EBU 422 Archives - EcommerceBytes https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/ebu-422/ Ecommerce Industry News Sun, 13 Jan 2019 22:03:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif EBU 422 Archives - EcommerceBytes https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/ebu-422/ 32 32 From the Editor – January 13, 2019 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/from-the-editor-january-13-2019/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:59:50 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12517 After tallying your nominations, the voting is now open for the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards. My favorite part is the comments section where sellers provide an insider’s look and detail the pros and cons of each venue on which they Read more]]> EcommerceBytes Online Selling Trends 2019: Back to Basics https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/ecommercebytes-online-selling-trends-2019-back-to-basics/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:58:38 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12485 What can you expect for your ecommerce business in 2019? The responses from this year’s participants in EcommerceBytes “Online Selling Trends” feature indicate this will be a year for dealing with the basics. It wasn’t that long ago that terms Read more]]> Diversification and Expansion Beyond Marketplaces https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/diversification-and-expansion-beyond-marketplaces/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:57:15 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12472 Abby Glassenberg is a designer, author, blogger at WhileSheNaps.com, and co-founder of the Craft Industry Alliance. She discusses diversification and expansion beyond marketplaces in Part 1 of EcommerceBytes Online Selling Trends 2019. Heading into 2019 creative small businesses should be Read more]]> New Sales Tax Obligations https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/new-sales-tax-obligations/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:56:42 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12475 Barbara Weltman is President of Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc., a source for tax, legal, and financial information specially developed for small businesses and independent entrepreneurs and is author of J.K. Lasser’s Small Business Taxes 2019 and Tweeter Extraordinaire. Read more]]> An Increase in Returns Combined with High Demand for Used Goods https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/an-increase-in-returns-combined-with-high-demand-for-used-goods/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/an-increase-in-returns-combined-with-high-demand-for-used-goods/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:55:25 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12487 Jen Wehrmaker is Vice President of Marketing at B-Stock Solutions and former marketing executive at some big ecommerce names, including PayPal, eBay, and GoDaddy. She discusses how merchants can expoit the growing trend of increasing returns combined with high demand Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/an-increase-in-returns-combined-with-high-demand-for-used-goods/feed/ 1 Major Changes in USPS Rate Structure, Adoption of Voice Technology https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/major-changes-in-usps-rate-structure-adoption-of-voice-technology/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:54:16 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12489 Chris Vaughn is Vice President of Marketing at ShippingEasy, which provides a simple online shipping app for online sellers with optimized USPS postage rates and the ability to plug in existing UPS/FedEx accounts along with real-time integration into ecommerce platforms. Read more]]> Retail Convergence Accompanied by Tax Complexities https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/retail-convergence-accompanied-by-tax-complexities/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:53:38 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12491 Greg Chapman is Senior Vice President of Avalara, which offers multi-channel merchants solutions for automated tax calculations, easy returns preparation, and integrated document management; former Amazon executive. He discusses retail convergence along with growing tax complexities in Part 5 of Read more]]> Increasing Cost and Complexity of Parcel Shipping https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/increasing-cost-and-complexity-of-parcel-shipping/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:52:55 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12493 Chris Jones is Executive Vice President of Marketing & Services at logistics firm Descartes whose offerings include diverse ecommerce solutions such as warehouse management, along with the ShipRush shipping solution familiar to many small-and medium-sized merchants. He discusses the increasing Read more]]> Artificial Intelligence “Glass Box,” In-Store Personalization https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/artificial-intelligence-glass-box-in-store-personalization/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:51:21 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12495 Nikki Baird is Vice President of Retail Innovation at Aptos, a retail enterprise solution provider, as well co-founder of Retail Systems Research and a former analyst at Forrester Research. She discusses advancements in Artificial Intelligence that will help retailers ensure Read more]]> Continued Dominance of Ecommerce by Amazon https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/12/continued-dominance-of-ecommerce-by-amazon/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:50:27 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12497 Claudia Hoeffner is Vice President of Global Marketing at Feedvisor, an AI-driven advertising and brand optimization platform for brands, large sellers, retailers, and private labels on Amazon. She discusses the continued dominance of ecommerce by Amazon and what it means Read more]]>