2021 eCommerce Trends: How to Prepare Historians and experts prefer to describe 2020 as the Great Disruptor. This year came with the COVID-19 pandemic, an unexpected catalyst that shattered the ways economies and governments normally do business. And it did so at such an incredibly fast rate, making 2021 eCommerce … Read more
How Holiday Shopping Will Be Different This Year The upcoming holiday shopping season will be different. Unlike previous years, there will be no more door-busting Black Friday and CyberMonday events. This comes as no surprise considering how the global health crisis has forced shoppers to rely heavily on digital platforms … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic will surely go down in history as one of the defining moments of 2020. If this year were a novel, then this global health crisis was the plot twist, forcing mankind to recalibrate expectations and adjust priorities. When the World Health Organization officially declared the virus as … Read more
One of the decisions retailers face when business is growing is whether outsourcing order fulfillment is the way to go. It is a big step for any merchant, especially since tapping the help of a fulfillment center means spending money. This article aims to answer the only question sellers have … Read more
What is shopping cart abandonment? Shopping cart abandonment is a term used in eCommerce to describe when consumers add items to cart only to drop off the site without completing the purchase. It is one of the biggest challenges retailers face. In fact, according to a study done by Finances … Read more
Reading time: 3 min 15 secs Your -commerce business success will depend on how well you’re able to handle all of the responsibilities involved. A lot will be required, from manufacturing or sourcing your products to effective branding and marketing, shipping and logistics, customer service, and more. There’s a lot … Read more
3PL Providers: Who They Are and What They Do The order volume of start-up eCommerce businesses is often low, making it easily manageable through self-order fulfillment. On the other hand, scaling online stores often find it much more efficient to outsource the complete order fulfillment process to third-party logistics companies … Read more
Reading time: 3 min 7s The EU recently reached an agreement to extend the Brexit deadline to 31 January 2020. For the businesses importing or exporting to the UK or EU, specific changes can be expected. But you don’t have to wait until the disruption finally occurs. To avoid disruptions … Read more
When it comes to eCommerce shipping, the terms “fulfillment center” and “warehouse” are often interchanged and assumed to be the same. While both do share similarities, when broken down to specifics, they have their differences in terms of use cases, services, and operations. How Does a Fulfillment Center Differ from … Read more
Reading time: 3 min 45s China plays a key role in the global supply chain. Its place as a manufacturing hub means that businesses across the world and most especially, ecommerce and retail businesses are heavily reliant on it for their operations. What then happens when a global health crisis … Read more
Reading time: 3 min 11s How to Calculate Taxes and Duties for Importing Into UK E-commerce businesses and other individuals shipping goods into the UK should be clear about their taxes and duties liabilities. Although the thought of this tends to drive a lot of people crazy, calculating the … Read more
Reading time: 3 min 21s E-commerce business transactions tend to involve international shipments. But the goods being shipped across international borders need to be correctly identified and classified by the customs authority. This is why one needs to understand the HS and HTS codes as they play a significant role … Read more
