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When online merchants become Main Street stores. In recent years, the drumbeat about the end of the classic retail — a physical store with actual human beings inside — has only grown louder. Surely in this era of technology and convenience, many experts opine, consumers will only continue to turn away from actually leaving the comfort of their homes to shop. When getting to the world’s biggest mall is as easy as opening an Internet browser, the chances of getting someone to visit a shop will only decrease…
If brick-and-mortar retail can flourish, the key could be dreaming big. Just outside Met Life Stadium, home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets, a long-awaited retail development is making steady progress towards completion. And within its vast space, the future of the shopper experience is apparent. While not every store will be housed within a complex of nearly five million square feet, the touchstones that motivate consumers are not as different as you might imagine…
The GS1 and the supply chain. As soon as you start selling your products to major retailers, you’ll need to create unique identifiers for your products. It doesn’t matter if your products are sold at physical locations or online, your trading partners want to be able scan and immediately identify them. You'll need a GS1, but maybe you're wondering: what is a GS1?…
What is EDI Outsourcing? EDI outsourcing is contracting with a third-party to manage EDI transactions between suppliers and trading partners. EDI means Electronic Data Interchange and SaaS EDI providers offer software applications to ensure suppliers stay compliant with the EDI requirements of retailers. Learn more about what EDI is…
Online or brick-and-mortar, providing a first-rate experience still matters. Even as sales from digital channels continue to grow, it’s worth remembering that people are not simply blips on an analytics chart. They’re emotional, not completely rational beings and whether online or in a store, smart brands are working hard to figure out how to connect with them. Just as importantly, they’re working to make sure that consumers find it easy to do business with them…
Every Supplier Should Know If you want to keep up with the always changing retail landscape, you can’t be light on the lingo. (Pun intended. You don’t want to be light on our Lingo software either.) As retailers search for ways to stay relevant and drive sales, new terminology emerges…
A solid relationship with Nordstrom starts with first-rate EDI. Like most retailers, Nordstrom has its own specifications when it comes staying EDI-compliant. They are not necessarily more onerous than any other store but they do require a certain level of expertise…
Do you go straight to Walmart Marketplace? Or hop on Jet? The path to successful online retailing does, for many, start with Amazon. But it doesn’t end there. As dominant as the Seattle-based company may be — 92% of online shoppers say they have made at least one purchase on Amazon — there are other online marketplaces with customers you don’t want to ignore as you seek to grow sales and increase revenue…
ENGLEWOOD, NJ, August 14, 2018 — eZCom Software continues to introduce new features and products for seamless order management, and today it is announcing the release of the first RESTful API for EDI…
The Battle for Your eCommerce Store. While they are hardly the only players in the space, Magento and Shopify may have the most buzz among eCommerce platforms…