Archive for 2021
5 Product Information Management Best Practices for eCommerce Success
Content can make or break your eCommerce site. You already know that the customer experience is everything in sales. Offer a positive experience for your customer, and they’ll come back for more. Offer anything less, and you won’t just lose sales– you might end up with negative reviews that impact your bottom line. What separates…
Read MoreBackyard Expressions Boosts Order Accuracy and Speed at Scale across EDI, Amazon, and Shopify
For more than two decades, Backyard Expressions has been in the business of connecting people with their outdoor spaces through high-quality patio furniture and other outdoor items. Until about five years ago, the company mainly sold its products in physical retail stores and through their own website. As consumer leanings toward eCommerce skyrocketed and expectations…
Read MoreHow to Become a Better Drop Ship Supplier
Drop shipping has seen exponential growth in recent years. According to Grand View Research, the global drop shipping market was valued at $149.4 billion in 2020, and it’s expected to grow to $557.9 billion by 2025. That’s a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.8%, which is huge. What does that mean to you as…
Read More5 Ways to Get Your Supply Chain Ready to Go Back to School
New notebooks. Blue and black pens. Calendars, organizers, backpacks, laptops, and perhaps most importantly, the first day outfit. Parents and students alike are thinking about all the things they’ll need for the start of the school year. With a looming deadline and plenty to do, it’s no wonder that the back-to-school sales season is one…
Read MoreRon’s Thoughts: eCommerce Drop Shipping for Furniture Retail
In my last blog, I talked about why furniture retailers need eCommerce stores. Today, we’ll talk about the next step: drop shipping. Once your eCommerce storefront is generating orders, adding drop shipping can help your business gain efficiencies. With drop shipping, you have the ability to provide more product to the customer, without having to…
Read MoreMasterfit Enterprises Finds Open Slopes with Integrated EDI
If you’ve ever dealt with ankle or foot pain while shredding powder on a snowcapped mountain, you know how important it is to have boots that fit right. Any little bit of discomfort can compound into a bigger problem when you’re wearing rigid snowboard or ski boots. That’s where Masterfit Enterprises comes in. Masterfit Enterprises…
Read MoreWhy You Need Better Inventory Visibility
To meet customer demands and stay competitive in a world where expectations for product availability and delivery speed continue to rise, every link along the supply chain has to operate efficiently. From warehouse management to order fulfillment to juggling multiple channels, there are often countless points in a single product’s journey where eliminating errors and…
Read MoreRon’s Thoughts: Is This the Year You Start Selling Online?
Since the beginning of selling furniture online, there’s been a there’s a large group of people saying you can’t sell furniture online. In fact, when eCommerce first started, I would get comments from retailers, saying “I hope this will go away.” “What will go away?” “This whole internet thing.” Not only did it not go…
Read MoreWhy You Need a B2C-Style B2B eCommerce Store
The generation that grew up with the internet now wields more purchasing power in the business world than ever before. While B2B and B2C channels are both unique, the line between them is becoming increasingly blurred. Today, many millennial leaders look for B2B shopping experiences that parallel Amazon’s B2C journey, complete with single-click reorder and…
Read MoreLuxury Linen Manufacturer Makes Silky Smooth ERP Transition
Frette is an internationally renowned textile brand with a history that goes back to 1860. Headquartered in Monza, Italy, the company sells to luxury hotels, fine retailers, and directly to individuals through boutiques and online channels. Frette’s rich heritage includes creating fabrics for the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and providing linens for…
Read More5 Ways to Get Ready for Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest annual online sales. Since its debut in 2015, the event has offered massive deals for Prime customers worldwide. Shoppers bought between 250 million to 300 million items in recent years, making it an ideal opportunity for stores to maximize sales. Amazon sellers can use Prime Day to…
Read MoreZero to Hero: Winning in Volatile Markets with QuickBooks and TrueCommerce Combo
Coming up with a product idea from scratch, building a company and launching it is not for the faint of heart. Crossing the chasm and building on the successful start to expand market share is no small feat either. Having a nimble integrated system that helps an emerging company connect with trading partners is a…
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