Wherever your customers reside, in the U.S. or overseas, it helps to know when they are most likely to shop for your products or services. Like Mother’s Day… and there are many different ways Mother’s Day is celebrated across the globe. Here’s when and how to take advantage of these cross-border opportunities, and more.
Seventy percent of Americans are seriously concerned about identity theft. More than two thirds of online shoppers don’t complete their purchase because of price. In the world of e-commerce, you need a targeted marketing strategy to ensure you’re offering customers the reassurance and guarantees they need to browse and buy confidently.
Amazon has opened the door to cross-border selling. ChannelAdvisor Team Lead for Marketplace Services Josh Jamieson says Amazon offers some big cross-border opportunities that ecommerce sellers can take advantage of.
U.S. retailers seeking to grow business with online shoppers across country borders should look to Canada, according to a report from Borderfree, a cross-border ecommerce solutions provider.
Barring a major breakthrough, a crippling West Coast port shutdown could happen in 5-10 days, costing the economy $2 billion per day, according to the NRF.
Crossing international boundaries with email is easy, however, other nations have different – and often stricter – laws.
Target’s life in Canada did not last very long. Tuesday was the 4th anniversary of Target’s $1.85 billion Canada acquisition of the Zellers chain from Hudson’s Bay Company. Here’s why Target had a hard time winning over Canada.
Businesses in Africa are under increasing pressure in the current economic climate to remain competitive. This is according to Sumesh Rahavendra, Head of Marketing for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, who says that as the global economy continues to change, retailers, manufactures and other sectors are increasingly facing difficult, and sometimes unique, challenges that impact their supply chains.
Beyond the holiday shopping headlines, there’s another economic story that retailers are following: the increasing strength of the U.S. dollar.
Tmall Global, Alibaba Group’s ecommerce platform that provides a streamlined channel for Western retailers to sell directly to Chinese consumers, has seen sales increase by more than tenfold in its … Continue Reading →