The 2023 holiday season began with uncertainty due to the harsh economic times, but it registered record spending. Larger discounts impacted customers' impulse buying and willingness to spend. Between the 1st and 27th of November, shoppers had already spent $109.3 billion online, a 7.3% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 2022. The following five categories made up
If you've tried to navigate the Amazon marketplace, you might have been left feeling overwhelmed and confused. It's the leading marketplace provider for small to midsized businesses, and it's a fantastic way to increase order volume and get your products seen by millions of people--but that scalability also introduces complexity for some eCommerce companies. Freestyle's
If you're not selling on Amazon or if your Amazon integration isn't working as efficiently as you'd like, you're missing out on one of the biggest eCommerce opportunities out there. With M.O.M. V12 and our Amazon Connector, you can: Connect One or Multiple Amazon stores to M.O.M. (Multichannel Order Manager), the Industry’s leading solution for
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As the dust settles on Cyber Week 2022, now is an excellent time to take stock of what happened and evaluate the success (or failure) of your eCommerce company's promotional activities during this vital buying season. With such a massive influx of online shoppers participating in holiday sales events over the last few days, it's
Union Workers Gain Representation For the very first time, Amazon has finally seen its union efforts realized. On April 1st, workers voted in favor of being represented by the Amazon Labor union with a vote of 2,654 to 2,131. These changes are going into effect for the workers working in Staten Island, New York, which
The eCommerce shipping war heats up further, and this time Amazon is turning the tables on FedEx after an announcement last year that FedEx would cancel their contract with the eCommerce giant. We’ve been covering the story as it emerges, and you can get up to speed on the history of the conflict with two
Should you care about catalogs? (YES!) Aren't they a thing of the past? (NO!) Did You Know that Amazon Just Mailed out a Toy Catalog? Yes, this year Amazon mailed toy and fashion catalogs. The question is...does this seem odd to Amazon’s millions of customers and competitors? Perhaps, but the fact is, this is the
It's not often that a market-leading disruptor has the tables turned on them, but that's what we saw this week when FedEx announced it's ending a lucrative package delivery contract with Amazon. It's always surprising when a corporation says no to millions in revenue from a “frenemy,” and it's even more surprising to see analysts
Courtesy Pixabay | Megan_Rexazin Currently, there are 45 states plus Washington D.C. in the U.S. that require businesses to charge and collect sales tax and file/remit sales tax returns. What should you do if you have sales tax nexus in a state? Read on for 5 steps to sales tax compliance. STEP 1