The recent rise in unemployment in America has been staggering, and there are few companies that haven’t been impacted. Although in ecommerce, some brands are reporting sales similar to the highs of Black Friday, as quarantined consumers continue spending more online. Niches experiencing spikes include exercise equipment, kitchenware, athleisure and health supplements.
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What many don’t understand is the process of turning an idea into an actual online store with sales flowing in. Nick Peroni, the founder of Ecom Empires, believes growing an online store can be straightforward. In this video , he details exactly how he scaled an ecommerce store to more than $21,000 in revenue in three weeks.
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360i Vets Join Ecommerce Analytics Firm Profitero – Adweek
Bryan Wiener and Sarah Hofstetter have joined Profitero , an ecommerce analytics platform, as CEO and president, respectively.
While ecommerce has been on a steady rise for years—Amazon was founded more than 15 years ago, after all— the coronavirus pandemic has put its growth rate into overdrive.
They did it together at 360i as well as independently in several roles related to startup growth and digital marketing before and since. 360i, which they led for over a decade, is credited with breaking ground in social media and search-based marketing, perhaps most notably with Oreo’s “Dunk in the Dark” Super Bowl stunt in 2013.
Ecommerce: Govt should allow e-commerce players to deliver non-essential goods: CUTS,
The move comes on the close heels of strong objection from Cait which on Saturday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the permission to e-commerce firm to trade non-essential goods was discriminatory and does not allow a level-playing field.
The retail industry is staring at losses of about half a billion dollars due to the closure of malls, apparel stores and the recent decision to pull shutters on factory production due to the havoc created by the coronavirus. There are over 15 lakh modern retail stores in India generating a business of almost Rs 4.74 lakh crore and employing over 60 lakh people.
COVID-19 has B2B sellers more bear than bull on ecommerce growth
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You can now book a Covid-19 test on Chinese ecommerce platforms
Northern Container Sales Launches eCommerce Shipping Container Sales Across Canada | Business Wire
Amy Thompson, President & co-Founder of Northern Container Sales, stands in front of a shipping container. (Photo: Business Wire)
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After more than a decade as the Toronto Branch Manager for Mobile Mini (NASDAQ: MINI), as well as a few years at their international headquarters in Phoenix, Thompson has launched Northern Container Sales to make it easier for people to buy a shipping container in Canada.
Railbox President, Mike Norton, added, "We're extremely fortunate to be able to partner with a company that's able to leverage our technology and resources to improve their customers' shipping container buying experience." The company said they were exploring similar partnerships in Europe, as well. "Derek and I both knew Amy from our time together at Mobile Mini, and we were excited to work with someone we know to be a professional."
FreedomPay teams up with Google Pay to support eCommerce payments
Google Pay is a digital wallet platform and online payment system developed by Google to power in-app and tap-to-pay purchases on mobile devices, enabling users to make payments with their smart devices.
“With the use of mobile and online payments continuing to rise, consumers shopping on the thousands of merchants operating on FreedomPay’s global commerce platform will now be able to purchase seamlessly by using Google Pay. Together, Google Pay and FreedomPay will raise the bar for merchants and customers with even greater variety, flexibility and functionality,” said Steve Klebe, Business Development at Google.
Google Makes Google Shopping Listings Available for Free as It Seeks to Expand Its eCommerce
Google's seeking to bolster its stake in eCommerce by making Google Shopping listings available for free , a surface that, up till now, has been a paid option, based on Google's regular ad bidding process.
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" Beginning next week, search results on the Google Shopping tab will consist primarily of free listings, helping merchants better connect with consumers, regardless of whether they advertise on Google. With hundreds of millions of shopping searches on Google each day, we know that many retailers have the items people need in stock and ready to ship, but are less discoverable online."
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⚡️ Due to quarantine conditions, many businesses are looking to transition online. To help, we've partnered with… https://t.co/BGwxyns8QJ paystack (from Lagos, Nigeria) Tue Apr 21 13:13:34 +0000 2020
Does the contactless delivery option in #ecommerce help ease your worries amid #COVID19 concerns? #TuesdayThoughts FlipkartStories (from India) Tue Apr 21 07:08:09 +0000 2020
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