online sales

Online Holiday Shopping Insights & Trends to Consider for 2019

Online Holiday Shopping Insights & Trends to Consider for 2019

While Thanksgiving 2019 is a couple of months away, the competition for holiday revenue is already underway. Consumer confidence is high and with 76% of consumers preferring to purchase gifts online last year, digital shopping will continue to be a competitive market across all industries.

How a Young E-commerce Site Can Project Trustworthiness

How a Young E-commerce Site Can Project Trustworthiness

Launching a new online store is only the beginning. One of your first goals after launch is to begin establishing the trustworthiness of your e-commerce site. It is difficult for visitors to your site to gauge the quality of your offerings when they have no product or customer service reviews to look at.

Should You Sell through Marketplaces or Your Website? Why Not Both?

Should You Sell through Marketplaces or Your Website? Why Not Both?

To be successful, you need to maintain a sell anywhere and everywhere attitude. The number of online purchases continues to grow every year.  E-commerce saw 2.3 trillion dollars in sales in 2017 and is predicted to exceed 4 trillion dollars by 2021. Some businesses rely on sales made through large online marketplaces, others depend solely on their website’s e-commerce ability. Let’s look at the advantages and challenges of both.

The State Sales Tax Rules Have Changed for eCommerce

The State Sales Tax Rules Have Changed for eCommerce

The recent case before the U.S. Supreme Court was South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al. in which the State of South Dakota was seeking to collect sales tax from all online transactions, even for businesses without a physical presence in the state. Prior U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 1967 and 1992 only allowed such taxes to be collected on sales from businesses with a physical presence in a given state.