Mobile Commerce Response Times Slower Than Cyber Weekend 2012
While many merchants optimized their ecommerce sites for growing Cyber Weekend demand, Compuware APM questions whether they have been prepared for the mobile commerce onslaught.
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IBM’s Jay Henderson Talks About Black Friday Showrooming
Jay Henderson, Strategy Director for IBM Smarter Commerce, talks with Multichannel Merchant’s Tim Parry about ecommerce’s role in Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2013 shopping.
5 Last-minute Tips to Prepare for Cyber Monday
With Adobe projecting Cyber Monday sales to pass the $2 billion dollar mark, this is the busiest and potentially most profitable day of the year for ecommerce merchants. Here are 5 last-minute tips to ensure your ecommerce site is ready.
Mobile Commerce Rises on Thanksgiving Day, but Pages Load Slower
IT firm Compuware said it say a very large spike in Thanksgiving Day mobile commerce traffic. However, retail websites performed slightly slower this year.
How to Make Your Ecommerce Site SEO-friendly for an International Audience
Ecommerce is a global phenomenon and allows you to reach out to new markets irrespective of language and geographical barriers. If you want to capitalize on international sales, it’s important to optimize your site for international audiences and localized search results.
5 Common Human Errors in Ecommerce Usability
When rolling out a new or refreshed ecommerce platform, it’s important to receive the “All Ok!” from Quality Assurance testers.
ValuePetSupplies.com Awarded Google Trusted Store Badge
ValuePetSupplies.com has been awarded the Google Trusted Store badge, which is issued by Google to help shoppers identify online merchants that offer a great shopping experience.
Saks Fifth Avenue Added to Stylewhile’s Virtual Fitting Room App
Stylewhile has partnered with Saks Fifth Avenue on the launch of a virtual fitting room iPad App that will allow users to fit clothing to their specific body type before purchase.
Recurring Subscription Model Appeals to Customers and Merchants
Target recently announced the introduction of a subscription billing service for providing baby supplies to new moms and dads. Here’s why the recurring subscription model may be the next big thing in omnichannel.
Best Add to Cart Button Features
The add-to-cart button is probably the most important thing on a shopping site – so how do you get shoppers to drop products into their cart? Volusion took a look at the add-to-cart buttons of the top 50 ecommerce sites (i.e. Walmart, Zappos, eBay, Amazon) to see how they’ve designed their buttons to entice shoppers to do just that. So what color, wording and design work best?