It’s going to be a record-breaking year in online sales again this holiday season. From research to purchase, most of the customer journey will be online. Online shopping has greatly exceeded expectations in recent years, and those who are new to shopping online are expected to embrace it permanently. 8 Things to do Online to […]
Online sellers, be they individuals or larger companies, sometimes reject drop-shipped order fulfillment because they’re concerned about the management of returns. It’s becoming easier to process returned merchandise, as both the suppliers and sellers work towards simplifying the process. At this point, it’s not much more convoluted than handling returns from direct-to-consumer sales.
The POD industry is undergoing a major transformation, driven by AI, automation, and on-demand manufacturing, while sustainability and digital workflows are now essential for success.
Drop shipping is a simple enough concept. You make arrangements with a wholesale supplier, manufacturer or distributor to sell their products direct online, as opposed to having an inventory of products in your physical location. You can offer these products on your own website, or via online auctions like eBay, or through a sellers’ market […]
There are countless opportunities to sell custom products online. Whether it’s a funny t-shirt, a magazine, or a phone case sporting your original artwork, the demand can be consistently high for anything remotely original. You can have a third party apply your own original designs to a wide range of products, but it will mean […]
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day and the entire holiday season can be a challenge, especially when you aren’t sure what to expect. Fourth quarter online transactions are expected to skyrocket this year, but how will it impact your sales specifically?
It can be frustrating to track down Canadian dropshipping companies. Most Canadian retailers and wholesalers haven’t caught on to the opportunity, or they dismissed it long before it was the feasible fulfillment option it is today. International companies that serve Canadian sellers are much more plentiful.
“Every October, the virtual aisles of Amazon transform into a Halloween wonderland, with design tricks that are as potent as a witch’s brew,” says Jason Adler, a senior software engineer at Repocket. It’s clear that Amazon’s mastery in leveraging festive periods, particularly Halloween, has become an exemplar in digital marketing and e-commerce strategy says JungleScout. […]
One of the most time & resource-consuming parts of online retail is order fulfillment. From inventory to shipping to quality control, it can be expensive and overwhelming to do it yourself. In fact, outsourcing fulfillment is inevitable for many Canadian ecommerce businesses as they manage growth.
Offering subscription options to shoppers is a newer, direct-to-consumer ecommerce model that revolves around recurring deliveries. In short, products are automatically sent to customers at certain time intervals (usually at a discount). It could be recurring orders for individual products, consumables, or surprise subscription boxes.
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