Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now so integrated into the technology of things we use today, it’s a new definition for the word, “smart.” Smartphones, smart TVs, smart ...

Selling online is a profitable business model, but like any other enterprise, there are certain weaknesses within the system that carry risks of lost opportunity or ...

The answer is, it depends. The rates determining what Amazon ads cost are influenced by several different factors. In 2019, we reported on metrics for the amounts and ...

One of the most assured ways to scale up an e-commerce business is to offer your store’s products through multiple channels. And one of the most popular channels for ...

Nailing eCommerce logistics is one of the toughest problems you’ll face as an online retailer. As more and more fulfillment and logistics operations get automated ...

An industry that’s enjoying double-digit annual growth offers ample opportunities for e-commerce entrepreneurs to capture profits from rising B2B eCommerce sales. ...

When selling on Walmart Marketplace, you’ve got to get every detail exactly right. Because if you don’t, some of your product listings may fail to publish That’s why ...

As the e-commerce industry matures, online shoppers keep upping their expectations of what constitutes an ideal e-commerce user experience. Today we will show you 6 ...

In any e-commerce business, wise managers realize the need to constantly improve logistics. Knowing how to optimize inventory for e-commerce poses some significant ...

Why sell on Etsy with a WooCommerce store? Selling on Etsy with a WooCommerce store may not make sense if you’re starting as an Etsy-only seller, where they give you ...

What will be the effects of anti-tracking policies on ad retargeting channels for e-commerce merchants? It’s a little soon to say, but here’s how things are shaping up.

Already selling on Amazon, but switching to BigCommerce as your main e-commerce platform? Or already using BigCommerce and thinking of selling on Amazon? Here’s what you ...

For a seller, what’s the difference between Facebook Shops and Facebook Marketplace for Business?

The technology companies that comprise the GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon) don’t just dominate their own core industries. They’ve entered each other’s playing ...

We recently covered the topic of using Google Shopping ads with a BigCommerce store. Today, the focus is on Google’s other shopping-related service, Buy on Google, as it ...

In Part 1 of Content Marketing for E-Commerce, we talked about why content marketing for e-commerce is so important for certain types of businesses. (It’s not right for ...

What is content marketing for e-commerce? You’ve heard the term, but what is it, actually? The general definition of content marketing is the publication of online ...

Attracted to the idea of selling on eBay with your BigCommerce store? Read on for tips on what to know about integrating eBay with BigCommerce, and the best way to sync ...

Interested in selling on Google Shopping from a BigCommerce store? This is really all you need to know.

Live stream shopping combines live video content, two-way messaging, and what has until now been the critical missing link for e-merchants: the shopping cart.

Selling on Aliexpress with a BigCommerce store is easier than you might think. As one of the top three online consumer marketplaces on the planet, AliExpress draws ...

Today’s subject is a profile of Facebook PLAs (Product Listing Ads), which the company has now re-tooled to be known as Dynamic Product Ads, or DPAs. To avoid confusion ...

Offline marketing for e-commerce as a strategy isn’t that popular, but that may largely be the result of limited vision and a native preference for all things digital. ...

When it’s time to scale your Shopify store by expanding into other channels, selling on Walmart can be a smart strategy for fast sales growth. After all, it’s quickly ...

BigCommerce was one of the first adopters in social commerce. We’ve written before about the fast rise of social commerce, where products are purchased directly within a ...

Looking to connect your Magento 2 store to Walmart.com? It’s a rich opportunity: Walmart is a booming online marketplace with more than 35 million SKU’s and 7,000 ...

Thinking about getting a PIM (Product Information Management) system for your e-commerce business? If you want to sell on marketplaces, that’s a good move–and here’s why.

Some of your customers will always prefer their desktop for shopping, but a fast-growing number – especially the younger ones – are preferring to shop on their phones. ...

The number of sellers who use Shopify with AliExpress for dropshipping merchandise is growing, for good reason. As one of the world’s top three marketplaces and a ...

The recent news about the eBay andPayPal split marks the end of an era. Here is what you need to know about payment processing if you sell on eBay.

