The question of offering free shipping or not offering free shipping is on e-tailer’s minds year-round. Free shipping has become the norm, especially during the holiday season; A report by the National Retail Federation found 75% of U.S. consumers expect free shipping even on orders under $50, up from 68% in 2017. So, how should your Read More
Searching for a new market for your e-commerce operations? How about selling into the second-easiest place to do business on the planet, per The World Bank: Singapore. While the Asian nation is geographically small, its high level of technology adoption and younger middle class with disposable income make it a fruitful place to Read More
If you’re a small business or mid-sized enterprise in the ever-growing e-commerce space, you face both operational and logistics challenges. Your company has undoubtedly invested a massive amount of time on key tasks like product evaluation and sourcing, sales, marketing, employee recruitment, and customer engagement. You’ve also worked to develop a sound shipping Read More
Black Friday 2017 set holiday sales records, but it was only the beginning. According to Adobe Digital Insights, consumers spent more than $5 billion online in the 24 hours after Thanksgiving day, bringing an already explosive e-commerce marketplace to new levels. With weeks left before Christmas, it’s a sure bet that digital sales will Read More
Both small merchants and large retailers know from experience that global e-commerce is huge, and still growing. Over the course of the last three years, online sellers have witnessed another powerful trend first-hand: the rapid rise of mobile commerce. The statistics corroborate what e-tailers are seeing from their own website analytics: more consumers worldwide Read More
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This story was co-written by Camille Richardson, Principal Commercial Officer for the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service. Is your business ready to begin exporting? Or, are you looking for opportunities to advance your current international trade strategy? In addition to the many resources available today to help your organization grow abroad, including the National Read More
A quick review of online advice for start-up companies suggests there are valuable strategies — and personal characteristics — that unite the successful entrepreneurs who drive new ventures from idea to reality. Experienced entrepreneurs suggest that a winning formula comes from a combination of visionary management tactics, personal resourcefulness and relentless optimism, along with Read More
