Wal-Mart Builds New Global Technology Platform
Wal-Mart is attempting to take the ecommerce market share from its competitor Amazon by building a global technology platform.
Ecommerce
Senate Approves Internet Sales Tax
The Senate has approved the long-anticipated internet sales tax proposal, which would require shoppers to pay sales tax for most of their online purchases, and it has earned mix reviews from retailers across the country.
Mobile Ready Contact Centers Gaining Speed
Is your contact center ready to go mobile? With smartphone use continually growing, more and more shoppers are going to look for a mobile ready contact center.
Best Buy to Sell its Stake in Europe
Best Buy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of its interest in Best Buy Europe, according to a statement issued by the electronics retailer, back to Carphone Warehouse.
Consumers Stretch Their Budgets This Mother’s Day
Consumers are expected to spend an average of $168.94 on mom, this Mother’s Day. This is an 11% increase from last year’s $152.42 and total spending is expected to reach $20.7 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s Mother’s Day spending survey conducted by BIGinsight, in a press release.
Make Mom Happy in 3 Seconds
Make mom happy in three seconds this Mother’s Day. This infographic by Pythian, looks at online spending for Mother’s Day, why website speed matters and what an online retail site must do in under three seconds to avoid cart abandonment. According to the infographic, $152.52 is the average Mother’s Day order value. There are 121,951,299 Mother’s Day orders and $18.6 billion in online sales for Mother’s Day.
Adam & Eve Experiences 37% Sales Increase
Adam & Eve announced that 1st quarter 2013 sales were up a whopping 37% over 1st quarter 2012. First quarter profits for 2013 were up as well.
Online Sellers Need to Stay Alert to Potential Tax Compliance Requirements Under Proposed Marketplace Fairness Act
With the U.S. Senate poised to vote on legislation allowing states to require online and other out-of-state merchants to collect and remit sales and use taxes on products and services they sell, companies need to stay
Marketing to Women Online Gets Easier
Women will search, email, mobile, blog, use social networks, play online games. This makes it easier for marketers to reach women online. According to an infographic by Creatage, 80% of “purchase decisions” are made by women. Ninety percent of women surveyed say marketers don’t understand them.
How to Optimize Search for Mobile Customers
Nearly half of the mobile users that visit ecommerce sites on their phones are smartphone users, according to SLI Systems. Which means that your site and, and more importantly, your search functions need to be mobile and tablet ready.