sell to consumers, it has also opened the ...

Keeping Exclusive-Offer Cheaters At Bay

by Amberly Dressler

Whether it's Veteran's Day, Memorial Day or simply a time a company wants to show gratitude, ...

The Need for Speed in E-Comm Customer Service

by Peter Devereaux

Retailers must cater to the customer across touchpoints in today's omnichannel world - offering impeccable ...

Shop 'Til You Drop; Offer a Visual Mobile Shopping Experience

by Allison Howen

Ecommerce software provider Edgecase is making it easier for mobile users to shop until they drop, unveiling ...

3 Retailers Winning with Product Page Video

by Peter Devereaux

If you are an ecommerce retailer who hasn't jumped on the video bandwagon yet, you may want to consider ...

Square Has Got Your Back on Chargebacks

by Pete Prestipino

Mobile payments solution Square has announced that it will provide all its U.S. and Canadian sellers with ...

5 Indian Ecommerce Trends to Watch

by Neha Bawa

Ecommerce in India is here to stay and there are no two ways about it. And the push for online retail isn't ...

5 Ways to Increase Ecommerce Conversions

by Peter Devereaux

Online retailers tend to put a lot of resources into customer acquisition initiatives because driving traffic ...

What Is Your Ecommerce Business Worth?

by Jen Martinson

Ecommerce businesses are in high demand right now. Investors are looking for new ways to diversify their ...

Say Goodbye to Mobile Abandonment

by Pete Prestipino

One of the main reasons Internet retailers don't see more purchases coming from mobile devices is that it's ...

Ecommerce Fraud: The Worst States to Live

by Amberly Dressler

With millions of shoppers' data stolen at top retailers and healthcare companies over the past couple years, ...

Need Proof Reviews Matter? Trustpilot Soared in 2014

by Peter Devereaux

Online review community Trustpilot achieved record growth in 2014, with an 80 percent year-over-year (YoY) ...

Consumers Demand Personalized Shopping Experiences

by Allison Howen

The majority of consumers want personalized and consistent experiences when they are shopping online. In ...

Visa Checkout Supports Buyers & Sellers in 10 New Countries

by Peter Devereaux

Visa is rolling out its Visa Checkout product to additional markets across the world, bringing its total to ...

Guiding Merchandising Decisions with Inventory Lookup

by Pete Prestipino

Cloud-based order management solution Shopatron has been selected by specialty pet retailer PetSense as its ...

3 Signs It's Time to Replatform

by Allison Howen

Making the decision to replatform is never easy for ecommerce merchants. After all, countless hours and a lot ...

The Power of Product Reviews

by Allison Howen

PowerReviews is shedding some light on the power of online reviews, revealing that 57 percent of online ...

Poker Winnings & Tech Disrupt Flower Industry

by Amberly Dressler

With no stock images on their site, higher sales for local florists and plenty of e-marketing to boot, ...

Increase Ecommerce Loyalty with PrestaShop, LoyaltyLion Integration

by Pete Prestipino

Open source ecommerce software PrestaShop is giving the 200,000 stores on its platform the ability to engage ...

Amazon Helps Drum Up Consumer Excitement

by Derek Schou

Keeping customers enthused and excited about a brand is a challenge that every company faces. To keep ...

What to Expect in Ecommerce Security in 2015

by Peter Devereaux

By Dan Radak, Crucial Hosting Company The Internet opened a new commerce market and new possibilities for ...

SearchSpring Unveils Enterprise Search Offerings

by Allison Howen

Ecommerce site search and navigation solutions provider SearchSpring has unveiled enterprise-level site ...

The Marketing and Sales Battle: Efficiency vs. Effectiveness

by Peter Devereaux

By Mark Yeager, Yeager To say sales and marketing departments are often at odds with one another is nothing ...

Let Treepodia Fetch Product Videos for You

by Peter Devereaux

Once a viewer watches a product video, they are 60 percent-plus more likely to buy. Product videos, however, ...

Riding the Recurring Revenue Express

by Peter Devereaux

Savvy Web retailers and service providers are looking for ways to jump on the recurring revenue bandwagon. ...

PERSONALIZATION for the Digital Consumer

by Peter Devereaux

By Allison Howen and Derek Schou, Associate Editors Whether they are looking for a breaking news update, a ...

Deliver Relevant Digital Experiences Across the Globe

by Allison Howen

SDL has unveiled version 2.0 of its SDL Customer Experience Cloud (CXC), which aims to provide companies with ...

A Website Built by Customers, Not Programmers

by Jack Dean

There is a growing movement in the entrepreneurial world to bring the customer closer to the process of ...

What Retailers Should Know About Infinite Scrolling

by Peter Devereaux

By Shaun Chatman, Copypress.com The concept of infinite scrolling is best understood as a bottomless page. ...

Say Hello to Visual Ecommerce Merchandise Management

by Allison Howen

A new visual ecommerce merchandise management solution is helping merchants make better decisions and enhance ...

How to Put the Customer First in Retail

by Kristen Gramigna

Making customers the top priority in your retail strategy can hone a business model that encourages ...

4 Website Ecommerce Testing Strategies for Peak Times

by Archie Roboostoff

Nearly half (47 percent) of consumers expect a Web page to load in 2 seconds or less, and after 3 seconds, 40 ...

Customer Service Trends That are Catching on

by Sameer Bhatia

In this day and age customer is king, which is why customer service strategies need to be in accordance with ...

How to Increase Sales After the Holidays

by Matt Swan

With the holiday season all but a distant memory, it is important for advertisers to continue the momentum ...

Shopping Apps Dominate 2014

by Allison Howen

Overall app usage grew by 76 percent in 2014 according to new data from Flurry Analytics. The data, which ...

Get More Customer Reviews With These Ecommerce Extensions & Modules

by Peter Devereaux

Since user-generated content (UGC) is seen as a more trusted source of information than content that brands ...

Top 50 Marketing & Sales Automation

by Peter Devereaux

For digital enterprises to have a successful 2015 they will need the right technology solutions in place; ...

Etsy Customers Can Shop In-stream with Shoppost

by Pete Prestipino

Just a few weeks after launching on the Amazon Webstore, Shoppost is bringing its click-to-buy merchandising ...

Who Do Consumers Trust with their Information?

by Derek Schou

Thanks to a rash of recent security breaches at high profile retailers, security is top of mind with ...

5 Examples of Responsive Design in Online Retail

by Allison Howen

Mobile devices are driving holiday sales this year, with IBM data revealing that online traffic from mobile ...

Responsive Design in Online Retail

by Peter Devereaux

Mobile devices are driving holiday sales this year, with IBM data revealing that online traffic from mobile ...

Yandex Makes Ecommerce Push with Sovetnik

by Peter Devereaux

Russian search powerhouse Yandex has acquired Sovetnik (formerly Metabar), a startup that provides an ...

Is Your Ecommerce Site Ready for Post-Holiday Returns?

by Derek Schou

With consumers turning to ever, it's important that merchants are prepared for the rush of returns after the ...

Retailers' Post-Holiday PLAN OF ACTION

by Peter Devereaux

By Allison Howen, Associate Editor Most merchants spend the better half of a year planning for the holidays - ...

Broadening Retailers' Horizons with iBeacons

by Peter Devereaux

By Jeff Francis, Copper Mobile At Apple's WWDC earlier this year, one seemingly minor announcement had many ...

5 Predictions for Customer Experience Management in 2015

by Peter Devereaux

By Nate Barad, Sitecore In 2014, we heard a lot about this thing called customer experience. The challenge is ...

A Very Mobile Thanksgiving Day

by Peter Devereaux

Mobile devices are driving holiday sales, as new IBM data reveals that online traffic from mobile devices ...

Pass the Ecommerce Please - Thanksgiving Revenue Increases

by Amberly Dressler

Thanksgiving has quite a bit of ground to make up if it wants to compete with the likes of Black Friday or ...

When to Tweet & Post This Holiday Season

by Amberly Dressler

It should come as no surprise that ecommerce retailers turn to Twitter and Facebook more in December than any ...

Amazon Webstore Merchants Can Now Verify Gated Discounts

by Amberly Dressler

While not necessarily expected, exclusive discounts for students, teachers and military sure are welcomed ...

Is Live Chat the Key to Conversion for Holiday Shoppers?

by Peter Devereaux

A new study reveals that the number one reason consumers avoid online shopping is the lack of in-person ...

5 Tips for Online Holiday Retail Success

by Peter Devereaux

By Adam Forrest, Demandware The five-day holiday shopping bonanza is nearly upon us. It is the "official" ...

The Key to Negating Shopping Cart Abandonment

by Derek Schou

The holiday season has arrived and in order for merchants to maximize their profits they must understand ...

Get Diagnostic with Google Merchant Center

by Pete Prestipino

A new diagnostics tab has been added to the Google Merchant Center, providing online retailers with ...

No Online Sales Tax Legislation On the Horizon

by Peter Devereaux

Ecommerce merchants have reason to rejoice this holiday season (and into 2015) as it appears a bill requiring ...

Ecommerce Conversion for Amazon Webstore

by Pete Prestipino

Amazon Webstore doesn't get the love that a solution like Magento does, but thanks to its Solution Provider ...

Friendly Fraud and U.S. Cities with High Chargebacks

by Pete Prestipino

Fraud continues to plague the ecommerce industry. Chargeback911 released a new study that reveals which U.S. ...

5 Image-Rich Ecommerce Sites

by Allison Howen

Retailers only have a few seconds (if that) to make a good impression once a visitor arrives at their site. ...

5 Ecommerce Tips for Ensuring a Happy Holiday for your Online Customers

by Doug Heise

Each year, consumers express surprise at how early the holiday shopping season begins. Halloween has barely ...

