Get Face-to-Face with E-Commerce Peers at SLI Connect

Technology allows us to connect with anyone anywhere more easily than ever before, but there’s still something special about face-to-face meetings. The quality of communication is better when you meet someone physically, and that enhanced connection continues long after the in-person meeting. My theory is that you form a more complete mental model of an […]

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E-Commerce Sales Growing, but We Can Do Better Than 9%

Each year, online sales take a bigger slice of the ‘total retail sales’ pie. This year, analyst firm Forrester expects e-commerce sales in the United States to reach $294 billion, a small 9% slice of all sales in the country. That means that 91% of retail sales still occur in brick-and-mortar stores. The question is: […]

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Make Back to School Shopping a Breeze – Even with 60,000 Products

This is first in a series of guest blogs where online retailers offer insight into their e-commerce success. At Chalkfly, providing everything our customers need while making it easy for them to find those products is a fine line we walk. As an office and school supply e-commerce retailer, we sell nearly 60,000 products that […]

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From Blog to Buy: Content That Converts

It’s no secret here at SLI that we are arming online retailers with the e-commerce tools they need in the battle against Amazon – and creative content is proving to be a valuable weapon of choice. Many savvy e-commerce retailers use content (videos, blogs, social posts, etc.) to draw shoppers and turn browsers into buyers. […]

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At eTail East, Plan for a Profitable Holiday and Beyond

As eTail East begins today in Philadelphia, we want to point out some of the highlights we’re looking forward to at this year’s show. Monday Roundtable: Use Creative and Social Content to Convince Shoppers to Buy Moderator: Jason Miller, Product Evangelist, SLI Systems Grand Ballroom C, D – Table 6 August 11, 10:05-11:05 AND 3:10-4:10 […]

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Appliances Online and SurfStitch Win Online Retail Industry Awards

Aussie retailers Appliances Online and SurfStitch have been picked as equal winners for ‘Best Pureplay Online Retailer’ at the Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIA). The annual awards, which recognize the pinnacle of excellence in digital retailing, handed out the top accolade to the joint winners. Both online retailers use SLI Systems’ Learning Search solution that […]

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E-Commerce Sites Fend Off Firefly with Social, Search & Video

Think again, Amazon. The Fire Phone’s new Firefly feature – an alleged “showrooming on steroids” – may be one more way you drive more shoppers to your site, but it can’t beat the hundreds of thousands of e-commerce sites in the U.S. that are driving visitors to their own websites with incredibly creative content. In […]

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Why You Don’t Need to Brush Your Hair When You Buy Cosmetics

Are you addicted to cosmetics? Hoarding makeup is not uncommon. If you own multiples of eye shadows, lipsticks, blushes and brushes (as I do…), then you’re not alone. Indeed, it’s globally pandemic: according to research by Feel Unique, there are millions of women on the planet who hoard cosmetics. The same research also found women spend […]

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Technology Makes Back-to-School Shopping Elementary

Though many of us are barely settling into summer, retailers are already touting back-to-school clothes and supplies. This year, the role of e-commerce in back-to-school shopping is bigger than ever. According to a June report by eMarketer, online back-to-school purchases in 2014 will increase 16% over 2013 – a growth rate that’s nearly triple the […]

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Do Americans Like Soccer? World Cup E-Commerce Data Is Revealing

Americans have a love-hate relationship with soccer. Just look at the headlines this week: 🙂 “The Debate is Over, Americans Love Soccer” (article3), 🙁 “America’s Favorite National Pastime: Hating Soccer” (Ann Coulter), 🙂 “World Cup Gives Soccer Momentum” (SFGate), 🙁 “Future of Soccer: Bright for Our Team, Not the Sport” (CBS), Because SLI works with […]

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