The U.S. dollar has never been so popular. It is currently more valuable than it’s been in the last six years prompting many industry experts to declare 2015 “The year of the dollar.” So what impact does this have for if you’re selling on online marketplaces?
No joke – on April Fool’s Day, you can bid on the New York Mets Bullpen Car, thanks to an online auction partnership between Sotheby’s and eBay. Here’s a look at the partnership, and what other items will be available from more than 13 historic New York estates.
The National Retail Federation presented Congress solutions to better protect consumers and help businesses prevent cyber attacks and data breaches. See what their plans are to prevent cyber attacks and data breaches.
Mobile apps are on the rise this year as consumers are spending increasingly more time on them than a year ago. Fifty percent of smartphone users have also made a purchase using a smartphone. See what other statistics are revealed in this infographic.
Online shoppers around the world want the ability to search and shop on multiple channels and devices, expect to see alternate delivery and payment options, and when it comes to shipping and returns, “free” is a driving factor to complete the sale.
As the demand for a faster and greater experience continues to rise from shoppers, it’s making retailers think more intuitively about their ecommerce platforms, and what they have to offer.
Avalara is taking immediate action to integrate and maintain SuitePlus’ extensive federal, state and city Brazilian tax content and determination capabilities into its global compliance cloud platform, which already supports more than 100 countries. Additionally, Avalara will offer returns preparation, filing, and remittance throughout Brazil.
Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal are accepted in many but not all countries, and, even when accepted, they are often not the most popular payment methods. In many places, restricting your shoppers to only these forms of payment may prevent many would-be consumers from clicking to buy. Here are just a few examples, four of which comprise more than 40 percent of the world’s population.
Global ecommerce is charging forward, with online revenues growing in every market in virtually every market around the world. Zia Daniell Widger, Vice President & Research Director for Forrester Research, will deliver The 3 Trends Changing the Face of Global Ecommerce as a keynote at this year’s Growing Global conference.
The long-awaited Apple Watch was unveiled on Monday, and Apple hopes wearers of the luxury time-piece will use it, among other things, as a mobile wallet. See what impact Apple Watch will have on mobile payments.