Blogs

E-Commerce merchants are getting in the mood this Valentine's Day, thanks to positive news about expected consumer spending surrounding the 14th of February. The National Retail Federation published a consumer survey that puts expected spending for this year at $18.9 billion. This year, 2 [..]

  Among the hidden costs incurred by e-commerce merchants come from incorrect or unverified shipping addresses. This can be especially prevalent if you are using the services of third party carriers, since you can't immediately disrupt the shipping process once you've spotted an error. Fort [..]

Streamlining the look and content of your website has never been easier with Connected Business. Our proprietary content management feature called the Web Admin Panel provides remote access to your web store via your Internet browser. This means a tremendous amount of convenience since you'll be abl [..]

The email newsletter has been enjoying a period of resurgence, thanks to the rise of mobile Internet and the ubiquity of smartphones. According to US consumer data, 65% of all emails are now opened first through mobile devices. Email marketing has also been at the top when it comes to en [..]

Are you making the most out of your multiple retail locations? While expansion is an optimistic sign of increased growth and market demand, running a business with more than one site can present a number of logistical challenges. Providing your employees with software that streamlines the workflow a [..]

Who are the millennials? This highly amorphous group born between 1980 and 2000 is made up of 80 to 90 million young people in the U.S. alone. In fact, recent trends indicate that millennials will have the strongest spending power among all age sectors by 2017. Their lives and economic realiti [..]

Retailers worldwide are gearing up for the red-letter weekend of their sales calendar, starting with Black Friday on November 27 and ending with Cyber Monday on December 1. It is the annual race for the biggest deals, an event that has received much global press through the years and has p [..]

Holiday season is gift card season. Consumer purchases made through gift cards during the holidays reached $29.8 billion in 2013, a feat that industry analysts expect to repeat this year. People will be buying gift cards for friends and family--everything from gym memberships and restaurant m [..]

As many of you know, we have been working on a comprehensive supply chain solution for the last few years called Woohaa.  Woohaa is a Consumer to Business to Business (C2B2B) solution that automates product catalog data, transaction processing and selling tools giving retailers a comprehensive [..]