Sales and Use Tax Issue Has Potential to Get Messy
For the first time since the Supreme Court
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How to Keep Control of your Brand Online
With 167 million Americans spending $226 billion online this year
How B-to-B Marketers Build Online Business
Spiff up your business-to-business site with these three steps, or risk having it sputter into irrelevancy.
Holiday Tips from Multichannel Merchant Readers
In August, we asked our readers to give us their top tips for the holiday season. These are the top-3 responses.
Online Sellers Could Get Loans from Amazon
Although publicly the ecommerce company is keeping mum, it looks as though Amazon.com will soon offer loans to some of its Amazon sellers.
Social Networks Turning Into Ecommerce Marketplaces
Although social networks are booming, they have not yet taken off on the commerce side. Yet on Facebook, there is the clear ability for merchants to set up stores where customers can actually buy from beginning to end.
5 Things Retailers Must Do to Prepare for the Holidays
Holiday planning can consist of many things, from sales and marketing plans, to gearing up for heavier operations and order fulfillment. Here are five things you can do as a merchant to help make the holidays less stressful and more prosperous.
Best Buy Having a Bad Week
Best Buy may have pulled Richard Schulz’s offer to but it back and take it private off the tabel, and announced Hubert Joly as its new president and CEO. But Best Buy also said it does not intend to further provide or update earnings guidance for fiscal 2013, and that is not sitting well with Wall Street.
The Customer Experience No Longer Ends at Checkout
Consumers are most satisfied with the checkout process, the variety of products or brands offered and the ability to track their purchases. Online shoppers are least satisfied with the flexibility to choose a delivery date, rerouting packages and the hassle of returning or exchanging unwanted items.
Growing Your Business: Spin-off or Start-up?
Spin-offs and start-ups can be growth opportunities for companies with strong core businesses because they create new revenue streams. Question is, when should you consider developing a spin-off, and when should you consider a start-up?