Despite a Slower Economy, Online Sales Continue Strong Growth

A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that despite a slower economy (and traditional in-store retail sales being significantly down) eCommerce retail sales are still growing at a strong pace.
The chart below shows estimated quarterly U.S. retail eCommerce sales as a percent of total quarterly retail sales from the 4th Quarter of 1999 [...]

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4 More Tips to Increase Online Sales

If you sell online (or anywhere else for that matter) you should always be looking for ways to sell more. The following tips can help you gain more sales from both existing and new customers with little to no out of pocket expense.

Clearly list all products and services your business offers on your website, even [...]

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Though Times Are Tough For Retail, Online Sales Still Growing

In today’s undeniably difficult economic climate, all businesses are cutting costs. Some are tempted to skimp on their investment in ecommerce, viewing it as a marketing expense rather than a line of business. That is a mistake. 
Online retail is growing at 12 times the rate of brick and mortar.
Internet Retailer has announced that online retail sales [...]

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Social media is just word of mouth advertising – the new back fence chat

Social media is being talked up everywhere as the newest thing in internet marketing, but it isn’t really new…  The only difference between online social media and old school word of mouth is the speed at which the word is spread. Modern social media allows you to grow your business faster through accelerated word of [...]

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Online shopping growing more than four times the rate of offline retail

Even with concerns about the economy, ecommerce sales growth is still higher than overall retail sales growth (which has been 6% at most over the past five to six years).

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