eCommerce shipping has become an integral part of businesses large and small and competing in this environment means offering incentives such as free returns to ensure customer loyalty. According to the 2018 State of Shipping report from Shippo, businesses are having to do more in order to keep up with the juggernaut that is Amazon […]
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Finally! You’ve made the choice to put your company’s name on physical items. Great idea, but how will you get it done when you’re unsure how to even begin? You could ask your cool entrepreneur friend who’s done it. Her T-shirts rock and her startup is new. But having gotten no email reply in weeks,
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Online stores are bucking the digital trend they set in motion and retreating from higher advertising rates back into brick and mortar retail spaces where rents have dropped. Digital small businesses are following in the wake of their bigger competitors like Amazon and Shopify. Small Business Trends contacted Andrew Witkin, founder and president of StickerYou,
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Early shopping results from First Data’s Holiday Insights Dashboard have revealed overall spending was up 6.1% for Thanksgiving- Black Friday year over year with a 5.3% growth for small businesses over the same period. Black Friday 2018 Results This does not reflect the results for the entire shopping season, but so far things are looking
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Americans are set to spend big this holiday season. In fact, numbers from Adobe Analytics report the online spend alone will reach $124.1 billion to overshadow brick and mortar sales. What’s more, Deloitte reports that people will spend $525 on gifts representing a bump of 20% from $430 in 2017. 2018 Holiday Shipping Season Small
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Speed, cost, and seasonal increase in volume are the biggest holiday shopping season pain points for retailers. This according to a new survey by Simplr, which looked at the pulse of small-medium sized e-commerce retailers handling customer service inquiries to determine how businesses were getting ready for the holiday shopping season. The survey also identified
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The revenues for Thanksgiving week in 2017 was up by 33% from 2016. And according to SCORE, small businesses better be ready for another busy holiday shopping season in 2018. The organization, which mentors small business owners, is bullish on the 2018 season, predicting sales will remain strong. This optimism is driven by a continuing
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Cyber Monday 2018 slated for November 26. For small businesses, there are plenty of sales and deals to be had on the products you need to buy for the holidays or those you may use on a daily basis. Whether you’re looking for employee gifts, new office supplies or updated tech for your own personal
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Black Friday 2018 — November 23 this year — may seem primarily like a say to save on consumer goods. But small businesses too can benefit. There will be plenty of in-store and online sales at retailers around the country. You can find deals on holiday gifts for your employees, new tech for your home
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Are you making as much from your ecommerce website as you should? A new FREE ebook, “How to Build a Better Ecommerce Website” from the internet advertising platform Criteo could help to answer that question. The ebook walks you through four important steps to maximize your ecommerce site’s impact. Can you really afford NOT to
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