S.M.A.R.T. KPIs for Internet Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

By Peter Prestipino, Editor-In-Chief The single most important time of the year is weeks away - the holidays ...

POP Into In-Store Pickup

by Peter Devereaux

There is a multi-trillion dollar gap between the online and physical shopping worlds - and POPcodes, ...

Time to Remodel: A Retailer's Guide to Replatforming

by Scott Houchin

Platform obsolescence is top-of-mind for online retailers. With digital channels driving sales growth, rapid ...

Last-Minute Conversion Tips for the Holidays

by Peter Devereaux

By Tim Ash Here's an inconvenient truth: It's November. Ready or not, the holiday shopping season will be ...

SmartGift Helps Retailers Manage Gifting Data

by Allison Howen

Online gifting solutions provider SmartGift is helping retailers dive into data, thanks to the company's new ...

Last-Minute Holiday Conversion Tips

by Peter Devereaux

Here's an inconvenient truth: It's November. Ready or not, the holiday shopping season will be entering full ...

Technology Enables Retailers to Ship From Any Store

by Peter Devereaux

By Ian Goldman The promise of omnichannel fulfillment has finally become a reality, and many of the largest ...

Trick or Treat: Tips for Retailers to Improve the Online Shopping Experience

by Peter Devereaux

By Rory Dennis, Amplience With Halloween just days away, haunted houses and trick-or-treating are top of mind ...

Apple Pay: Advancement Or Copycat?

by Peter Devereaux

By Kristen Gramigna, BluePay Speculation, kudos and critiques of Apple Pay have dominated consumer, financial ...

Live Video Assistance - The Key to Successful Online Customer Service

by Peter Devereaux

By James Keller, CEO, Vee24 As I described in my previous article, consumers are demonstrating preference for ...

The Psychology of Mobile Commerce App Downloads

by Jason Jaynes

Mobile commerce. If you haven't been inundated with the term from all fronts yet, you will be soon. It is the ...

Big Data Solutions for the Everyday Retailer

by Peter Devereaux

As each second ticks by, Splunk In business not only is it important to understand how you are currently ...

Advertisers Benefit from Consumers Living" Online"

by Derek Schou

Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released its latest report detailing digital ad revenues for the ...

5 Achievable Ecommerce Goals for 2015

by Peter Devereaux

It's not uncommon for enterprises to set lofty goals that are often impossible to achieve without an immense ...

Ultimate List of KPIs for Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

Most of Website Magazine's regular readers are going to be familiar with the importance of analytics and ...

IBM Talks Ecommerce Fulfillment Trends

by Peter Devereaux

Retailers with both ecommerce sites and traditional brick-and-mortar stores have their work cut out for them. ...

How to Use Retargeting for the Holidays

by Peter Devereaux

With the holidays rapidly approaching consumers will be hopping from website to website searching for the ...

A Shopper's View into the Performance of Ecommerce Sites

by Peter Devereaux

New Radware research is aiming to give Internet retailers a "shopper's eye view" of how ecommerce sites ...

The 5 Types of Women Tech Users

by Amberly Dressler

Women are a powerful demographic in the world of retail. In fact, women account for 85 percent of all ...

Smart(er) Decision Making for Amazon Sellers

by Pete Prestipino

Algorithmic pricing and business intelligence (BI) platform Feedvisor recently launched a new dashboard ...

Shopping Trend Insights for the 2014 Holiday Season

by Allison Howen

It's not even November, yet the holiday shopping trends are already beginning to arrive. According to new ...

Lesser-Known Retailers Offering Great Online Experiences for Shoppers

by Michael Georgiou

It's common to talk about the top players in any field, while lesser-known players are usually ignored. The ...

How to Use the 4 Buyer Modalities to Improve Landing Page Targeting

by Elena Terenteva

Have you ever wondered why companies create those super long landing pages even though you never even read ...

A Replatforming Campfire Tale

by Peter Devereaux

In a few short months, many retailers will consider switching the ecommerce platform they currently run their ...

Optimal Pricing with Demand Prediction Analytics

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce merchants are struggling in the highly competitive, real-time retail market as shoppers have full ...

Digital Wallet MasterPass Comes to 3dcart Stores

by Pete Prestipino

Hosted ecommerce provider 3dcart announced it will integrate MasterCard's digital payment system MasterPass. ...

Bronto Bolsters its Demandware Partnership

by Allison Howen

Bronto Software is bolstering its partnership with Demandware, as the ecommerce marketing platform is now ...

How to Talk to Your B2B Customer

by Larry Alton

Addressing a B2B customer takes an entirely different strategy than B2C. Just like a teacher would speak ...

7 Inexpensive Tools to Manage Your Ecommerce Business Better

by Pratik Dholakiya

Once upon a time, there wasn't much going on for the small businesses of the world. Today, it's the age of ...

3 Questions for Every Ecommerce Retailer

by Harry O'Halloran

The shopping experience is changing fast. Not long ago, making a purchase required either a visit to a ...

What Makes Up A Brand Advocate? (INFOGRAPHIC)

by Allison Howen

Needle is shedding light on what makes up a brand advocate, with new data from the company's first national ...

A Whale of a Fulfillment Strategy

by Amberly Dressler

Space and operational constraints can often impact an ecommerce company's ability to grow. Nearly 10 years ...

Hands-On Guide to Google's Revamped Ecommerce Analytics

by Peter Devereaux

One of the most noteworthy developments in the digital analytics space this year has been the introduction of ...

Monetization Capabilities, the Key to Enterprise Growth

by Derek Schou

The goal of every enterprise is to grow, but to do so enterprises must efficiently optimize and monetize ...

Prediction: Ecommerce Will Hit $2 Trillion in Sales in 2015

by Allison Howen

New data from Bigcommerce shows that the ecommerce industry is growing at a rate of 30 percent per year, ...

Improving the 3 E's of Customer Experience

by Brian Mell

How do you shop? Admittedly, it's an innocent question, yet it will garner a multitude of answers. The ...

Is Amazon Unbeatable? Or Did Retailers Give Up?

by Amberly Dressler

Heading into the holiday season, 51 percent of retailers view Amazon as a direct competitor. This according ...

Customer Service in 2039

by Amberly Dressler

In 1989, enterprises weren't concerned with the issues that keep today's Internet professionals up at night - ...

MobiCart Adds Campaign Management Tools, New Payment Gateways

by Allison Howen

MobiCart has unveiled the next generation of its m-commerce platform, which aims to provide retailers with ...

Holiday Storms No Match for Prepared Shoppers

by Amberly Dressler

This year, holiday shoppers aren't taking any chances when it comes to ensuring their holiday packages arrive ...

3 Ways to Improve Consumer Trust Before the Holidays

by Derek Schou

Trust in a brand takes time to fully obtain and only seconds to lose (just as Target and Home Depot). As the ...

Ecommerce Videos Double Conversions

by Allison Howen

Merchants who are looking for ways to increase conversions this holiday season should consider incorporating ...

7 Merchants Accepting Bitcoin (and How You Can Too)

by Peter Devereaux

Although Bitcoin isn't a widely accepted form of currency yet, many of the 'Net's retailers have already ...

Subscription Shopping Pioneer Adds Incentives

by Amberly Dressler

Long before Amazon Prime, there was FreeShipping.com, a subscription shopping portal. FreeShipping.com's ...

Retailers: 2015 Will be a Pivotal Year in Ecommerce Fulfillment

by Peter Devereaux

Has your company realized the maximum value from its supply chain? This is Chainalytics core purpose, which ...

Square Receives New Integration for Sales Tax Filing Service

by Derek Schou

Being one of only a few things in life that are unavoidable, taxes are an inevitable part of life for both ...

5 Ways You're Wasting Your Customers' Feedback

by Isaac Rothstein

Business leaders seem to want to listen to their customers. A lot of funding is pumped into customer/user ...

Groupon Goes Real-Time With Reservations

by Pete Prestipino

Deals platform Groupon has announced a new time-based deals option for local businesses that accept ...

CORESense Opens Up with Web Services API

by Pete Prestipino

Cloud-based retail management and ecommerce software solution CORESense has announced the general ...

Awesome Web Design Ideas from 7 Leading Retailers

by Michael Georgiou

Today, Web designers face lots of challenges while designing an ecommerce website. A successful ecommerce ...

3 Takeaways from Target's Cartwheel App

by Peter Devereaux

Consumers may spend more time in apps than they do on the mobile Web, but that doesn't mean retailers are ...

The Tale of 5 Blind Marketers: Moving to a Customer-Centric Philosophy

by Bruce Ernst

There's an old tale many of you may be familiar with of the five blind men traveling in the jungles of India. ...

Segment.io Gets Ecommerce Friendly

by Pete Prestipino

Segment, a platform (an integration layer really) that collects, translates and routes user data to different ...

3 Ecommerce Tips for the 2014 Holiday Season

by Peter Devereaux

The holiday shopping season is now upon us. It may be too soon for "visions of sugar plums" to dance in ...

Achieving a Fast and Frictionless Checkout

by Ari Weil

As mobile devices and tablets usurp desktops, e-retailers continuously seek ways to ensure their retail ...

Quick-Hit: Faster Mobile Checkout with PayPal's One Touch

by Pete Prestipino

eBay-owned PayPal wants to simplify the mobile checkout process. The popular payment service has released One ...

Email and SMS Billing for Digital Currency Payments

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce payment solution GoCoin (https://www.gocoin.com/), which focuses on bitcoin and emerging alt-coins, ...

Why Consumers Still Prefer Brick-and-Mortar Shopping

by Allison Howen

There is no doubt that ecommerce is growing as an industry, yet it still only makes up 8 percent of the total ...

Overcoming Ecommerce Sales Resistance

by Pete Prestipino

Believe it or not, a vast majority (92 percent) still occur offline. A new study from Ripen Ecommerce ...

