E-Commerce

Consumers spent at a slower than expected pace in February, though underlying readings indicated that sales still grew at a solid pace despite worries over an economic slowdown and rising inflation. Retail sales increased 0.2 percent on the month, better than the downwardly revised decline of 1.2 percent the prior month but below the Dow…

Securing funding is a pivotal step for online retailers looking to scale their business, invest in inventory, or expand marketing efforts. However, before applying for a loan, e-commerce merchants must meet certain financial benchmarks and understand key lending criteria to improve their chances of approval. Here’s what online retailers need to have achieved or understood…

Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report released on Friday. Retail sales slipped 0.9 percent for the month from an upwardly revised 0.7 percent gain in December, even worse than the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2 percent decline. The sales…

The 2024 holiday shopping season revealed significant shifts in consumer behavior and expectations that retailers must consider when planning for 2025. Recent research from Applause uncovered several critical insights about digital commerce performance during this crucial retail period. Mobile commerce solidified its dominance, with 72 percent of consumers preferring smartphones and tablets for holiday shopping.…

As we begin 2025, e-commerce continues to be a significant cornerstone in retail with trends driven by evolving consumer habits and rapid technological advancements. Customers continue to discover more online, and opportunities to purchase quickly follow. Recent retail reports show continued growth in e-commerce sales. This is a trend I believe will persist through the…

A monster December propelled holiday e-commerce sales growth to the heights predicted at the beginning of the fourth quarter rush. Despite analysts' spot-on call there, a lookback shows that very little else about the season was easy to foresee. Online spending was up 24 percent in December over 2023, according to Signifyd data, largely because…

A challenge that many small business owners encounter when first establishing an online presence is not knowing where to start. It may be daunting and time consuming for entrepreneurs trying to build a website, write content for that website, and optimize it for search. However, the emergence of artificial intelligence has opened new doors for…

November retail sales grew at a faster pace than Wall Street analysts had expected, reflecting continued resilience in the American consumer and indicating that the holiday shopping season in the U.S. is off to a strong start, reports Yahoo Finance. Retail sales rose 0.7 percent in November. Economists had expected a 0.6 percent rise in…

The importance of maintaining high-quality, bug-free websites has never been more critical. A 2024 Chubb survey found that e-commerce sites had a trust rating of 48 percent vs. physical stores, which had a leading 70 percent. Much of this was due to financial fraud (75 percent) or lost payments resulting from glitches in the purchasing…

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time for e-commerce strategists and marketers to think about how e-commerce will likely change in the year ahead. From new ways to use artificial intelligence for customer experience to the acceleration of social commerce, and from hot e-commerce growth markets to strategies for protecting e-commerce brands and customers,…