It’s a dog-eat-dog world in the online auction business. eBay, the world’s largest auction site, has been attracting entrepreneurial sellers for a couple of decades now. ...

Thinking of selling and hoping to beat your competition on Walmart.com? You’re not alone. Walmart has been swiftly growing the number of sellers on its e-commerce ...

Having great products to sell is just a start. Perfecting e-commerce fulfillment is the end game. Any time e-commerce fulfillment problems arise, it is a potential ...

Interested in selling your e-commerce business? If your Amazon FBA business is reaching the level of $1M in annual revenue, there may be an investment group ready to buy ...

As with everything else this Giant of the Internet does, when Google enters the e-commerce space it starts with a huge advantage. Advanced engineering, innovation, and ...

You’re busy selling on Amazon and everything has been humming along when suddenly a dreaded 4-digit error code appears, and your product feed grinds to a halt. If you ...

Brands that want to stay ahead of the competition are leveraging e-commerce media to increase engagement and conversion rates with shoppers. Here’s a brief review of the ...

Affiliate marketing – where publishers or niche influencers promote a brand’s products on the web or via social media — is a popular strategy for sellers of consumer ...

Big Commerce, one of our technology partners, has made a big announcement. A new BigCommerce integration with Walmart is now available to all qualified US merchants. ...

Assuming you’ve done your due diligence and decided that your brand is ready to start a DTC e-commerce channel, what specific strategies should you deploy to ensure that ...

Sell for free on Google? The news was already big but now it’s even bigger: the entire e-commerce ecosystem is now finally available for merchants to sell on Google for ...

For a lot of established consumer brands whose main sales channels have relied on wholesale distributors and brick-and-mortar retailers, the lure of selling through DTC ...

Dropshipping in 2021 can spell success if you know the changing landscape, choose the right products to sell, and avoid common mistakes. Here’s a guide to all of that.

Today’s Channel Partner Profile takes a look at how to sell on Houzz, the leading online marketplace for home remodeling, furniture, and decor. In fact, though, Houzz is ...

It’s not just for movies or gaming anymore. For many kinds of products ranging from machine tools to greeting cards, visualization tools for e-commerce can have a ...

What Is Multichannel Marketing for E-Commerce? Multichannel marketing refers to the use of three or more different marketing channels to engage prospects and customers ...

Are you selling children’s products and looking for ways to find and attract new customers?

Google Shopping and its Buy on Google feature represent a real powerhouse for e-commerce merchants who take the time to learn its ins and outs. This is no small feat, as ...

If you’ve been selling on Amazon but aren’t sure it’s a great fit or are wondering what else is out there, you can read here about some Amazon alternatives.

A Product Information Management (PIM) system) is already a must for most e-commerce sellers. They have seen widening use because, in their most basic form, they’re ...

Growing pains can be, well, a pain. Especially when it comes to your e-commerce platform. As your business grows more complex, with higher order volumes, different ...

The cost of transporting, accepting, restocking, or disposing of e-commerce returns to third-party sellers has always been a predictable loss factor, but the emerging ...

Have you found that you need to bring your physical stores online? You’re not alone. The retail industry is recognizing that COVID-19 has really just accelerated an ...

Even for small entrepreneurs, e-commerce email automation is now a must-have for your sales and marketing tech stack. At least, that is, if growing your business is your ...

What’s the best way to connect Netsuite to Amazon, eBay, or Google Shopping? Here are your options, along with some recommendations.

As this year’s holiday shopping season will undoubtedly take place mostly online, it’s more important than ever to prepare for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the entire ...

The best way to get an e-commerce sales funnel flowing well on Google Shopping is to understand how this new shopping service works from the consumer’s side. This means ...

With more than a hundred thousand Amazon orders moving through Shoppingfeed daily from our channel subscribers, we’ve learned a few things about what makes some more ...

We are writing a lot these days about Buy on Google, but that is because it represents the first big footprint in the next wave of e-commerce. In its own way, like many ...

Everyone loves a bargain, and a good many are willing to hunt for them. They start their searches for a product to see if they can find it first at a discounted price. ...

As part of our Channel Partner Profile series, today we’re introducing a channel for a niche market: a used electronics marketplace operating on a global scale. Here’s ...

