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Understanding Shopping Cart Abandonment

Posted on March 29, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Shopping cart abandonment is a HUGE problem that online retailers must address (see this post, for example). As Erin Lynch reports for Multichannel Merchant: “Shopping cart abandonment is a major E-commerce concern, especially when nearly 72% of Web site visitors … Continue reading →

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eBay’s New Fee Structure for Sellers

Posted on March 25, 2013 by bermanevansretail

In recent years, eBay has faced increasing competition from Amazon.com as the latter has added more new third-party sellers to its Web site. Now, eBay is introducing a new fee structure for its third-party sellers to encouage them to stay … Continue reading →

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Barcodes Come to Smartphones

Posted on March 21, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Until now, smartphones have not been able to accurately read product barcodes. This is about to change with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in April 2013. According to James Wester, writing for selfserviceworld.com: “As expected, the S4 will be … Continue reading →

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