Web Design
December 12, 2016 at 10:22 am
There’s no shying away from the internet now. Consumers are empowered by the web — so much so that research firm Forrester expects U.S. online retail sales to top $500 billion by 2020, up from $373 billion in 2016. A vibrant online presence will become increasingly important to the success of retail businesses. Converting eyes…
July 25, 2016 at 3:12 pm
Operating in the highly competitive women's apparel space, New York & Company is fighting for online consumers’ attention and dollars. To help it gain an advantage in that quest, the retailer recently partnered with Zmags to help it create engaging and attractive web pages that garner the attention of busy shoppers. In episode 45 of Total…
June 23, 2016 at 12:39 pm
This summer, Apple is teaching children the basics of coding in its retail stores. For three days, kids 8-12 will use Tynker software to learn coding and then program Sphero robots. Apple Camp began in 2003 as a way to introduce technology and Apple products to kids, but this is the first year a coding…
May 13, 2016 at 11:25 am
Not all product pages are created equal, but after examining thousands of them in hundreds of industries, and creating, testing and perfecting thousands more for clients, I’ve learned that successful product pages all have something in common. I call them the five habits of highly successful product pages:
May 13, 2016 at 10:12 am
“Details create the big picture,” said Sanford Weill, former chairman of Citigroup. In the e-commerce arena, this is most true at the pinnacle of your funnel: the checkout. Checkout is online retail’s make-or-break moment. It's the culmination of the customer journey — the moment when a shopper either feels comfortable enough to take out his…
February 8, 2016 at 10:01 am
February is here and that means Cupid is on everyone’s mind. Unlike other holidays for which consumers shop months in advance, the sudden two-week period leading up to Valentine’s Day causes a gift and flower frenzy. In fact, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), Valentine’s Day is the fourth largest spending holiday, following winter holidays,…
September 15, 2015 at 11:50 am
How B2B companies can optimize e-commerce sales through B2C tactics like: cross- and up-selling, subscription commerce, and more.
September 1, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Hear from two expert speakers on best practices for implementing site search into the online shopping experience.
August 31, 2015 at 12:48 pm
Earlier this month, Tractor Supply Company announced that it had partnered with IBM to revamp and migrate its website to a new cloud-based platform. The rural lifestyle retailer wanted a website that offered visitors optimal viewing across all devices, better integration with the brand's social pages, and a simplified checkout process. In short, Tractor Supply…
August 28, 2015 at 9:15 am
Episode 5 of Total Retail Talks features a conversation with Rob Mills, senior vice president and chief information officer at Tractor Supply Co. In the interview, Mills discusses why Tractor Supply Co. needed a website redesign, why a cloud-based platform made sense, and how the redesigned site has been integrated with the company's brick-and-mortar stores. The…
