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Jul
19
As a store owner, whether of a brick-and-mortar, online, or dropshipping store, you are surely not a fan of returns as they are time-consuming, can be a result of customer dissatisfaction, and are costly for your business. But unfortunately, this is not something you can avoid as a retailer.
According to statistics, 30% of goods that are purchased online and 9% of those bought in a physical store end up being returned. A return can have many reasons, ranging from a faulty product to the customer purchasing more items than needed with the original intention of returning some pieces. But keep in mind - if your customers have a pleasant experience with your return process, 92% of them are likely to choose your store again in the future. This means that creating a smooth return process is key in order to stay alive in today's cut-throat competition in the retail market. When you are operating a brick-and-mortar store, handling the return process is rather straightforward. But in the case of an eCommerce store, having an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) system in place is an absolute necessity.
Jul
14
How to do an eCommerce Competitor Analysis?
Just the way before opening a brick-and-mortar store, when you are planning to launch a webshop you need to know who you will be competing against in order to succeed in the ever-growing online marketplace. Statistics show that there were over two billion people who made a purchase online and eCommerce stores made over 4.2 trillion USD in 2020. This reveals that there is a huge purchasing power globally and a vast customer base that you can compete for. The best way to get to know your competition on the market is to conduct an eCommerce competitor analysis.
As the eCommerce market is moving quickly and hundreds of online stores are popping up daily, this should not be a one-off practice. Doing an eCommerce competitor analysis on a regular basis is key for benchmarking yourself against your opponents and improving your business further. In this article, we will give you a hand on where to start and how to best analyze your competition in the eCommerce sphere.
Jul
12
20 Best Dropshipping and eCommerce Blogs to Follow in 2024
Whether you're just now launching your dropshipping store or looking for an eCommerce marketing strategy to grow your store, it's essential to follow top blogs so you can stay in the loop about the latest purchasing trends.
There are different types of dropshipping & eCommerce content that you can use to take your store to another level. You just need to find the right blogs.
That said, not all blogs are equally valuable, so you need to look for the ones where content is coming from industry experts and not a random content creator. To help you with that, we've created a list of the best dropshipping and eCommerce blogs to follow in 2024. We've also added a short section for beginners to understand dropshipping better. Let’s begin.
Jan
13
7 eCommerce Success Stories to Inspire You
Nowadays, the eCommerce industry keeps growing exponentially. Both businesses and individuals are looking to increase their sales online, knowing the potential of its market size. In the past year, specifically as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the eCommerce industry has seen an instrumental expansion. This resulted in emerging numerous eCommerce success stories.
Dropshipping plays a major role in the eCommerce industry now. With this business model, everyone has the opportunity to become a millionaire and become successful while working from home. To help you understand the benefits of eCommerce and the dropshipping model as a whole as well as be up to date with the dropshipping trends, we prepared 7 eCommerce success stories to inspire you in 2021. Each eCommerce is one of a kind - it talks about the unique opportunities that the eCommerce industry brings, both for the traditional and dropshipping business models.
Some of the mentioned companies are successfully operating by adopting the dropshipping business model, while others have online stores where they sell unique branded products using the traditional eCommerce model. We have decided to share these eCommerce success stories here as proof that anyone can succeed in the eCommerce industry if they set their mind to it.
Dec
21
How to Pick a Domain Name for Your Online Store
There are millions of websites on the world wide web. To stand out from the crowd, you'll need to make sure your brand is unique and memorable, and that represents your online business in the right manner. To put it differently, there are a few things that could affect your brand identity. One of them is the domain name of your online store.
Nov
19
30 Price Comparison Websites to Increase Online Sales
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are not sure which price to put on your products? The solution to this problem is are price comparison websites. These days all Internet users are conducting deeper research. Therefore, customers are comparing prices to find the best deals online, and retailers are comparing prices to get a better picture of how their competitors are working.
As this is already very frequent in the eCommerce industry, today there are a lot of price comparison websites that can help store owners. It’s never been easier, there are hundreds of comparison methods they can use. If you have an online store, you must learn how to quickly adjust the prices of all your products. But, first, let us help you learn the basics and understand what is a price comparison and how price comparison websites work.
Oct
17
Top-Selling Men’s Clothing in 2020
It’s almost impossible to run an online men's clothing boutique without doing research about which are the top-selling men's clothing. Even though at the moment the women’s apparel market is in a superior position in comparison with the men’s apparel market, it doesn't mean that it will stay that way.
In this article, we decided to put the accent on top-selling men’s clothing in 2024. The reason behind this is the change in buyer behavior - today more men are starting to buy their clothes online. If you think that women should be your clothing store’s primary target audience, we would advise you to think twice and not to exclude male buyers.
The global eCommerce market for men’s clothing is on the rise. In other words, if you want to enter the eCommerce clothing market, men’s clothing is definitely a niche that you should consider.
You shouldn’t enter this market blindly though. Just like any other business, it’s recommended that you discover which products fall under the category of best-selling men's clothing before you open your online store.
Choosing the right products plays a huge role in the success of your eCommerce business. Furthermore, it’s not a very simple task. For that reason, in this article, we will discuss which are expected to be the best-selling clothing items for men in 2024.
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