Japan's Rakuten Acquires Ecommerce App Slice

by Pete Prestipino

Online retailer Rakuten has acquired Slice, a popular U.S.-based application that the company hopes will help ...

Storytelling & The Rise of Experiential Commerce

by Peter Devereaux

By Glenn Conradt The traditional ecommerce world is very much a transactional place. A customer arrives at a ...

6 Ways to Boost Consumer Trust Before the Holidays

by Allison Howen

Holiday ecommerce sales grew 9.3 percent to reach 95.7 billion in 2013, which is a pretty big increase ...

Ecommerce Revenue from Pinterest Skyrockets

by Allison Howen

Pinterest is once again proving its value, as a new study from social marketing and analytics platform Piqora ...

Ecommerce Growth Hacking

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce is nearly a $1 trillion industry, but believe it or not, there's still room for growth. According ...

Quick Guide: Selecting an Ecommerce Platform

by Allison Howen

Selecting an ecommerce platform is one of the most important decisions an Internet retailer will make. This ...

The Top Retail Business Intelligence Challenges & Tips

by Amberly Dressler

What's the number one way to ensure a successful holiday season? According to a quick poll taken by Looker of ...

Improve Product Discovery to Increase Conversions

by Allison Howen

Product discovery is an important part of an ecommerce site. After all, conversions cannot be made if a ...

Shopatron Merchants Win the Tour de Conversion

by Allison Howen

Vincenzo Nibali may have won this year's Tour de France, but Shopatron's cycling brands are winning when it ...

Ecommerce in 2024: 3 Future-Proof Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

By James Keller, Vee24 Shoppers, now more than ever, are craving a personalized shopping experience that goes ...

Next-Generation Personalization: The New Measure of Great Customer Service

by Peter Devereaux

By Graeme Grant, CQuotient Great customer service has long been associated with friendly sales people and an ...

INFOGRAPHIC: Ecommerce Sites Get Slower

by Allison Howen

We live in a visual world, but images are the Achilles' heel of many websites according to a new study from ...

Ecommerce Just Got 'Cloudier'

by Amberly Dressler

Transforming how companies run their businesses is a goal for most technology brands today. Sometimes ...

3 Surprising Online Shopper Preferences

by Peter Devereaux

When online conversion tactics like personalization, alternative delivery locations and live chat are part of ...

Prediction: Mobile Commerce will Hit $50 Billion in Sales

by Peter Devereaux

The percentage of traffic coming to ecommerce sites from mobile devices jumped from 3 percent to nearly 37 ...

Marketing Tactics to Acquire Digital Customers

by Peter Devereaux

New data from GigaOm Research aims to help digital marketers understand the tactics in use across the ...

LivingSocial Adds Personalization Gems

by Allison Howen

LivingSocial is getting personal with daily deal shoppers, as the company has introduced some new ...

3 Elements of the Millennial Male Shopping Experience

by Peter Devereaux

Millennials often get a bad rap. Either we're too young, too inexperienced or we lack the strong conviction ...

Beauty Brand Talks Demandware, Immersive Experiences

by Peter Devereaux

When a luxury beauty brand offers products in more than 4,600 locations in 90 countries for some of the ...

eBay Expands Click & Collect Service in UK

by Allison Howen

After a successful trial period, eBay is extending its "Click & Collect" partnership with UK retailer ...

Geo-Targeting: Removing the Barriers to Conversion

by Peter Devereaux

By Graham Cooke, Qubit Geo-targeted advertising has become an important tool for retailers, allowing them to ...

From Mobile Phones to Ecommerce, Verizon Looks to Extend Reach

by Derek Schou

Having to piece together performance and security Verizon Digital Media Services, a division of Verizon ...

Modern Conversion Strategies for Modern Consumers

by Tim Ash

For most of the 20th century, mass communication was controlled by big media companies that determined not ...

Groupon Flexes Its Ecommerce Power

by Peter Devereaux

54% Despite the fact that Groupon - a company that ignited the once white-hot daily deal market - is valued ...

Personalizing Customers' Web Retail Experience

by Peter Devereaux

By Anthony Wilkey Today's retail customers expect personalized online shopping experiences. Marketers who ...

50 Top Ecommerce Platforms to Know

by Peter Devereaux

The choice that an enterprise makes about its ecommerce platform almost always proves to be an important one ...

INFOGRAPHIC: Fourth of July and Commerce

by Allison Howen

The Fourth of July is quickly approaching, which means that summer sales are currently in full-force across ...

Dropship Ecommerce: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

by Chris Hazel

When used in conjunction with other strategies of fulfillment, dropshipping can turn a retail store into a ...

$20M for Data-Driven Retail Tech at RichRelevance

by Pete Prestipino

Omnichannel personalization platform RichRelevance announced in early June 2014 that it has secured $20 ...

Incentivize Customers to Promote Your Brand

by Allison Howen

WooCommerce is helping retailers increase their word-of-mouth marketing on social networks, thanks to its new ...

Inside The New Services Economy

by Derek Schou

In today's digital society, services are just as important as products. In fact, a study by Avangate found ...

The Latest and Greatest in Internet Retail

by Allison Howen

Industry trade shows provide a good place for professionals to connect with one another and obtain new sales ...

Putting the Consumer Back into Consumer Reviews

by Derek Schou

With 90 percent of consumers stating that online reviews impact their buying decisions it is no surprise that ...

3 PCI Compliance Requirements Solved with Change Auditing

by Orin Thomas

:: By Orin Thomas, Netwrix Corporation The PCI (Payment Card Industry) DSS (Data Security Standard) is a ...

Increase Traffic Through User Generated Content

by Derek Schou

With so many companies vying for customers' attention today, it's important to engage with them at every ...

Buyers' Guide for Customer Relationship Management Solutions

by Peter Devereaux

Selecting a CRM solution is a big deal, as this system is used to manage all of a company's interactions with ...

From 'Where to Buy?' to 'Buy Online!'

by Pete Prestipino

Retail pricing intelligence provider Channel IQ has announced that its newest product, "Buy Online" will be ...

3 Perfect Product Pages

by Peter Devereaux

Product pages are worthy comrades in the battle for conversions. When done well, they do their part in ...

Massive Ecommerce Growth in India

by Uzra Mohiuddin

The ecommerce environment in India offers lucrative opportunities for brands willing (and ready) to get ...

Got Your Inventory Management Gear?

by Amberly Dressler

Getting products in front of as many customers as possible is often the goal of retailers, but doing that ...

Ecommerce: The Writer's Role in Conversions

by Kristen Gramigna

Successful Web copywriting that results in conversion demands that a multitude of elements are met: Not only ...

It's a SuiteWorld

by Peter Devereaux

Some of the largest public software companies in the world hold yearly, very impressive events for current ...

Customer Ratings & Reviews in Freshbooks

by Pete Prestipino

Cloud-based accounting service Freshbooks is rolling out a new tool that enables its users to collect ...

4 Solutions to Keep up with #AmazonCart

by Allison Howen

Ever since Amazon launched its #AmazonCart feature on Twitter, social commerce has been a hot topic in the ...

The Online Retail World Goes Offline

by James Wright

Ever since the early beginnings of ecommerce, there has been a consistent thread running throughout the ...

Magento Appeals to the Modern Internet Retailer

by Pete Prestipino

eBay Enterprise has released new versions of its Magento Enterprise Edition (version 1.14) and Community ...

When Payment Alone Just Doesn't Cut It Anymore

by Peter Devereaux

By Michael Ni, Chief Marketing Officer, Avangate The days when websites were all about marketing are gone. ...

Add Now, Buy Later with #AmazonCart

by Peter Devereaux

Consumers can now add products to their Amazon shopping cart by using the #AmazonCart hashtag on Twitter, ...

New Review Site Pulls Public Facebook Recommendations

by Amberly Dressler

Internet users are growing increasingly skeptical of online review sites. In fact, one in four people believe ...

3 Ways to Use Tech to Retain Top Retail Talent

by Chris Wakely

The retail industry is projected to grow 10 percent by 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As ...

50 Top Digital Customer Service Solutions

by Peter Devereaux

The more a business engages with its customers, the clearer certain issues become - from software glitches to ...

A New Science to Competitive Couponing

by Derek Schou

Making an Internet coupon company stand out in today's world can be a challenge, but challenges sometimes ...

Making the Most of Your Transactional Data

by Peter Devereaux

By Didier Gombert, Objectif Lune It's no secret that there's been a shift in marketing departments in recent ...

The Big Tax Problem for Small Etailers

by Pete Prestipino

Despite vocal opponents, Americans will at some point in the near future, likely have to pay taxes on their ...

Amazon Dismisses Bitcoin, eGifter Provides Alternative

by Amberly Dressler

With all the online chatter about Bitcoin - digital currency - progressive ecommerce powerhouse Amazon is ...

Bitcoin - Do You Really Need to Support It?

by Pete Prestipino

Few merchants currently provide support for Bitcoin, but they may change as numerous new software services ...

Reacting Quickly to Customer Insights

by Pete Prestipino

User management solution Janrain has released a new version of its platform which features an interactive ...

3 Real-World Tips for Ecommerce Bloggers

by Allison Howen

Blogging is a top marketing strategy for retailers on the Web. Not only can a blog with quality content ...

Needle & the Mobile Shopping Experience

by Pete Prestipino

Today's online shoppers are a sophisticated bunch that are redefining how they interact with brands. This, of ...

Charge for Downloads with Tinypass

by Allison Howen

Publishers can start making revenue from their downloadable content, thanks to a new feature from commerce ...

MarketLive Welcomes International Commerce

by Allison Howen

It will soon be easier for MarketLive merchants to sell to consumers across the globe, thanks to a new ...

BitPay Hits the Coasts

by Pete Prestipino

Payment service provider (PSP) BitPay, which provides business solutions for the Bitcoin currency, announced ...

