The Retail Site - Retail Business News, Ideas, and Tips BlogThe Retail Site provides an informative blog on news, ideas, and tips for retail businesses.Web Stores Score with Customer Ratings- September 17, 2008 Spending Money to Make Money September 12, 2008 Letting customers rate products on e-commerce sites is the top Web 2.0 spending priority, according to online retailers in the US surveyed in August 2008 by Vovici for Internet Retailer. Well over one-half (57%) of online pure plays said customer ratings and reviews were a priority for them. One-half ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/17/uncategorized/landrews10/web-stores-score-with-customer... Multi-Channel Retailing: Its All About Ease- September 16, 2008 For Customers and Retailers, Multi-Channel Retailing Should Seamlessly Enhance the Business by Jason Jacobs, CEO, CORESense Inc. Sept. 16, 2008 Retail is constantly evolving into an increasingly personal experience for shoppers and an increasingly competitive arena for retailers. Customer expectations and demands are high they are looking for more information, more personalized service and an exceptional ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/16/channel-marketing-strategies-channels-the-retail-site/l... Web now retail necessity- September 11, 2008 By Donna Balancia FLORIDA TODAY September 10, 2008 Rick Martis&8217; Physical Addictions supplement store in Indialantic does a brisk walk-in retail business, but his customer base has grown well beyond the municipal borders. &8220;I would say my business is one-third walk-in, one-third by phone, and one-third Internet-driven,&8221; Martis said. &8220;You have to have an Internet ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/11/channel-marketing-strategies-channels-the-retail-site/l... October E-mails Key to Holiday 2008 Success- September 9, 2008 Aug 4, 2008, By Tim Parry In 2008, there are fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas than in the previous five years. That means early season October campaigns are more important than ever to stimulate sales during that abbreviated holiday window, according to a new study from Epsilon. In Epsilon&8217;s Holiday Shopper analysis of ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/09/retail-marketing-ideas-marketing-analytics-the-retail-s... Give Web Users What They Really Want- September 9, 2008 Most people go online with a goal in mind. Learn to capitalize on their habits. By Jay Conrad Levinson, Entrepreneur.com September 08, 2008 What people want online is something guerrillas think about a lot. Whether it&8217;s for fun or work or something else, understanding consumers&8217; motives once they log on is a necessity. But the experts don&8217;t ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/09/retail-marketing-ideas-marketing-analytics-the-retail-s... 5 Burning Questions About E-Commerce Search Solutions- September 5, 2008 By Shaun Ryan E-Commerce Times An effective site search solution can help e-commerce sites drive sales and traffic, but customers&8217; expectations are high when it comes to search, writes Shaun Ryan, CEO of SLI Systems. Site search technology has to offer flexibility, control and access to data, says Ryan. You can thank Googlefor raising your online customers&8217; search ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/05/retail-marketing-ideas-marketing-analytics-the-retail-s... E-retailers must formalize how social settings are moderated, report says- September 3, 2008 Online forums, blogs, social networks and other Web 2.0 community features can foster customer loyalty, improve natural search rankings and increase site traffic for e-retailers who host them. Hosting these features, however, requires oversight and moderation to ensure inappropriate material is not posted. Content moderation policies determine when to publish or delete user-generated content: When approached ...http://www.theretailsite.com/09/03/channel-marketing-strategies-channels-the-retail-site/m... |