Merchants Should Remain On Course in Emerging Markets

| MCM Staff

Recent economic and political difficulties are casting doubts into the minds of ecommerce retailers worried about entering markets such as Russia, Brazil and Turkey. Here’s why these emerging markets can still be profitable when pursued with healthy wisdom, awareness, and cultural empathy.

Nasty Gal Learns to Play Nice with Big Data

| Daniela Forte

Nasty Gal saw explosive growth in a short period of time allowing it to attract millions of new customers due to its brand, loyal social following and online engagement. See what type of results Nasty Gal saw.

Canada, Canadian shoppers, Canadian consumers, Canadian ecommerce, Canada Post, ecommerce, marketing, American brands, branding, ecommerce growth, webinar

Shoppers Choose Cost Over Delivery Speed on Cross-border Purchases

| Tim Parry

The survey found that 76% of Canadian consumers who made an online purchase from a U.S.-based retailer within the last six months, as well as 63% of U.S. online shoppers, identified shipping costs as very important; while 44% and 32%, respectively, said it was the single most important factor.

Shipping/Delivery, shipping, shipping and delivery, cargo, freight, ocean freight, ocean shipping, port strike, west coast port strike

Domestic Retailers are Opening Up to Cross-border Ecommerce

| Mike O'Brien

While presenting a number of risks and some significant barriers to entry, global ecommerce represents a massive opportunity and more retailers are jumping onboard as solutions for addressing cross-border business become more readily available. Here’s a look at what’s fueling cross-border ecommerce growth.

Giggle Gets Visual with #gigglepics Campaign

| Daniela Forte

Online baby products retailer Giggle is using social media in a big way to personalize the shopping experience for customers. See how giggle incorporates images submitted directly from their customers or tagged on Instagram into their product and email campaigns.