Product Customization Comes to 3dcart

by Peter Devereaux

3dcart merchants can offer product customization to their customers, thanks to a new partnership between the ...

Ebates Acquires Comparison Shopping Site Extrabux, Head Into China

by Pete Prestipino

Shopping rewards program Ebates has acquired comparison shopping website Extrabux. Extrabux co-founders Jeff ...

A New Look to Wholesale Websites

by Peter Devereaux

Wholesalers and distributors often have a tough time on the Web. They must cater to a B2B audience, while ...

Ecommerce Profiles in Site Performance Optimization

by Pete Prestipino

One of the most pressing concerns for online retailers is maintaining a high-level of performance ...

5 Engaging Pinterest Strategies for Merchants

by Allison Howen

Pinterest isn't a social network that retailers should overlook. In fact, recent Piqora data shows that total ...

Getting Started Selling Online Easy as 1&1

by Amberly Dressler

Website experience is a key driver in brand perception, however, many retailers struggle to even get their ...

Ecommerce Orders in Focus: Dydacomp Acquires ChannelBrain

by Pete Prestipino

Dydacomp, which offers a suite of ecommerce-focused solutions for SMBs, has acquired ChannelBrain - an ...

Test Drive Automated Ecommerce Video

by Allison Howen

If you have been hesitant to invest in automated videos for your ecommerce store, then check out the new "Try ...

5 Reasons Amazon Wins at Ecommerce

by Allison Howen

When it comes to ecommerce, Amazon is king. Not only does the online retailer offer millions of products, but ...

If You Build a Mobile Site Will They Buy?

by Amberly Dressler

How mobile and tablet-friendly is your website? If you don't like the answer, or worse don't know the answer, ...

3 Tips to Simplify the Virtual Checkout Counter

by Kristen Gramigna

In a brick-and-mortar shop, it's usually easy to find the checkout counter. When you get there, the cashier ...

3 Omnichannel Marketing Tips for Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

By Jake Weatherly, CEO of SheerID Omnichannel marketing strategies are powerful and effective, because they ...

3 Ways Merchants can Create a Sense of Urgency

by Allison Howen

We all fall victim to procrastination; it is very tempting to put off things today, that we think can be done ...

Amazon Prime vs. Newegg Premier

by Pete Prestipino

Amazon Prime isn't the only member-benefits program on the 'Net. Electronics retailer Newegg recently ...

Payfirma Adopts a Recurring Payment Feature

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce merchants are constantly looking for methods to reduce overhead and improve efficiency. One of the ...

Streamlined Shipping, Order Processing for Etailers

by Pete Prestipino

Parcel delivery and returns management provider Newgistics has announced an integration with Web-based ...

Is Sellvana Your Next Ecommerce Solution?

by Pete Prestipino

There's a new ecommerce contender and it could just be your next retail platform of choice. Sellvana, which ...

Discount Verification Sees Rapid Growth

by Amberly Dressler

Attractions like LEGOLAND California and the PGA Tour and e-commerce brands like Fathead and ProFlowers, ...

Etsy Retailers Simplify Tax Reporting

by Pete Prestipino

It's not just the big merchants that are wringing their hands about the tax season, the issue impacts every ...

5 Video Strategies for Ecommerce Merchants

by Allison Howen

It can be difficult for digital retailers to stand out on the 'Net, as the competition within email inboxes, ...

Groupon Launches DIY Deal Maker

by Allison Howen

Need to create a deal in a jiffy? Then check out Groupon's new self-service Deal Builder for merchants. ...

Ecommerce Photography & Packaging Move Under One Roof

by Amberly Dressler

Producing high-quality ecommerce images is a major challenge for retailers, but consumers demand them, ...

Developing a Standout Retail Product Feed

by Peter Devereaux

Product feeds are an Internet retailer's most valuable marketing resource because they are jam-packed with ...

Merchants Strap Up, Go Responsive with Miva

by Pete Prestipino

Responsive design is certainly a trend that savvy ecommerce merchants are paying greater attention to; and so ...

Small Retailers Sell Online, Thank LightCMS

by Peter Devereaux

As Internet professionals, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that more than half of small business owners ...

Formstack Wins Big in 2013: $144 million in Processed Payments

by Pete Prestipino

Web-based form-building app Formstack had a terrific 2013, announcing that its customers processed more than ...

Email Opens on Mobile and Tablets Way Past Tipping Point

by Peter Devereaux

Consumers love their smartphones and tablets and it's showing in how they engage with brand messaging. New ...

Translation & Managing Global Content

by Pete Prestipino

Language service provider Translations.com announced that it has received certification of its GlobalLink ...

Why Are Your Ecommerce Customers Not Buying?

by Graeme Caldwell

Getting people to your ecommerce store is one thing; getting them to make a purchase is something else ...

BIG LIST: Ecommerce Video Distribution

by Pete Prestipino

One of the big mistakes that ecommerce merchants just getting started with video quickly discover/experience ...

Retailers Embracing the Multichannel World; Monetate Comes to Hybris

by Pete Prestipino

It's a multichannel world and the savviest retailers are learning to not just survive in it, but thrive - and ...

The Basics of Online Customer Service

by Sam Jackson

Customer service is a fundamental aspect of doing business. Brands offer it to customers before, during and ...

Shoppers' Great Expectations [Infographic]

by Peter Devereaux

Retailers prep, stress and wait for the holidays all year, and with the NRF reporting that the winter ...

Coupons Buys O2O Commerce Provider Yub

by Pete Prestipino

Digital coupon provider Coupons.com, which operates a promotion platform that offers digital and printable ...

How Web Merchants Can Win Back Inactive Customers

by Alon Men

Repeat sales are extremely important for any business. Although most retailers focus their marketing efforts ...

Payment Processing for Today's Ecommerce-Minded Developers

by Peter Devereaux

Get Into Recurring Payments Subscription commerce solution OrderGroove partnered with eBay Enterprise in Aug. ...

Setting a New Standard for Customer Care Initiatives with Live Chat

by Peter Devereaux

Companies operating on the 'Net today typically struggle with two major problems: getting consumers to their ...

Test This! Testing & Optimization Solutions for Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

In order to be successful on the Web, digital professionals must keep up with the ever-changing technology ...

How to Beat Amazon at Its Own Game

by Peter Devereaux

It's clear that consumers' expectations are driving companies to launch personalization efforts and for many ...

Secure Your Customers; Boost Your Business

by Peter Devereaux

: By T. Kendall "Ken" Hunt, Chairman and CEO of VASCO : Online fraud cases and fruitful hacking attacks of ...

5 Resolutions for Ecommerce Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

A New Year's resolution is a commitment to doing something differently, typically better, than the previous ...

FAQs about PCI Compliance

by Kristen Gramigna

Whether you've been dealing with mobile payments for a while or are brand new, you probably have questions ...

Square Merchants Find Working Capital in Kabbage

by Pete Prestipino

Financing provider Kabbage announced in early December 2013 that it has expanded its data platform to fund ...

Tis' the Season for Amazon Prime

by Allison Howen

Consumers turned to Amazon not only to purchase products like clothing and electronics this holiday season, ...

Support Customers from Anywhere

by Allison Howen

Today's world is more connected than ever before thanks to the adoption of mobile devices like smartphones ...

Startup Gets Month-Long Ecommerce Immersion Experience

by Amberly Dressler

What would a month-long ecommerce immersion experience mean to your business? And, what does that mean ...

3 Ways to Cater to Digital Customers in 2014

by Allison Howen

As the Web progresses, the expectations of digital consumers keep growing. Not only is it vital for merchants ...

Sales Housekeeping: Maintaining Database Cleanliness

by John Muehling

How many discussions about data did you have in 2013? I suspect it was more than a handful. I think it's ...

Mobile Coupons in Action; On Social & In-Store

by Pete Prestipino

As consumers increase their use of digital coupons on mobile devices (and on social networks), retailers are ...

How to Improve Customer Service at Your Operation

by Michael Lewis

You may not be able to precisely define good customer service, but you know it when you see it. Does it begin ...

Last Chance: 9 Holiday Shipping Announcements

by Peter Devereaux

The 2013 holiday season is wrapping up, with less than 10 shopping days left until Christmas day. Although ...

19 Happy Holiday Hashtags

by Allison Howen

The holiday season is a time to spread good cheer, and one of the best places for brands to show their spirit ...

10 Ways to Protect Your Company and Employees Against Hackers

by Riaan Gouws

It's no surprise how easy it is for hackers to gain access to password information when one considers the ...

Saks OFF 5th Demands Online Presence

by Amberly Dressler

Shoppers who love brick-and-mortar stores that offer designer brands for discount prices, may be frustrated ...

Cybercrime Threatens the Holidays

by Allison Howen

Online purchases increase during the holiday season. Unfortunately, so does cybercrime. In fact, a new report ...

Amazon Wins Customer Satisfaction Wars

by Allison Howen

When it comes to customer satisfaction, Amazon is king. ForeSee's first Experience Index study is shedding ...

Crash Course in Press Release Writing for Internet Retailers

by Jason Hulott

One of the most popular ways to drive interest in a new site or product is the time-honored press release. ...

3 Ways Merchants Can Encourage Sharing

by Allison Howen

A 2013 Nielsen study reveals that family and friend referrals are the most persuasive driver of influence ...

Optimized Shipping Comes to Squarespace

by Pete Prestipino

Website publishing platform Squarespace has announced an integration with ecommerce shipping solution ...

9 Ways for Retailers to Win Customers Back Post-Purchase

by Eric Tobias

As we are in the thick of the holiday retail season, it is important merchants think beyond the immediate ...

How Much is a Pin Worth?

by Peter Devereaux

The economic value of a Pin is growing, which means that retailers who have neglected building their presence ...

