10 Steps to Holiday 2016 Success

| Daniela Forte

With the holiday season in full swing and consumers shopping, merchants need to be ready to meet their needs and rising expectations. Here are 10 steps they can take to help ensure success this holiday season.

Alibaba Singles’ Day Tops 2015 Sales with Hours To Go

| Daniela Forte

Single’s Day, the mega-shopping holiday created by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., and held each 11/11, has surpassed 2015’s total of $14.3 billion, with several hours left. See what is being predicted for this shopping event and how it will impact shoppers.

Walmart and JD.com Expand China Partnership

| MCM Staff

Three months after entering into a strategic alliance to expand the breadth and convenience of online shopping options for Chinese consumers, Walmart and JD.com have announced a series of new ways for customers to access high-quality products from around the world. The initiatives include exclusive Sam’s Club store and a Walmart cross-border store on the JD.com platform and two-hour delivery from Walmart stores.

China, chinese shopping, chinese ecommerce, chinese market, global, global ecommerce, Growing Global, ecommerce, buying online, online marketplace, Marketplaces, tmall.com, Taobao, Shipping/Delivery, shipping, logistics

Cross-Border Ecommerce Booms in China

| MCM Staff

The number of Chinese cross-border shoppers is expected to grow by 61% between now and 2020, according to eMarketer. Payscout CEO Cleveland Brown urges global entrepreneurs to have systems, partnerships in place to capitalize on this booming market.

Your Global Fulfillment Operation is Already Out of Date

| James Hyde

Ensuring your global fulfillment operation remains up to date and is utilizing the best and most automated systems available should be a priority for all businesses. Here’s how successful ecommerce businesses of the future are looking towards or already achieving personalized customer experiences, multichannel fulfillment and real time visibility of all physical operations.

United Kingdom, UK, cross-border selling, cross-border ecommerce, global ecommerce, Growing Global, retail, online retail, brands, product returns, returns policy, EU, European Union, England, Great Britain, operations and fulfillment, shipping/delivery

How to Avoid a Dip in International Sales Post-Brexit

| Kirsty Tull

If your business depends heavily on sales into the UK and EU, you will need to focus on providing additional value, reducing costs and selling into other markets to compensate for the likely decline in spending. Here are some tips to help you do just that.