Competition on Buy On Google is heating up as more and more merchants get signed to the program. Especially now with the new commission-free sales model, there are some ...

In the age of digital marketing and e-commerce, there are scores of different kinds of analytics available to measure progress and performance. For pure data nerds, they ...

The Coronavirus Pandemic is changing the face of traditional retail in dramatic ways. Some of those changes to physical stores will be temporary, such as in-store ...

Google Shopping is already wildly popular with consumers, who now know the “Buy on Google” brand as one of the quickest ways to search for and order a product. Whether ...

For any e-commerce merchant, store returns are a fact of life. There are things you can do to minimize the number of returns, but you can also leverage them as a way to ...

If you market and sell products through social media apps, then you’re already engaged in social commerce. If you don’t but are curious about this emerging powerhouse of ...

As it dives deeper into the world of e-commerce, Google is looking to become even more of an open platform with some major changes it just announced that are good news ...

Today we will talk about some general strategy for a problem that plagues every e-commerce merchant: how to reduce abandoned shopping carts.

Here you will learn some interesting key facts about the company, and which kinds of e-commerce sellers can benefit most from selling on Etsy.

In late July, Google made an announcement that is bound to give a good shake to the e-commerce world. The company is launching a new policy of letting U.S. retailers ...

More and more e-merchants are seeing huge opportunities for attracting new customers through Google Shopping. For those who’ve built their online stores on Magento 2, ...

In e-commerce, the most important business insights can come from analyzing the customer metrics that measure a business’ performance. If you take the time to collect, ...

Worried about removal from Amazon? That can be a costly event for any seller on the platform. Here’s how to avoid having it happen to you.

One thing is for sure: the e-commerce industry is never static. If you’re selling wares online, you need to have an eye on e-commerce trends and prepare to adapt to ...

Selling fashions online? A comparison shopping site will expose your brand to thousands of new customers who are ready right now to click “Buy.”

Growing Your E-Commerce Business? You’ll Need A PIM.

How to choose the right marketplace? This is a question a lot of e-commerce owners and managers are asking themselves today, as they look for ways to reach new customers.

The new Facebook Shop channel for e-commerce businesses is a tremendous opportunity for motivated sellers. Here we will walk you through you how to set up a Facebook ...

If you’re running your e-commerce business on Shopify and want to sell through multiple channels, the Shopify App Store gives you hundreds of choices. Choose carefully, ...

If you sell luxury items like clothing, shoes or accessories, home furnishings or anything with a Designer label, here are the best e-commerce channels for luxury brands.

If you want your products to be seen online by price-conscious shoppers, be aware that many of them are using shopping comparison engines to aid them in their search for ...

So, you’ve got a Shopify storefront–but PPC advertising will only get you so far when it comes to promoting brand awareness and attracting more shoppers. This is why ...

With more than 1.3 million active listings at any given time on eBay, how do you list a product that will stand out above all the rest? Here, we’ll show you how to ...

Magento 2, the newest version, is used by over 200,000 online stores around the world. Magento 2 was an overhaul designed to make the software more user-friendly and ...

Today we profile eBay, the world’s original and still-dominant auction site for resellers of all items new and used. This year, the company is celebrating 25 years in ...

The Coronavirus Effect is transforming consumer behavior everywhere. More than ever in the past, people are turning to e-commerce sellers to meet their everyday needs. ...

The market for “gently used” products goes way beyond your local resale shop. Sell them online and you’ll reach a whole world of buyers. Here are some of the best ...

The best retargeting platforms for e-commerce all have a common function: to track the user interests and behaviors of previous visitors to your storefront, then serve ...

If you have a brick-and-mortar business you may wonder about the usefulness of Google Local Inventory Ads (LIA’s), for social distancing purposes. With everything ...

We’re all familiar with UPC and barcodes that appear on the packaging of items you purchase in physical stores. But the numbers encoded in barcodes hold tremendous value ...

Even before the disruptive force of social distancing measures, the BOPIS retail model (“Buy Online, Pickup In Store”) was already becoming a popular way to to shop ...