Cyber Monday Survival Guide

by Allison Howen

The busiest shopping weekend of the year has finally arrived, which means that Internet retailers don't have ...

Answering Consumer Demand - How Business Owners Can Adapt to This Season's Top Shopping Trends

by Kelly Meeneghan

:: By Kelly Meeneghan, 1&1 Internet Inc. (www.1and1.com):: The business industry is constantly evolving ...

Freebies Arrive at Groupon

by Allison Howen

The daily deal hype has certainly died down, but that doesn't mean these sites don't still see a lot of ...

Omnichannel and the Importance of Order Management

by Pete Prestipino

A new report from OrderDynamics indicates that cross-channel fulfillment programs such as pickup in-store, ...

Shoprunner Biz Booming, Look out Amazon Prime

by Pete Prestipino

Members-only Web service Shoprunner, which provides free 2-day shipping and a speedier checkout process for ...

Most Consumers Shop Online, Despite Frustrations

by Peter Devereaux

Despite running into frustrations when shopping online during the 2012 holiday season, more than half of U.S. ...

SMB Merchants VERY Aware of Payment Security Importance

by Pete Prestipino

ControlScan and Merchant Warehouse have released the results of their fifth annual survey of Level 4 ...

7 Crucial Steps for a Better Cyber Monday

by Nick Vahalik

With Cyber Monday fast approaching, there is never a better time to finish those last-minute preparations for ...

Value of a Click: Mobile vs Desktop

by Pete Prestipino

With a shortened holiday season in 2013, marketers are looking for any and every advantage. This year, the ...

Dashing Thru The (Depressing) Retail Data

by Pete Prestipino

For many retailers, the holiday shopping season is already in full swing. But how is 2013 stacking up to ...

Consumers Spend More with Free Returns

by Peter Devereaux

For consumers, it can be intimidating to make a big purchase online. However, a new study from Walker Sands ...

Link Building for Retailers: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

by Jason Hulott

What's link building for? If you just say SEO, you could be missing out on a huge amount of potential traffic ...

Do Holiday Shoppers Turn into Loyal Customers?

by Allison Howen

There is no doubt that the holiday season is a hectic time for business owners, but it can be a rewarding ...

Mobile's Impact on Holiday Shopping

by Peter Devereaux

Savvy shoppers' most valuable tool this holiday season will be their smartphone, as many will leverage their ...

Create a Cohesive Commerce Experience

by Allison Howen

Internet retailers don't need to hire a developer to create a cohesive ecommerce store, because Ecwid's ...

Has O2O Commerce Arrived? Sort of...

by Peter Devereaux

It has not traditionally been easy for offline merchants and retailers to track how their online marketing ...

Crash Course in Guided Shopping

by Peter Devereaux

Internet retailers face unique challenges when trying to guide consumers through the sales cycle. Unlike ...

33 Million Thanksgiving Day Shoppers

by Peter Devereaux

Despite all of the "No Shopping on Thanksgiving Day" pledges you have likely seen on social networks like ...

Nice Knowing You Black Friday

by Amberly Dressler

Long lines, aggressive shoppers, limited inventory...gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling, doesn't it? Well, ...

Boost Sales with the Science of Gifting

by Monika Kochhar

Retailers make more than 25 percent of their yearly sales and up to 60 percent of their annual profits ...

Make Every Product Giftable With an Alternative Checkout Flow

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce has changed the process of shopping; not only for ourselves but for close friends and family too. ...

Convert Browsers to Buyers with One-Click Payments

by Ralph Dangelmaier

If you are an online merchant, you are probably busy dressing up your website to lure more shoppers to your ...

Holiday Operations: Building a Team of Specialized Helpers

by Bryce Maddock

The ecommerce industry is growing at a rapid pace, and the surge of holiday shopping is just around the ...

Demandware Unveils Large Enterprise Solution

by Allison Howen

Cloud commerce solutions provider Demandware has introduced a new solution for large enterprises. The ...

Stress Less This Holiday Term"

by Peter Devereaux

Have you seen those before-and-after pictures floating around the Web of Presidents, from Barack Obama and ...

Common Ecommerce Conversion Fails

by Peter Devereaux

Many Internet retailers are failing to convert enough visitors into customers. However, much of the time, the ...

A Share-Worthy Black Friday Strategy

by Amberly Dressler

The holidays are stressful for everyone, and 6pm.com (a Zappos company) is reducing some of the anxiety for ...

Starbucks Serves SoLoMo Extra Hot

by Peter Devereaux

When it comes to mobile - Starbucks sets the bar. Their branded app (screenshots below) serves as a payment ...

Free Shipping Rules the Holidays

by Allison Howen

When it comes to online shopping this holiday season, the retailer with the best shipping offer will win. ...

Planning for Holiday 2013

by Pete Prestipino

Experian Marketing Services has published a report detailing what it expects will be the key channels and ...

Pushing Play on Ecommerce Video

by Allison Howen

To be successful in today's ecommerce industry, merchants must keep up with the expectations of the savviest ...

Class Is In Session for SheerID

by Amberly Dressler

Retailers who advertise discounts to specialty groups, such as military, students and first responders, can ...

Put Your Best Photo Forward; Ecommerce Photography Tips

by Jeff Hunt

Any e-retailer knows a picture is worth a thousand words in an ecommerce environment. The quality of your ...

Consumers Name Their Own Price with Greentoe

by Allison Howen

A new platform could prove to be a very valuable tool for consumers this holiday season. The platform, dubbed ...

8 Tips for Selecting a Website Builder

by Velly Angelova

Running a well-crafted and professional website plays tremendous role when building your trustworthy image ...

BaM Still Critical to Consumers

by Pete Prestipino

The Internet provides consumers with a great deal in the way of convenience, but there still seems to be a ...

Holiday Shoppers to Spend More on Gifts This Year

by Allison Howen

One in five consumers plan to spend more on gifts this year according to the Holiday Shopping Survey from ...

2013 Holiday Prep Checklist for SMBs

by Peter Devereaux

Getting ready for the holidays can take several months, depending on how much preparation your digital ...

The Return of... Coupons?

by Pete Prestipino

The daily deal craze took the breath out of the once vibrant coupon and couponing trend - but it just might ...

Online Commerce from A to Z

by Peter Devereaux

Website Magazine editors hit the aisles at Shop.org in our hometown of Chicago last week, and as most of our ...

Digital River Simplifies Checkout; Expands with Paypal Express, Bill Me Later

by Pete Prestipino

Multi-channel commerce solution Digital River has expanded its relationship with PayPal, adding PayPal ...

More Ecommerce Tech to Know

by Peter Devereaux

There's no shortage of powerful technology that can be deployed by Internet retailer to accelerate their Web ...

Managing Application Performance This Holiday Season

by Klaus Enzenhofer

The 2013 holiday season will be here before we know it, and it's always a time for retailers to reflect on ...

Best Shopping Carts to Start 2014

by Peter Devereaux

Ready for an Ecommerce Platform Switch? The best (and most important) ecommerce technologies in the digital ...

Create Interactive Commerce Experiences with SkavaStudio

by Allison Howen

Multi-channel ecommerce solutions provider Skava has launched a new product that helps merchants create ...

Tis the Season for Holiday Prep

by Peter Devereaux

Online merchants cannot afford to be scrooges during the upcoming holiday season. If your company's Web ...

The Current State of Web Retail

by Peter Devereaux

The ecommerce industry is not a stranger to change; the 'Net is always offering faster technology, newer ...

Ecommerce Focused Tech to Know

by Peter Devereaux

With the holiday shopping season rapidly approaching, may your digital marketing initiatives (as well as your ...

Keeping Pricing Competitive in the Ecommerce Marketplace

by Allison Howen

There are many benefits that selling products in online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay can bring, ...

Social Ecommerce the Focus of New Bitnami Stack

by Pete Prestipino

The role that social networks play in consumers' purchasing decisions is still a relative unknown for many ...

Braintree Brings Fraud Protection to Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

Payment platform Braintree - leveraged by many popular brands including Airbnb, Angry Birds, Fab, Hotel ...

Ecommerce Email Sees Diminishing Returns

by Pete Prestipino

As Internet retailers prepare for the upcoming holiday shopping season, understanding how to assess the value ...

5 Offline Marketing Tips that Complement Online Marketing Efforts

by Matt Powers

As an Internet professional, you know getting a business online is no longer considered "a plan for the ...

How to Choose the Right Ecommerce Solution for your Organization

by Roy Chomko

Most retailers are well aware of the need to sell online in order to reach today's tech-savvy customers. ...

Premium Packaging Increases Loyalty

by Peter Devereaux

Your boring brown packaging could be more influential than you might think, according to new research from ...

Audience Messaging: 5 Stages of the Customer Journey

by Erik Matlick

In Advertising Fantasyland, a single ad buy would be all that is needed to reach, acquire and retain ...

Formulas for Ecommerce SEO Success

by Pete Prestipino

The marketing practice of search engine optimization is more difficult for merchants than any of the other ...

3 F-Commerce Solutions to Like

by Peter Devereaux

By now, most brands have Facebook presences, but not all retailers know they can extend their digital stores ...

Quick Hit: Extending International Ecommerce to Zencart

by Pete Prestipino

Bongo International has partnered with open source shopping cart software Zencart to help merchants, who are ...

Combat Mobile Abandonment with Shopgate, Trust Guard

by Pete Prestipino

Statistics abound about the proliferation of smartphones, the subsequent rise in transactions, as well as the ...

A Merchant's Guide to the New Gmail

by Amberly Dressler

Now that the dust is starting to settle from Gmail's new tabbed-style inbox, the savviest of brands are being ...

A Merchant's Guide to the New Gmail

by Peter Devereaux

Putting users in control of how they receive email messages is not a new concept. Consumers not only dictate ...

