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With 18% Sales Growth, Will Footwear Brands Run To Amazon?

Amazon has been firing on all cylinders in 2017, but its expansion into footwear may showcase some of…

News August 9

U.S. Online Retail Sales Growing 14% In 2017

U.S. online sales are expected to reach more than $459 billion in 2017, rising 14% from last year…

News August 8
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Amazon Claims 56% Of General Merchandise Traffic

When it comes to selling general merchandise online, Amazon dominates the field, accounting for 56% of the traffic…

News August 1

Want To Boost Online Revenue? Leverage Scarcity, Social Proof And Urgency

Retailers could add as much as 6% to their online revenues by focusing on three basic but effective optimization and…

News July 25

Prime Day Sets Sales Records, But Customer Acquisition Is The Real Win

Amazon Prime Day achieved its goals to acquire new Prime members, promote Amazon branded products and once again reel…

News July 13
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‘Disturbingly Slow’ Site Performance Still Plagues Retailers

Industry best practices dictate that web pages should load within 3 seconds, but it takes the average retail…

News July 11

Prime Day Retail Challenge: Join Amazon, Fight Back…Or Both?

As many as 74% of U.S. e-Commerce transactions took place through Amazon on its self-created shopping holiday Prime…

News July 10

Attention Amazon Competitors: Target The 35 Million Ex-Prime Members

Amazon’s stranglehold on the American consumer has been well-documented, with Prime reportedly having as many as 80 million…

News June 30

Amazon Plays Hardball: Outscores Sporting Goods Growth Rate By 4X In 2016

Amazon accounted for less than 5% of all U.S. outdoor and sporting goods sales in 2016 — $5.5…

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