If you are using Magento for your website and ship via USPS, you will want to read this. USPS is changing the names of a few shipping options in their API. You will need to apply a patch to ensure that USPS Priority and Express mail continue to work after July 28th 2013. Patch Needed […]
Back To School Shopping Trends From PriceGrabber Survey [Infographic]
PriceGrabber released this infographic which is based on data from their recent survey of over 2,000 online shopping consumers. The outlook for the back-to-school shopping season remains positive. With unemployment rate dropping from 8.2 percent in June, 2012 to its current rate of 7.6 percent, shoppers are more inclined to spend than they were in the […]
Linn Systems Announces New Pricing & iOS Dashboard For LinnWorks
Linn Systems, the company behind the popular eCommerce management software LinnWorks, just announced some impressive company milestones. LinnWorks bills itself as an “All-in-one multi channel eCommerce software for businesses of all types and sizes.” Which basically means they provide synchronization services between all the different channels you sell your products on as well as order management. […]
OpenCart Releases v1.5.6, Adds Amazon Checkout, PayPal Checkout Express & Recurring Subscriptions
OpenCart just released their first update, v1.5.6, since January. This update adds a few new payment options which were previously not available in OpenCart. Some of the new options include integration with Amazon Checkout and PayPal Checkout Express. In addition, they have added the ability to set up and accept recurring payments. This feature is great […]
Send Your Customers Away – Get It Near Me™
You probably read the title twice.. Why would you want to send your customers away? Forbes has an article discussing a new program from Wayfair, called Get It Near Me™, which allows local brick and mortar stores to advertise on Wayfair.com. They figure that if you’re not buying from them, they may as well make […]
DIY and Home Décor Shoppers Demand Fast, User-Friendly Site Search
This post was written by Geoff Brash, a co-founder of SLI Systems which provides full-service site search, navigation, merchandising, and user-generated SEO. Our learning-based technology improves the user experience for eCommerce and publishing sites. Is there anything people won’t buy online these days? Sofas and even major appliances now have their place in the e-commerce universe, which […]
Smartphones & Tablets Have Changed The Way We Shop [Infographic]
Google Think release a very cool databoard that allows you to create quick datapoints in graphical format. I used the tool to create an infographic on Mobile Shopping. Enjoy!
4 Years of eCommerceCircle
I posted the first post on eCommerceCircle 4 years ago. Here is a list of the major changes in the eCommerce industry from the past 4 years: Google Shopping is no longer free Google Adwords launched Product Listing Ads (PLAs) eBay purchased the Magento shopping cart platform Bing Cashback shut down (remember that?) Microsoft adCenter […]
Mobile Shopping Trends Increasingly Influenced By Older Consumers This Holiday Season – And Beyond
This post was written by Terry Costa, Vice President of Marketing, SLI Systems. As VP of marketing, Terry Costa is responsible for SLI Systems’ global marketing efforts as well as for driving growth of SLI’s search technology and services in the e-commerce and publishing industries. We know that more and more holiday shoppers are doing their gift […]