Throughout the US, store-based brands and retailers are adapting to challenging times with new sales and marketing strategies for dealing with COVID-19. Here’s what some ...

Like every other industry, E-commerce is feeling the effects of the Coronavirus emergency. You may be wondering, what are the best ways to talk to customers about ...

The retail climate is spiraling in the time of Coronavirus. Many retailers are facing existential challenges. Doors have closed. Employees have been laid off or ...

Google Local Inventory Ads are becoming the perfect solution for omnichannel retailers. In today’s world, many in-store purchases begin online, and more and more ...

To become a value destination offering community, content and engagement from customers, a clunky CMS system is woefully inadequate for a lot of brands pushing a new ...

In our last post, we talked about the importance of being precise with category matching. Today, the subject is how to optimize product titles.

On marketplace sites like eBay, Amazon and Google Shopping, it is essential that category matching for products be done correctly. Categories help buyers find your ...

When Facebook Marketplace was first launched in 2016, it was only available as a peer-to-peer shopping marketplace. Many sellers still aren’t aware that Facebook ...

It is obvious on its face that consumers strongly prefer to buy products online if the vendor offers free shipping. The usual way that e-merchants opt to offer free ...

Before we get into tips on how to optimize product listings for voice search, let’s take a quick look at why it’s essential to do it starting now.

One shift in strategy can make all the difference.

Rules make your system hum by itself.

E-commerce merchants are used to it being a fact of life that they have to master multiple software apps, from ERP or CMS systems and payment processing systems to ...

E-commerce pricing psychology is one of those tricky things that every e-merchant struggles and experiments with over time. We recently encountered a huge resource on ...

The tantalizing growth rate of B2B e-commerce is pretty compelling. As of 2019, the global B2B eCommerce market was valued at $12.2 trillion. In terms of revenue, that’s ...

Just a few years ago, a headline like this wouldn’t have even made sense to a lot of people. But the fast-changing world of consumer electronics technology has yet again ...

“Channel” is a popular term in business. But what exactly is the definition of a “channel” as used in the world of e-commerce?

“If you’re not growing, you’re dying.”

Learn all about Walmart.com, the online marketplace extension of the famous retailer, in this Shoppingfeed Channel Partner Profile.

In working with so many sellers and brands over the years, we find there are still a lot of persistent myths about selling on Amazon in general. Most of those are myths ...

We are doing something a little different with today’s blog, in order to tell Shoppingfeed users about a way to simplify the way you sell products in multiple countries, ...

Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe, after years of reconnaissance and strategic planning. As a global e-commerce marketplace, Alibaba’s AliExpress still lags ...

Whether you are new to selling on eBay, or just want to boost your performance on the platform, we’ve compiled a list of power-boosting tips from our Help Center to give ...

In our last report on the e-commerce payment processing wars, we talked about the new Visa Checkout feature that offers one-click buying power to consumers shopping ...

Sometimes you will see an online fashion store doing spectacularly better than others, even in the same niche. The reason is often that many store owners don’t think ...

In the battle for the Buy Box, whoever has the lowest price will win. But many can’t do it without some help. Most of the highest-grossing Amazon sellers are looking for ...

Rakuten is a highly popular membership-based marketplace originating from Japan. It holds 4th place among the global online marketplaces, just behind Amazon, Ebay and ...

Besides questions about e-commerce strategy in general, another question we frequently see asked is about which are the best e-commerce marketing tools.

Some of the most frequently asked questions we get from e-merchants are about e-commerce strategy.

Unless you spent the last 30 years in a cave, you’ve probably heard of the seminal business management book by Stephen R. Covey, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective ...

This article finishes our series on fragmented e-commerce and online shopping behaviors.

Based on observations we’ve been making at Shoppingfeed over the past year about emerging trends in e-commerce, we’ve seen some of those beginning to take hold already. ...

In Part 1 in this series, we talked about fragmented e-commerce shopping behaviors generally, and how e-merchants have to flow with the ongoing and emerging preferences ...

Is the fragmentation of online shopping an anomaly or the new normal? Our first post in a three-part series focuses on how to apply an ageless merchandising principle to ...

