December 11, 2011
Blog Archives
How to Boost Holiday Sales
Almost $20 billion was spent during the period of November 1 through December 4, 2011 and Gian Fulgoni, comScore chairman, predicts that we will see several more billion dollar online spending days as we approach the middle of December. How Can You Capture Holiday Sales? Michael Koploy, an ERP Analyst at Software Advice recently posted … Continue Reading
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Wash Safe Industries
Wash Safe Industries launches its new website at www.Wash-Safe.com. The new, faster site is designed to give Wash Safe customers more conveniences and an easier shopping experience. The existing site was migrated to a new e-commerce platform to handle increased traffic and to provide additional features for both consumer and proprietor. Wash Safe provides unique environmentally-safe … Continue Reading
5 E-commerce Tips You Need to Know
Recently, someone we met at a social gathering asked us if we could take a quick look at their e-commerce web site and make some quick recommendations. They were not having great success in getting ranked in Google, and even less success in converting visitors into buyers. After taking a look at their site, we … Continue Reading
Free Shipping This Holiday Season
Nine in 10 online retailers (92.5%) say they plan to offer Free Shipping this holiday season. The National Retail Federation, citing a survey conducted by BIGresearch, notes that this figure is up from 84.8 percent in 2010. Online Retailers Prepare for Holidays The Study, conducted by BIGresearch for Shop.org, surveyed 1,685 consumers from September 19 … Continue Reading
The New Target Website: Lessons Learned
A couple of years ago, Target decided to end its arrangement with Amazon. For the last ten years they used Amazon’s e-commerce platform, fulfillment services and web hosting. The outsourcing cost Target a reportedly $100 million in online commissions annually. So it seemed logical that Target would take their brand and create their own online … Continue Reading
What is Driving Online Retail Sales?
Online retail sales are climbing. The independent research company, Forrester Research, Inc., attributes 9 percent of all US retail sales to online purchases, and predicts that by 2014 that will increase to 11 percent. Overall retail sales were up 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, however online sales were up 13.5 percent. Clearly, … Continue Reading
Turbo Shaker Store
The Turbo Shaker store website was created using an e-commerce platform which allows our client to easily expand their product line. Featured products are prominently displayed on the homepage of their site and can be rotated as new items become available. The key to building the online store for Turbo Shaker was to utilize a … Continue Reading
E-commerce Sales Increase 17.6% in 2Q
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce released their e-commerce sales report for the second quarter of 2011. The retail sales for the second quarter of 2011 were estimated at $1.04 trillion, an increase of 1.2 percent from the first quarter of 2011. E-commerce sales accounted for 4.6 percent of the total sales. The … Continue Reading
MEPI Reports E-Commerce Sales Growth for 2Q2011
The Mercent E-Commerce Performance Index (MEPI) is a report that measures year-over-year growth of the same-seller gross merchandise value (GMV) for national brand name retailers selling across E-Commerce sales channels. And for the second quarter of this year, an increase of 17% over second quarter last year was reported. Mercent clients that sell through Amazon’s … Continue Reading
Amorology Launches New Product Website
For several years, the Amorology Weddings blog has seen its fan base grow significantly. Engaged couples and their families enjoy learning about weddings, planning and emerging styles. Amorology Weddings is a Southern California wedding planning and coordination company. It was only natural that Amorology create an online store to provide a great online resource for people across … Continue Reading
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New Magento Book Coming in May
After months of diligent work, my book, Mastering Magento, is scheduled for publication next month from Packt Publishing, one of … Continue Reading
