Retail Trends

Mobile Marketing Will Generate $400 Billion in Sales by 2015

By Joshua Sophy - Jun 17, 2013 - 5 Comments

If you sell directly to U.S. customers or provide marketing services to clients who do, pay attention. A recent report says a growing mobile market is already generating billions in U.S. sales. And businesses are also spending billions to market to customers via mobile channels. The Mobile … Read More

Ebay Tests Digital 24-Hour Shopping Windows in Brick and Mortar Storefronts

By Joshua Sophy - Jun 13, 2013 - 3 Comments

Retailers looking to sell more merchandise may not need more physical space to do it. They may soon be able to extend the boundaries of their brick-and-mortar shops with large digital screens -- if an eBay test proves viable. Ebay is introducing "24-hour window shops" in certain areas of New … Read More

Why Made In America Still Matters

By Rieva Lesonsky - May 30, 2013 - 6 Comments

Does your retail or ecommerce business sell American-made products? Then you might have an edge with consumers—if you know how to market these products right. A recent Harris Interactive study shows Americans of both genders, all political parties and all ages care about buying … Read More

Indie Books Now Have a Better Shot With Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores

By Anita Campbell - May 27, 2013 - 9 Comments

Self-published authors and indie publishers will now find it is easier to have their books distributed in the United States through major book distributors, such as Baker & Taylor. Indie books are now on a similar footing as books published by larger traditional publishers, when it … Read More

Groupon Expands Breadcrumb POS, Shifts its Small Business Strategy

By Anita Campbell - May 17, 2013 - 8 Comments

Still thinking of Groupon as a company that sends out daily deal emails all the while incurring the ire of small businesses that lose money on one-time customers? Well, think again. That's the old story. Groupon has a much more compelling small business story to tell in 2013. It's a very … Read More

Six Secrets to Make an eCommerce Platform More Powerful

By William Johnson - May 14, 2013 - 8 Comments

Congratulations for your new online store. As you now have an eCommerce website with a finely tuned check out process, you may want to know how to make your eCommerce platform more powerful. More importantly, how to make your customers trust your eCommerce store. Well, it really depends on … Read More

Cloud Retail Brings Your Business Success

By Fred Lizza - May 13, 2013 - 8 Comments

Cloud retail can transform your business, no matter what its size. If you're running a small to medium-sized retail company, you are all too familiar with the challenges: a tough economy, changing shopping patterns, more competition and higher costs. Even large, well-established retail … Read More

5 Customer Service Lessons From Yahoo’s Missteps

By Amie Marse - Apr 14, 2013 - 8 Comments

In the past eight months, I’ve had my Yahoo email account hacked four different times. Considering that I’m a pretty savvy internet user who knows about basic security practices, that’s pretty pitiful on Yahoo’s part. Apparently, I’m not alone. Thousands of Yahoo account users have … Read More

U.K. To Get Its Own Version of Small Business Saturday

By Joshua Sophy - Apr 9, 2013 - 5 Comments

Small business owners in the U.K. will be getting Small Business Saturday in their country this year. British businesses and shoppers will see their own version of the highly-popular event that has resulted in over $5 billion in sales for small businesses in the United States last year … Read More

Online Payment Feature “Mozilla Wallet” Currently in Development

By Joshua Sophy - Apr 8, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Mozilla plans a new way for your business to make and receive payments online. The free software community is currently working on a new online wallet feature, Mozilla Wallet, that will be released on Firefox OS that will make paying for goods and services online easier, more streamlined, and, … Read More

Supreme Court: You Bought It, You Own It, You Can Resell It

By Anita Campbell - Mar 24, 2013 - 7 Comments

This past week the United States Supreme Court decided a case that reinforced the right to re-sell something that you had lawfully bought. Now -- you might be wondering what's so earth shattering about that. After all, hasn't that always been true? You own an iPad and want to get a new … Read More

Ecommerce Entrepreneurs: How Google AdWords Can Help You

By William Johnson - Mar 21, 2013 - 6 Comments

As an eCommerce entrepreneur, are you looking for a popular platform to advertise your campaign? Are you really struggling to target your audience? Well, in today’s world, nothing is impossible. How about using Google AdWords to advertise your products? This can be one of the most … Read More