When it comes to toys, Amazon sees the power of going offline. For the second year in a row, it’s issued an old-fashioned paper catalog that comes in the mail. This ...

“Curating the world’s finest merchants for new and pre-owned luxury.” This is Reebonz’ tag line, and it’s enticing. Got a line on wholesale, authentic luxury items? Do ...

Google Manufacturer Center (GMfC) is the company’s newest tool for Brands to gain tighter control over their product listings in ecommerce. In the last article, we went ...

In case you hadn’t noticed, Google is going all-in on capturing as much of the online retailing business as it can. It’s leveraging the vast powers of its search tools ...

This is a frequent question asked by e-tailers. E-commerce conversion rate goals vary depending on whether you’re a brand selling your own products, or a multi-brand ...

The platforming of the buying experience continues. Inspired by Amazon’s “Buy Now” button, in the last several years all of the GAFA players have been getting in on the ...

After a merchant has achieved the milestones of $15K/month, $30K/month and $60K/month, there’s one more milestone we’ll show how to attain. Here is the profile of ...

After $15K/month and $30K/month, let’s look at how to double the revenue goal and break through to revenues of $60K/month in your online store.

This is the continuation of our series of articles on merchant profiles according to the level of turnover reached. Today, we’ll analyze what a $30K/month online store ...

At Shoppingfeed, we talk every day with customers about their business. These are e-merchants of all sizes, and we’ve learned a lot from them about the various ways they ...

In the rapidly heating battle between Walmart vs Amazon (aka Godzilla vs King Kong), Walmart has arisen from a long slumber and is starting to gain the advantage over ...

In buying Honey, PayPal is making a bold Ecommerce play, going beyond the checkout page itself to compete in all the places people go to discover, browse, get inspired ...

Fully optimized Shopify feeds are essential for performing well on all the major channels and marketplaces. But, should you use Shopify’s integrated, in-app channels, or ...

How to optimize an online shop is a big question–mainly, “Optimize for what?” To refine the question, “optimize” needs its own predicate. Fill in the blank from the list ...

Kelkoo is a UK-based shopping comparison service that’s recently expanded to the U.S. market. Kelkoo is one of Shoppingfeed’s selling partners and comes with 20 years of ...

In Part 2 of this series, we introduce four more of the best channels for Ecommerce marketing: Google Local Inventory Ads, Social Media Ads, the newer trend in Social ...

You’ve planned your discounts and promotions, but is your online store ready from an operations standpoint? Read these 10 tips to make sure you’re prepared to sell on ...

If you sell products online, identifying the best channels for e-commerce is the fastest ticket to growing sales in your stores. This two-part series will give you a ...

An online ad strategy that goes beyond Google Ads can be a smart move for many sellers. Here’s why you should consider expanding your reach, and how to sell with Bing ...

The Shoppingfeed development headquarters has been buzzing with energy this past year. We’ve undertaken a complete overhaul of our product tagging system, using Product ...

Looking for the best online marketplaces to sell niche products? Today, if you’re an e-merchant, there are over 100 online marketplaces across the globe to choose from ...

Keeping your product data feed clean and optimized is a critical technical aspect to running any eCommerce business. Sloppy product titles and descriptions will turn off ...

A new study forecasts that by 2022, worldwide consumer spending on eCommerce will reach $14.7T (yes, that’s right, Trillion) a jump of 60% over 2018, which saw $9.2 ...

The new, rapidly expanding Google Shopping marketplace is presenting a world of opportunities for smart merchants who become early adopters and follow all the rules. ...

The newest version of the Google Shopping platform is going to be a real e-commerce game-changer, just in time for the 2019 holiday shopping season.

The last feed software we will look at in this series about feed software is Shoppingfeed vs Channel Advisor.

Part 2 of our series comparing product feed software platforms will focus on a different competitor’s product: GoDataFeed.

This article is Part 1 of a series comparing how our feed software works vs certain other providers who compete in the same space. Each part of the series will focus on ...

One is a vendor marketplace with fixed prices; the other is more like an online flea market. But is that really true anymore? Here are the real differences in Amazon vs ...