The NFL Tackles China

by Allison Howen

With training camp packed up and preseason in full swing, Americans are already sporting their team jerseys ...

10 Leaders of Today's 'Net Retail Experience

by Peter Devereaux

The amount of technology and strategy that's involved in operating a successful ecommerce enterprise is ...

3 Simple Merchant Strategies that Pay Off

by Bryce Maddock

The ecommerce industry is experiencing growth at a staggering rate, requiring online retailers of all sizes ...

Getting Global; BQool Comes to Amazon CA

by Pete Prestipino

Cloud-based ecommerce service BQool, released in mid-June of 2013, announced today that it has launched its ...

Pin-Off: Amazon Collections Vs. Pinterest

by Allison Howen

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Pinterest just received a huge compliment from Amazon. This ...

Pin Notifications Make Pinterest Even More Ecommerce Friendly

by Pete Prestipino

Social "pinboard" Pinterest, still one of the darlings of the social media world, is becoming increasingly ...

Increase Purchase Frequency with eBay, Order Groove Subscription Management

by Pete Prestipino

Subscription commerce solution OrderGroove has partnered with eBay Enterprise (an eBay company) to offer ...

Ecommerce Chargebacks: Taking the Offense

by Michelle Wicmandy

When a shopper argues the validity of a credit card purchase (also known as a chargeback), it's never good ...

Top 10 Split Tests for Merchants to Try

by Amberly Dressler

When it comes to split testing - send Group A this email and Group B that one and the best-performing email ...

The Master List of Conversion Tools for Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

Conversions are like puzzles, because in order to obtain a sale, merchants must first put all of the right ...

Webydo Designers Get Ecwid Capabilities

by Allison Howen

A new partnership between code-free website creator Webydo and ecommerce widget provider Ecwid is helping ...

Ecommerce Success in a Post-Marketplace Fairness Act World

by Jake Weatherly

Instead of simply waiting with baited breath to see whether or not the Marketplace Fairness Act passes the ...

20 Wonderful Web Personalization Tools for Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

Sometimes shoppers just want to go where everybody knows their names - and previous purchases, browsing ...

The B2B Customer in Focus

by Peter Devereaux

It is important for B2B companies to understand the unique habits of their customer base so that they can ...

2013 Super Guide to Customer Acquisition

by Peter Devereaux

A lot goes into running a successful business, but at the end of the day, it all comes down to an intricate ...

Selling Digital Goods In-Store

by Pete Prestipino

Prepaid product and transaction company InComm has launched a very intriguing in-store digital sales program ...

10 Things to Know Before Selling Online

by Crystal Wells

Selling on aggregate marketplaces, such as Amazon and eBay, is great way to jump-start your 'Net business or ...

The True Cost of Inconvenience

by Amberly Dressler

If merchants invest in the customer experience, customers will invest in them according to a new Customer ...

The New B2B Buyer (Hint: A lot Like B2C)

by Amberly Dressler

There was a time where marketing to consumers was vastly different than marketing to other businesses. And, ...

Burger King Delivers Food, Loyalty Initiatives

by Peter Devereaux

Forget content - taste is king for BURGER KING's newly expanded BK Delivers program, which allows consumers ...

Stat Watch: Into the Digital Cart

by Peter Devereaux

You'd think that ecommerce professionals would be resting on their digital laurels with yearafter- year of ...

Personal Stories of INVESTING in Customer Service

by Mitchell Harper

Customer service is an investment, but unlike other equity, it's nearly guaranteed to return substantial ...

Super Guide to Customer Acquisition

by Peter Devereaux

A lot goes into running a successful business, but at the end of the day, it really all does come down to an ...

Run Websites in the Amazon Cloud

by Peter Devereaux

Windows Azure certainly isn't the only cloud offering for Internet professionals; Amazon's Web Services also ...

Big Commerce Booming; Global Spending Way Up

by Pete Prestipino

Despite what some might consider a perpetually sluggish economy, consumers are actually spending more online ...

Inventory Aware Campaigns for Google Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

Google has announced the availability of a feature that will automatically create and optimize advertising ...

ASICS Laces Up with hybris

by Amberly Dressler

With B2C ecommerce sales expected to grow 18.3 percent in 2013, ASICS - most known for their running shoes - ...

Easier Shipping for Ebay Sellers with Endicia

by Pete Prestipino

Endicia is now offering its online postage and shipping software to Ebay sellers. The integration will enable ...

Is Running a SMB Harder Today than Five Years Ago?

by Peter Devereaux

Running a small business is tougher today than it was five years ago, according to a new Constant Contact ...

Ecommerce Web Forms: 3 Steps to Fill in the Blanks

by Skylar Barret

Human beings are inherently averse to filling forms. Even if you are filling a form that is going to get you ...

The Ultimate Net Promoter Score Toolbox for the Modern Merchant

by Peter Devereaux

Despite its simplistic nature in a sophisticated digital world, Net Promoter Score (NPS) plays an important ...

POV: Why the Internet Sales Tax is Bad for Small Business

by Peter Devereaux

By Steven R. Power, Bigcommerce The Senate's decision on May 6 to back an Internet sales tax will have a ...

Internet Retailers Show Slow Growth in Online Security

by Peter Devereaux

Three out of four online retailers and top-100 U.S. banks are failing to adopt online security and privacy ...

Last-Minute Father's Day Strategies for Google-Minded Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

Dads may typically be easy to shop for, but those doing the purchasing might be a bit pickier. This Father's ...

Best and Worst Practices of Product Reviews

by Lars Long

Most ecommerce industry professionals understand the importance of having product reviews but unfortunately ...

10 Reputation-Monitoring Tools for Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

As the 'Net continues to become more and more social, there is a vast amount of digital destinations where ...

Future-Proofing Your Shopping Cart

by Max Vydrin

Today there are dozens of online shopping carts on the market, and picking the right one ultimately depends ...

Just Login with Amazon

by Pete Prestipino

Amazon just released Login with Amazon, an application-programming interface (API) that developers can use to ...

Swing for the Virtual Fences - Google Problem Solving for Modern Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

They're constantly thrown curveballs, yet online merchants, just like successful hitters, are confident, ...

Common Google Ad Extensions for Ecommerce Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

Google Ad extensions give potential customers more reasons to click on paid search ads. By including ...

Site Shows How to Engage Gen Z

by Amberly Dressler

Brand engagement is critical for ecommerce sites, as they look to differentiate themselves and move website ...

Feedvisor Takes the Rules out of Repricing

by Peter Devereaux

Wouldn't it be nice if your repricing solution took into consideration the amount of money that your ...

Tips to Reduce Ecommerce Abandonment

by Pete Prestipino

Billions of dollars are spent by consumers on retail websites every year. Those ecommerce merchants that can ...

Accept Ecommerce Pre-Orders With Celery?

by Pete Prestipino

Sometimes you have to wonder about the naming conventions of the digital companies you encounter around the ...

Flash Sale Sites Don't Deliver when it Comes to Shipping

by Peter Devereaux

Flash sale sites like Fab, Gilt and RueLaLa excel at offering savings to consumers, however, they often fall ...

What's Vital in the Ecommerce Store Today?

by Pete Prestipino

The elements that make for a robust and effective ecommerce presence today likely aren't foreign to Internet ...

5 Simple Steps to Set Product Targets for Google Shopping

by Jacques van der Wilt

Google Shopping is a great channel for Web shops, but many merchants are still struggling to figure out how ...

Brands on Knotice for Complete Customer Profiles

by Amberly Dressler

Creating coordinated brand experiences that extend across digital channels and device types can help ...

Answered: 5 Ecommerce Sales Tax Questions

by Peter Devereaux

There seems to be at least one thing that Democrats and Republicans agree on - all merchants should collect ...

Marketing to Moms: Rewards Required

by Allison Howen

Moms are a valuable customer segment, as they tend to make the majority of a family's purchasing decisions. ...

7 Hot Summer Marketing Strategies for Merchants

by Allison Howen

The flowers are blooming and the temperatures are rising, which means that summer is getting ready to make ...

Q1 Jobs Report Documents the Rise of Ecommerce

by Peter Devereaux

Last week, Freelancer.com revealed the figures for what it found to be the 50 fastest growing online jobs for ...

5+ User Review Websites Critical to Small Businesses

by Peter Devereaux

Thanks to the Internet, word-of-mouth reviews spread like wildfire - which can be both a good and bad thing ...

Online Shopping Gets Collaborative

by Michael Garrity

Since the rise of ecommerce, shopping has become more and more of a solo experience over the last couple of ...

2Checkout Breaks out with Release of Direct Checkout

by Pete Prestipino

Online payment solutions provider 2Checkout today announced the release of Direct Checkout, a customizable, ...

Unleash the Power of In-Image Commerce with Stipple Shopping

by Michael Garrity

With image-based content becoming one of the staple's of a good Web marketing strategy these days, publishers ...

Quick Guide to Universal Analytics for Ecommerce

by Peter Devereaux

Nowadays people use a variety of devices, browsers and platforms to surf the Web and interact with ...

Expanding to China: At What Cost?

by Amberly Dressler

In China, online retail sales surpassed 1.32 trillion yuan ($210.39 billion) in 2012, which is a 64.7 percent ...

Responsible Marketing Through Good Deeds

by Pete Prestipino

2Checkout Gives Globally Whether you're a believer that good will somehow equate to good profits or not, ...

The Top 15 Apps Ecommerce Websites Can't Do Without

by Mitchell Harper

Statistics show that online shopping is growing rapidly - a trend that presents both opportunities and ...

6 International Ecommerce Strategies to Increase Revenue, Loyalty

by Tjip Sugijoto

Building long-term relationships with customers is a great goal, but increasing market share and selling more ...

