Holiday Season Tips for Retailers

Freestyle’s Holiday 2020 eCommerce Sales Recap

The eCommerce Holiday sales season turned out to be even better than we expected. Here is just one startling statistic... Amazon delivered $1.5B packages during the 2020 holiday season. To accommodate this, the eComm giant offered a staggering $2.5B in bonuses and incentives for their employees. They also committed a whopping $18B to help grow partner

By Jim Cahill|2021-01-13T11:26:52-05:00January 13th, 2021|eCommerce, retail holiday season, Uncategorized|Comments Off

What Did Black Friday 2020 and Cyber Week Teach Us?

The results are in: eCommerce brands are off to a great start of the official holiday sales season. Adobe Analytics reports that online spending rose 22 percent, but unfortunately for brick and mortar retailers, their sales fell a whopping 52%. While a drop in in-store sales was not unexpected due to the continuing impact of

By Jim Cahill|2020-12-10T12:38:06-05:00December 11th, 2020|retail holiday season, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Holiday Retail Predictions 2020

Welcome news for eCommerce brands: the 2020 Holiday Retail Season has started. And by all accounts, it should be a great one. This is great news for brands buffeted by what has been a tough and unpredictable year. If you haven't noticed that your inbox has been hit by a blizzard of Black Friday sales

By Jim Cahill|2020-11-23T15:44:29-05:00November 23rd, 2020|retail holiday season|Comments Off

TBT: Holiday Sales Mistakes – Boom or Bust?

For many consumers, the holidays sales are the big win of the season. For them, it's all about the deals. But you don't want to let a great deal get in the way of your overall profit. Ready to learn how you can put promotions into place that won't eat away at your bottom line?

By Jim Cahill|2020-11-19T12:37:03-05:00November 19th, 2020|retail holiday season|Comments Off

2019 Holiday Shopping Dates [INFOGRAPHIC]

The holidays are here! This week kicks off the first of several eCommerce events you don't want to miss out on. Take note of the shopping days shoppers wait all year for. Are you ready? Questions about how to up your eCommerce game in 2020? Learn more about Freestyle Solutions and M.O.M. - Mutlichannel

By Jim Cahill|2019-11-25T14:55:24-05:00November 25th, 2019|retail holiday season|Comments Off

TBT: How to Protect Yourself Against Phishing Scams

The holidays are notoriously busy - inboxes fill with can't-be-beat-sales and temptations galore. But there's likely another type of email that may be flooding your inbox. This year, don't be scammed by what's known as a phishing email. Cyber criminals send these emails in an attempt to infect computers with Malware allowing them to gain

By Jim Cahill|2023-03-15T06:48:12-04:00November 21st, 2019|retail holiday season, Security|Comments Off

The Ultimate Cyber Monday Checklist – Are You Ready?

We're officially in the throws of eCommerce holiday sales season, so we thought we'd provide some final thoughts to help you finish getting ready. Check out a few of the articles we love this year - give them a quick read to tie up all of those troubling loose eCommerce holiday ends. Our favorite

By Jim Cahill|2019-11-19T14:19:03-05:00November 19th, 2019|retail holiday season, Uncategorized|Comments Off

#TBT: 5 Insanely Easy Ways to Survive Holiday Returns

This week's #TBT touches on the dreaded holiday returns. If not prepared, returns after the holiday season can be a hassle and a headache for eCommerce brands (and brick and mortars, too). Learn how to get a working system in place so you can come out ahead after all those returns start piling in. Learn

By Jim Cahill|2019-11-15T15:24:01-05:00November 14th, 2019|retail holiday season|Comments Off

#TBT – 3 Order Entry Essentials You Need to Know

The busy holiday season isn't a time to experiment with order entry practices that may or may not work. Save yourself time and money with the top three order entry essentials that have proven effective time and again. Take a look at this week's Throw Back Thursday, where we revisit a blog on how

By Jim Cahill|2019-11-20T16:36:12-05:00October 10th, 2019|eCommerce, Fulfillment, Order Management System, retail holiday season|0 Comments

FedEx Surprises Amazon with Contract Cancellation

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

By Jim Cahill|2019-11-05T14:47:51-05:00June 13th, 2019|Amazon, retail holiday season, Shipping News|0 Comments