Web Optimization
August 21, 2018 at 9:38 am
When you operate an e-commerce website, there are probably a few things that are high on your list of priorities: functionality, usability, mobile friendliness and performance come to mind. But sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly which test cases you should spend your time and energy on. The key is understanding your application…
August 13, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Attendees to the eTail East Conference in Boston last week may have suffered from a heat wave, but it didn’t stop them from thinking about the holiday season a few months away. The agenda for this year’s conference featured insightful and useful content focused on helping retailers make the most of the upcoming 2018 holiday shopping…
July 27, 2018 at 2:09 pm
Learn how the right e-commerce platform impacts multiple business areas, from supply chain to customer service and more!
July 23, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Amazon.com failed to secure enough servers to handle the surge in traffic on Prime Day, causing it to launch a scaled-down backup front page and temporarily kill off all international traffic, according to internal Amazon documents obtained by CNBC. As we reported, Amazon suffered glitches at the start of Prime Day on July 16, slowing sales on…
July 20, 2018 at 9:33 am
Are online retailers finally delivering a fast website experience? That’s the question posed by the newly released Retail Systems Research (RSR) report, 2018 eCommerce Website Performance: The Stakes Are Increasing, But Are Retailers Falling Behind? The report is a follow up to RSR’s 2017 report, eCommerce Performance: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next?, and ranks…
July 19, 2018 at 12:07 pm
It’s no surprise that shoppers get excited to fill their carts, check out, and have exactly what they want delivered to their doorstep — all for a fraction of the normal cost and in less than two days. One of the most hyped sales events of the year, Amazon Prime Day, is the retailer's biggest…
July 17, 2018 at 10:04 am
Amazon.com suffered glitches at the start of Prime Day on Monday, slowing sales on the e-tailer's biggest shopping day of the year. Amazon's annual shopping holiday kicked off at 3 pm E.T. and runs for 36 hours, the longest Prime Day yet. Shoppers reported several errors on both the desktop site and the mobile app. Amazon didn't…
June 4, 2018 at 9:37 am
As consumers continue to shift toward mobile shopping, e-commerce retailers must take a hard look at site performance to remain competitive. And speed really does make all the difference, as 53 percent of mobile shoppers abandon websites after just three seconds of load time. If that’s not enough motivation, mobile page-load speed will soon impact organic…
May 31, 2018 at 11:04 am
’Tis the season to celebrate — whether it’s a recent grad moving on to a new adventure or a great dad who deserves a little extra love, June offers a time for families to celebrate together. Finding the perfect gift to embody all the emotions that come during "dads and grads" season is always a…
May 17, 2018 at 11:21 am
Attendees will learn how online retailers can leverage modern e-commerce automation and business intelligence technology.