3 Ways Merchants Can Make a Difference

by Peter Devereaux

When the going gets tough, Americans gets giving. This is because the United States is one of the most ...

5 Secrets of High-Converting Digital Sales Pages

by Peter Devereaux

Spending resources such as time and money acquiring website traffic doesn't mean much if you're not going to ...

Ecommerce Video Into the Cart

by Peter Devereaux

Internet retailers are discovering video's versatility and how they can be used as more than just ...

New Navigation Options Come to Corecommerce

by Allison Howen

A new software update from ecommerce platform Corecommerce includes a combination of new features and ...

5 Tips for Optimizing Product Listing Ads

by Michael Garrity

Since Google introduced Product Listing Ads (PLAs) as part of its Google Shopping initiative last year, ...

Grow Your List with Text-to-Join

by Allison Howen

Growing your email list can be as simple as receiving a text message, thanks to a new SMS feature from Bronto ...

An Unordinary Bakery, Ecommerce Store

by Peter Devereaux

Imagine your site goes down for a few days. Panic, right? What if you shut it down on purpose? In ...

Retail Chatter: 5 'Net Tactics to Master Live Chat

by Peter Devereaux

Businesses use a variety of methods to provide support to customers, from social media and email to forums ...

Retailer Caters to Teen Audience With Mobile Offerings

by Amberly Dressler

Aeropostale customers are tech savvy and want to engage with their favorite brands on their smartphones, or ...

Mobile Traffic Increases, Sales Decrease

by Peter Devereaux

Mobile traffic continues to impress, as a new report from Affiliate Window reveals that the company saw an ...

Brooks Brothers Personalizes Shopping Experience

by Amberly Dressler

In 1818, Brooks Brothers became the first ready-to-wear fashion emporium in America with the opening of its ...

Look to the Cloud for X-Cart's NEXT Service

by Peter Devereaux

Ecommerce software provider X-Cart has launched its newest service in the cloud. The company's first ...

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by Pete Prestipino

Social commerce has been dragging its virtual feet. Sure, American Express and Twitter certainly have super ...

Ecommerce Shipping Simplified with 3dCart/Endicia App

by Pete Prestipino

In the world of ecommerce, shipping is one of those essential elements to Web success. The more seamless you ...

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by Allison Howen

There are a few reasons why consumers prefer shopping online rather than in-stores: 1) there are no lines or ...

Sales Funnel Best Practices

by Peter Devereaux

By Scott Matthews, CEO of Webcollage Online retailers have a lot of visitors, but more than 97 percent leave ...

The Retailer with the Highest Showrooming Risk Is

by Allison Howen

The momentum of mobile has made showrooming a growing threat to brick-and-mortar retailers. A new study, ...

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by Amberly Dressler

Sell on Sears, Fulfilled by Sears and Local Marketplace are three recently launched Sears ecommerce services ...

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by Peter Devereaux

Product pages are like treasure chests for serious online shoppers. These data-rich Web pages contain ...

Casse-Y Study in Digital Best Practices

by Peter Devereaux

From email marketing and social media to ecommerce and video, self-made fitness sensation and online ...

5 Video Strategies for Merchants

by Allison Howen

A strong video strategy can provide merchants with many benefits - from an increase in engagement and ...

Brands Knowingly Fail Users

by Peter Devereaux

With all the talk about user experience - optimizing for it, designing for it, etc. - more than 60 percent of ...

Start Promoting: Holiday Guide for Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

The term "holiday" is defined as a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. For merchants, ...

Is 2013 The Year to Sell Your Ecommerce Store?

by Peter Devereaux

By Dave Slutzkin, CEO, Flippa Timing really is everything, and knowing when to sell your business means the ...

Retail Cyber Attacks Increasing

by Pete Prestipino

Both the number and severity of cyber attacks on retailers is accelerating according to TrustWave's 2013 ...

USD-Only Merchants Missing Out

by Amberly Dressler

Nearly half the world's population is expected to be online in the next couple of years. This growing ...

Looking For a User Experience Expert? Look In The Mirror

by Peter Devereaux

By Jeff Hunt, Snap36 Each morning I wake to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and eagerly make my way ...

Key Q4 '12 Insights for Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

Data is continually emerging about the performance of online retailers in the final quarter of 2012. ...

10 Platforms for Obtaining Customer Feedback

by Peter Devereaux

To keep an ecommerce store running at peak-performance, merchants need to pay attention not only to ...

Visitor Generated SEO Plugin

by Pete Prestipino

Is it possible to put your ecommerce SEO campaigns on autopilot? Online store owners using Shopping Cart ...

An Overview of Online Marketplaces

by Peter Devereaux

We live in an age of frenzy. Today, technological advancements and innovations occur on a daily basis and the ...

Super Segmentation for Internet Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

Any Web-based business with an email list can engage in email list segmentation, but Internet retailers who ...

Optimizing for Today's Tablet Shoppers

by Ken Burke

The numbers don't lie. Tablets are taking over ecommerce. The latest indicators of the tablet phenomenon ...

Minimize Consumer Risk, Maximize Profits

by Logan Beam

Online shopping is meant to be simple and suitable. Consumers unfamiliar with your brand are essentially ...

Five Ways to Boost Your Online Sales

by Peter Devereaux

By Nicolas Fincher, PR and Community Manager at CS-Cart.com One of the key business rules working invariably ...

Internet Retailers Chasing Global Demand

by Pete Prestipino

If you're serious about selling on the Web, you better start thinking global. ChannelAdvisor, a provider of ...

QR Codes Acceptance Increases

by Peter Devereaux

Today's on-the-go consumers want access to information, coupons - you name it - at their fingertips. As such, ...

Ecommerce Emails - Welcoming the Customer

by Peter Devereaux

The World Wide Web of 2013 provides online retailers with a variety of options for reaching customers - from ...

New Partnership Powers Omni-Channel Commerce

by Allison Howen

Storeplacer users now have access to payment processing technology provider SecureNet's full payment ...

The Impact of the Return Experience

by Allison Howen

A new study sheds some light on the reasons why consumers return their online or by-phone purchases and how ...

3 Takeaways from Hilton's Vacationitis Campaign

by Amberly Dressler

Does your advertising campaign need some housekeeping? Take a page from Hilton Hotels & Resorts newest ...

Features Customers Love, According to Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

Retailers on the 'Net face many challenges - from staying on trend with emerging technologies to providing a ...

Shopzilla CPC Feeds Head to Google

by Pete Prestipino

Comparison shopping engine Shopzilla has announced a partnership with Google that will begin on January 22nd ...

Use Data Feeds to Reach More Customers

by Allison Howen

A new partnership is helping merchants reach more shoppers both on the traditional Web and on mobile devices. ...

The Switch: Re-Platforming Project Guide for Ecommerce Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

With the 2012 holiday comfortably behind Web retailers now is the perfect time to begin the process of moving ...

Brand Inspiration for Video-Focused Web Retailers in 2013

by Pete Prestipino

In 2013, Web Retailers will focus on many things to achieve success - mobile design, search engine ...

Is Your Storefront Ready for Google Shopping?

by Peter Devereaux

Comparison shopping engines such as PriceGrabber, Nextag, Shopping.com have been a popular method for ...

13 Ecommerce Trends for 2013

by Peter Devereaux

By Mark Simpson, Founder and President, Maxymiser 2013 is here and it's slated to be the biggest ecommerce ...

50 Top Solutions for the Ecommerce Customer Experience

by Peter Devereaux

Today, advertisers and marketers have the power to capture every interaction a customer has with a brand ...

GOOD RELATIONS: Microdata for Online Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

With no shortage of retailers on the Web today, merchants are finding it difficult to market their products ...

1&1 Offering Simple Shopping Cart Integration

by Michael Garrity

It will certainly be a happy new year for 1&1 MyWebsite users, as the company just announced a hot new ...

Amazon Remains King of Ecommerce

by Allison Howen

Consumers once again crowned Amazon the king of ecommerce, according to a recent holiday survey from ...

10 Ways to Optimize the Ecommerce Experience

by Peter Devereaux

Ecommerce merchants have the greatest incentive amongst Web workers to optimize their sites and individual ...

Turn Local Eyes into Global Sales

by Peter Devereaux

By Michael Ni, CMO/SVP, Marketing and Products for Avangate Growing businesses often struggle when expanding ...

Turning Local Eyes into Global Sales

by Peter Devereaux

By Michael Ni, CMO/SVP, Marketing and Products for Avangate Growing businesses often struggle when expanding ...

Lessons Learned From this Holiday E-Season

by Peter Devereaux

By: Mark Layton, Chief Executive Officer, PFSweb The holiday shopping season is no longer relegated to ...

Are Return Shipping Fees Scaring Away Your Customers?

by Peter Devereaux

Apparently, I'm not the only one who finds return shipping fees kind of annoying, because according to a new ...

Five Post-Holiday Strategies for Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

It's safe to say, the 2012 holiday season has proved to be profitable so far, as consumers spent $33.8 ...

A-List Metrics for Retailers

by Peter Devereaux

There is no shortage of metrics at an ecommerce merchant's disposal. And, unlike their service provider and ...

Customer Retention on the Web

by Peter Devereaux

Your business is nothing without its clients. Whether you are a service provider or a retailer, you won't ...

Google+ Communities for Merchants

by Allison Howen

Merchants tend to put the majority of their social resources into sites like Facebook or Twitter, but it ...

E-Receipts Contribute to Return Fraud Rates

by Peter Devereaux

As retailers race to provide a seamless multichannel experience for consumers, there is one are for concern - ...

Monetate Shows Personalization Matters

by Peter Devereaux

What was once viewed as intrusive, if not creepy, today is a convenience and a consumer demand. This is, of ...

Multichannel Retailing in Focus

by Rob Durkin

Christmas and other gift-giving winter holidays are getting closer and this year is expected to see more ...

