What does it cost you to stockout on Amazon?
Cost of going out of stock on amazon

What does it cost you to stockout on Amazon?

Inventory, inventory, inventory… A few units here, a couple more there, save a few for my business website… some on Ebay… back fill a little more on Amazon and voila… all my selling channels have stock and are ready for a weekend of sales. I hope I allocated the limited quantities correctly, but hey – …

Will eBay survive its midlife crisis?

Will eBay survive its midlife crisis?

Once upon a time, eBay was the go-to marketplace which  empowered people to start their own enterprises. As a unique peer-to-peer selling platform that inspired fierce loyalty, it revolutionised the small business sector. But where is it heading now? eBay’s auction format allowed it to carve out a unique take on online selling and an extremely profitable …

Shoppers will feel the online love this Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day

Shoppers will feel the online love this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is set to deliver a welcome boost for sellers. Sales are expected to reach record highs of  $18.7 billion in the US and £1.6 billion in the UK. A new poll by the National Retail Federation reveals that 30% of buyers plan to shop online. According to CEO Matthew Shay, ‘’consumers are in a …

5 eCommerce trends that will impact sellers in 2016
Selling consumables online

5 eCommerce trends that will impact sellers in 2016

Whether it’s introducing a new product range, attracting new customers or increasing sales, each year brings a new set of challenges for sellers. With global eCommerce sales expected to reach a staggering 1 trillion USD, we examine some key changes in customer preferences and behavior that could impact your business this year. To understand how …

Meet customer expectations during holidays
Customer Support while on holiday

Meet customer expectations during holidays

Should you switch off customer support completely over the holidays? Unfortunately there isn’t an ‘open and closed’ sign you can just flip for your online store. But there are ways to manage your customer support so you can keep your customers happy and enjoy the break. Customer support issues continue to crop up over the …

5 ways to protect your margins over Black Friday week

5 ways to protect your margins over Black Friday week

Black Friday, do you love it, loathe it or just avoid it? Maybe you’re a little fed up with the hype, which seems to move up another notch every year. However you feel about the busiest shopping time of the year, it’s mainstream, it’s here again and it’s more important than ever for online sellers. …

Limitless: eCommerce translation tools help you sell internationally
Language translation tools

Limitless: eCommerce translation tools help you sell internationally

“Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country.” – Italo Calvino, Italian journalist & author.  There are 6,500 languages spoken in the world today. Mandarin Chinese is the most common with over 1.2 billion speakers, followed by Spanish at 414 million, English at 335 million and Hindi with around 260 million …