Amazon Product Title Basics The Amazon product title is the first impression the customer has with the product and a big factor that Amazon’s A9 search algorithm relies ...

If you want your product to stand out among the > 500 million products sold, the contents of your Amazon product page must be close to perfection. Here is some of the ...

Give employee feedback to your online sales and operations teams to achieve overall success. Here are nine tips on the right ways to do it.

To understand how to cash in on Gen Z shopping habits, a merchant needs to understand both the psyche of this generation’s buyer persona, as well as their actual ...

There is plenty you can do to rank your products higher in Amazon’s organic search results. Here are some lesser-known Amazon SEO tricks to rise to the top.

Looking for marketplaces to sell home products online? Even if they already have their own Shopify store, many sellers choose to sell through marketplaces (like Amazon ...

Ever wonder how Amazon ads work, and if they might be a good bet for your business? Here’s some info to help you decide.

Amazon’s Prime Day results – 2019 edition- just keep getting better. The company announced that Prime Day 2019 was “once again the largest shopping event in Amazon ...

If you’re an e-commerce merchant looking for a top marketing channel for your products, you’ll want to learn how to sell on Instagram. Today, more than 90 million ...

Pinterest has come out with some great tools and features that will help your products get found by motivated shoppers. Here’s how to sell on Pinterest like a pro.

Uncertainty about changes in Amazon’s Vendor Central operations is the main reason why brands are shifting strategies for Amazon.

The action in Buy on Google for sellers is about to get a lot hotter. The company’s venture into Amazon territory is premised on a business model built on transaction ...

The growth in new online marketplaces throughout the world is no surprise. Though Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Etsy still dominate in most of the developed world ...

There can be many secrets to Shopify success, and no single factor stands out. But of all the reasons, knowing what NOT to do can help as much as anything else.

Today, we’re comparing Amazon Seller Central vs Vendor Central. If you’re currently selling on Amazon, you most likely started on Seller Central, which is the main entry ...

E-commerce in general and online marketplaces in particular have gobbled a giant share of retail consumption, eating steadily into sales at brick-and-mortar stores. ...

Mobile to Store shopping is the next big thing in e-commerce for brick and mortar stores. Google Local Inventory Ads enable merchants to capture more localized buyers ...

We lift the veil on Amazon’s search algorithm to analyze which ranking factors matter most and offer some solid tips for ranking on Amazon.

Voice Assisted Shopping has arrived, with some big e-tailers already jumping in. Here’s what you need to know now about its potential, and how to prepare.

Excel is a wonderful tool, but not necessarily the best choice for building a product database. There are a lot of limitations with it that can limit your success as an ...

Rule No. 1: Know the Rules If you want to maximize your Amazon sales potential, you need to know the rules of the game. The best Amazon sales strategy uses keywords and ...

Voice shopping has arrived, and consumers are starting to latch on. Here is a review of the various ways shoppers can use their connected devices to shop by voice and ...

The ultraconvenient, frictionless buying experience made famous by Amazon is launching some Amazon alternatives from other industry giants eager to monetize more than ad ...

For e-commerce tech stacks, two vital pieces of technology working together can grow your sales volumes by ensuring a great customer experience, regardless of where ...

Buy on Google is a powerful new buying platform integrated with Google’s other products, aimed at capturing buyer data and steering new business to participating ...

When does it make sense to switch from a CMS vs ERP for e-commerce businesses? Here’s a review of both types of systems, and how far you can go with each.

People are starting to discover they can shop quickly for familiar products using Google voice commands on their phone or Home device. Once you learn how to sell with ...

In 2018, Instagram introduced Instagram Shopping, which allows online brands and merchants to apply product tags within their posts. Here’s the scoop.

When you combine the exposure and easy sale captures you get from Google Shopping Actions with the seamless automations of Shoppingfeed, sales take off. We explain why.

Buy on Google is a game-changer for e-tailers, and a must-have to stay competitive. Here we analyze how to come out on top in Google’s ever-evolving shopping ecosystem.

Don’t want to pay the extra fees for the convenience of Oberlo or AliBaba dropshipping services? Here is a host of strategies for finding dropshippers on your own, plus ...