Last-Minute Tips to Avoid Holiday Downtime

by Peter Devereaux

The holiday season is in full swing, and more than a casual interest should be paid to the looming threat of ...

Use Progress Indicators for a Standout, Multi-Page Checkout

by Pete Prestipino

As you read this, consumers are filling their virtual shopping carts and the industry, as a whole, is on pace ...

Performance In Focus for Miva Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

Cloud performance and security provider Yottaa announced a partnership with ecommerce platform Miva Merchant ...

The Hidden Costs of Ecommerce Platforms

by Allison Howen

An online store can only be as successful as the ecommerce platform that is running it, which is why it is ...

Ecommerce Fulfillment Trends

by Peter Devereaux

Ecommerce growth is being fueled largely by smartphone shopping. Consumers can not only purchase orders ...

Finish Line Commits to Omnichannel Race

by Amberly Dressler

With more than 640 stores across 47 states and an online presence to match, Finish Line is not only one of ...

Slow Response Times Cause Cancelled Orders for Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

New research from application monitoring service Monitis confirms the impact of web performance on sales ...

Blogging for Ecommerce - Part Two

by Allison Howen

An effective blogging strategy can help merchants increase their site traffic significantly, and as we inch ...

Holiday Shoppers In a Mobile State of Mind

by Allison Howen

The official start to the busiest shopping season of the year is just a week away, and ecommerce solutions ...

Weekly Deals from Payvment Simplify Social Promotions

by Michael Garrity

Facebook's most popular ecommerce platform, Payvment, announced a new "Weekly Deals" feature that gives ...

Retailers Must Focus on Email This Holiday

by Pete Prestipino

It's going to be one of the best online shopping years in 'Net history, and successful digital merchants and ...

Ebay Behind the Great Wall with XIU Partnership

by Pete Prestipino

Global Internet retailers get excited at the mere thought of promoting and advertising their products within ...

Trademark & Brand Abuse Fears Pervade Holiday Season for Merchants

by Peter Devereaux

The 2012 shopping season is expected to be of an epic nature. Where there are profits to be made however, ...

Smart Strategies to Win Over Fickle Mobile Shoppers

by Diane Buzzeo

Over time, retailers have successfully made the transition from sole brick-and-mortar selling to ...

Helium Lifts Shopping Cart Woes

by Allison Howen

A new shopping cart solution is taking the transaction process to new heights. Helium, which was just ...

Sensational Customer Experience Platforms

by Peter Devereaux

From Aim to Zoho, the number of customer relationship management (CRM) platforms available for businesses on ...

Blogging for Ecommerce (Never Too Late) - Part One

by Pete Prestipino

With less than 50 days remaining in 2012's online shopping season, Internet retailers will need to dig deep ...

Google Predicts a "Nonline" Holiday Shopping Season

by Peter Devereaux

As October is ending and November is quickly approaching, it is safe to say that retailers have one thing on ...

Maximizing Online Development and Marketing Spend in Russia

by Peter Devereaux

Russia's volatile, yet rapidly expanding ecommerce market is raising eyebrows in the global marketplace. With ...

2012 Holiday Local Marketing Guide

by Peter Devereaux

It is time to get serious about the holidays, because as of today, merchants only have a month to prepare for ...

Holiday Checklist for Web Success

by Peter Devereaux

Santa called, and he wanted to make sure you were ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. He ...

Say Hello to the New eBay

by Allison Howen

eBay has released a series of design and general experience updates intended to improve user engagement and ...

Where the Shopping Cart Left Off

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce solution provider Ordoro, which provides a Web-based software for order and inventory management, ...

Homepage Personalization Tips for First Time Web Customers

by Peter Devereaux

With the evolution of landing pages, direct links and comparison shopping websites, homepages are seeing less ...

B2B Online Commerce: Breaking Down Barriers

by Peter Devereaux

B2B (business-to-business) commerce organizations have always operated in a complex multichannel world. ...

Magento Integrates Advanced Site Search from Nextopia

by Pete Prestipino

Website Magazine has written somewhat extensively on the important topic of site search before - see the ...

Commentary: What Are You Full of This Holiday Season?

by Peter Devereaux

For those of us without willpower, the last few months of the year are a constant source of dread. It's not ...

The Tech State of Ecommerce

by Peter Devereaux

New technologies are evolving the Internet, and are also assisting in the growth of the ecommerce industry. ...

Bombay Company: Digital Design In Focus

by Pete Prestipino

Bombay Company's new ecommerce website is worth a look if you're currently developing or redesigning a ...

Merchant-Specific Social Sharing

by Allison Howen

Social is an important aspect of a successful ecommerce store. It not only helps connect merchants to their ...

Ecommerce For Every Size of Business

by Allison Howen

All online stores aren't the same - which is why ecommerce software provider X-Cart has expanded and revamped ...

Tips, Stats for Ecommerce Holiday Season

by Amberly Dressler

Just Do It! End Shopping Cart Abandonment With Email Today

by Pete Prestipino

Website Magazine's upcoming feature story for December 2012 focuses on the rapid innovation occuring today in ...

Managing the New Word of Mouth

by Peter Devereaux

There was a point, when only big-ticket items like cars, homes or expensive electronics received ...

Cash in On Payments Data

by Peter Devereaux

Business success often hinges on your ability to better understand your customers. Even as the digital era ...

Get Personal with Ecommerce Emails

by Allison Howen

It's time to get personal with your customers - and merchants can do exactly that with GoECart. The ecommerce ...

Retail Websites Slowing Down

by Pete Prestipino

Today's retail websites are getting slower according to new data released by Strangeloop Networks in its ...

Three Email Marketing Tips for Merchants

by Allison Howen

Every Monday morning I wake up to an inbox that is exploding with emails - as I'm sure is also the case with ...

Is Walmart's Semantic Search an Amazon Killer?

by Peter Devereaux

Amazon may be far, far ahead in the race towards all-time ecommerce glory, but Walmart is leveraging some ...

Bringing the Sales Team to the 'Net

by Allison Howen

The holiday season is quickly approaching, which means that ecommerce merchants need to be prepared for an ...

Mobile & Video Influencing Apparel Purchases

by Allison Howen

A new Google study reveals that mobile and video are the keys to success for apparel merchants. The study ...

Discover the Social Web's Hottest Products

by Allison Howen

New social commerce site Lish.com is enabling consumers to discover and purchase the hottest products on the ...

WordPress Wednesday: Top 10 Ecommerce Plugins

by Michael Garrity

So you want to run your own ecommerce website, but you also want access to the convenience and simplicity of ...

Merchants Ready To Profit with Back to School Promotions

by Allison Howen

It's time to focus on beating the bell for back-to-school sales if you're an ecommerce merchant. According to ...

Volusion Prime Time Ready with v13

by Pete Prestipino

Internet retail platform Volusion has unveiled its thirteenth version. Ecommerce merchants looking to make a ...

The Top Shopping Apps Are...

by Allison Howen

Mobile has changed the way we live. From video games to photography, and even shopping - mobile devices have ...

Global Payments and Fraud Prevention

by Peter Devereaux

Ralf Gladis, CEO, Computop With the economy still in flux in the US, many online retailers may be looking at ...

Five Hyperlocal Marketing Strategies

by Peter Devereaux

Ever been hungry in an unfamiliar city? Although the nearby fast food joint may be a tempting choice, ...

Order Dynamics Merchant Lets Users Shops Socially

by Pete Prestipino

Ecommerce platform provider Order Dynamics announced last week that social media platform ShopSocially is now ...

Magento GO Mods for UK Merchants

by Pete Prestipino

eBay's ecommerce platform Magento released several new UK-specific features for its SaaS ...

BrandCaster Retail from Coupons.com

by Pete Prestipino

Coupons.com just announced the launch of Brandcaster Retail, a free, self-service platform for Internet ...

Protecting Special Audience Discounts

by Peter Devereaux

Does your ecommerce property offer military or student discounts? How can you confirm these buyers qualify? ...

Merchants Get Real-Time Transaction View with Encore

by Peter Devereaux

Payment processing solution Encore Payment systems has released a transaction-viewing feature which will ...

Merchant's Marketing Guide to Christmas in July

by Allison Howen

Typically, the month of July makes people think of sunshine, pools and fireworks. However, for ecommerce ...

Juice Up Your Online Sales

by Peter Devereaux

Congratulations. You've finally taken the plunge and set up an online store to sell the Next Big Thing, your ...

New Tracking and Targeting Tools for 3dcart Merchants

by Allison Howen

A new feature from MailChimp allows 3dcart merchants to segment their mailing lists to target different types ...

Is In-Store the Future of Online Shopping?

by Peter Devereaux

Most of us have probably heard at one time or another that ecommerce is going to be the death of traditional ...

Paid Search for Brick & Mortar Advertising

by Pete Prestipino

Businesses with an offline presence (and yes, they still exist) may still be hesitant to advertise with paid ...

Busy Merchant's Guide to Payment Processing

by Linc Wonham

While most merchants understand the importance of this key element of Web retail success, few have the ...

Ecommerce Emergency

by Peter Devereaux

For most Internet retailers, the Web is a matter of life and death for their businesses and their ...

Make Your Retail Website Stickier

by Peter Devereaux

There's nothing more frustrating than a "no results" response to a website search query - the equivalent of ...

Creating Connections for Multi-channel Retailers

by Michael Garrity

On-demand ecommerce platform provider OrderDynamics wants to create connections for multi-channel retailers ...

Five Powerful Pinterest Promotions for Merchants

by Allison Howen

If you are an ecommerce merchant who hasn't jumped on the pinboarding bandwagon yet, you should know that ...

Are You (Really) Listening to Customer Feedback?

by Linc Wonham

A survey of more than 6,500 U.S. consumers found that despite a high desire to provide feedback, most are ...

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