How to Excel in the Holiday Season Ecommerce Frenzy

| Scott LiPera

The best laid plans at times fall short without timely feedback loops using real-time data paired with rapid decision-making. Even top Internet Retailers struggle to map adequate bandwidth, resources and skillsets at critical holiday season. Many ecommerce companies have found an answer, they partner with knowledge processing outsourcing companies (KPOs).

How to Implement a New Order Management System

| Ernie Schell

Implementing an order management and fulfillment solution is a team effort, which requires solid project management to identify all necessary steps that should be assigned to a timeline along with designations of responsibility.

Report: Frequent Live Chatters Demand Special Attention

| Jim Tierney

Live chat patrons are more likely to have higher household incomes, more likely to shop more frequently, spend more, have a college degree, and be between the ages of 31-50, the report says. While this demographic appeals to merchants, frequent live chatters (those who have chatted at least four times in the previous three months) exhibit these traits in an amplified way and warrant special attention.