All Sorts of Sales Records Set on Cyber Monday 2015
All sorts of sales records were set on Cyber Monday 2015. IBM reported a 17.8% lift in Cyber Monday sales, and Adobe said nearly $3 billion was spent online.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Cart Abandonment
Bet you thought you knew everything there is to know about shopping cart abandonment, think again! Here are 10 things you didn’t know about shopping cart abandonment.
Are We Out-Competing Ourselves?
Shoppers look pretty much the same as they did a few years ago when smart phones became prevalent. Shopper expectations, however, are vastly different. And guess what, it might just be our fault.
No Surprise: Thanksgiving Ecommerce Sales on the Rise
IBM says ecommerce sales for Thanksgiving were up 26% over the same day in 2014, with consumers spending $123.45 per order. So how did online customers shop, and did all retailers survive the onslaught of traffic? Find out here.
Guitar Center Launches New Ecommerce Site
The Guitar Center site, GuitarCenter.com, is now based on an updated IT platform infrastructure, creating a seamless omnichannel user interface.
Why Smart Retailers Aren’t Waiting To Hit ‘SEND’ On Holiday Promotions
What started as Cyber Monday – when shoppers returned to their desktops at work on Monday with items still on their holiday lists – quickly became Cyber Week, a week-long marathon of savings (and spending). Digital interactions – estimated to impact 64% of all in-store retail sales by the end of 2015 – certainly played a role in this shift.
How an Online Strategy Can Help Your Brick-and-Mortar Store This Holiday Season
While consumers may wince at earlier-than-ever Christmas displays in department stores–or rejoice the highly anticipated holiday-themed drinks– the holiday season sneaks up earlier every year.
5 Ecommerce Trends That Will Be Game Changers in 2016
Ecommerce sales continue to grow, generating over $300 billion in the U.S. alone this year. Yet ecommerce still remains a small percent of overall retail sales at approx. 10%. So what can multichannel and ecommerce retailers do to increase their online sales?
Target Goes Global With Its Ecommerce Site
Target Corp. announced it has launched an international version of its website available to shoppers in more than 200 countries and territories. See what this means for the company.
GlobalShopex Launches ARK Therapeutic into Cross-Border Ecommerce
By enabling GlobalShopex’s international shipping solution on its BigCommerce store, ARK Therapeutic can now accept international orders and ship to clients in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.