Has your ecommerce business ever been the victim of dirty seller tricks? xSellco Repricer teamed up with Cynthia Stine, founder and president of eGrowth Partners to reveal the precautions you can take, whether you’re a private label brand or a reseller, to protect your Amazon store from predatory competitors. We sat down with Cynthia to get her thoughts and advice on how sellers can protect themselves against predatory competitors using
xSellco has been named as the Fastest Growing Tech Company in Ireland by the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards. This year’s Fast 50 winners generated approximately €2.5 billion in total annual revenues, growing an average of 373%, and xSellco secured the top spot. xSellco offers a suite of products which help sellers all over the world accelerate growth in every aspect of their business. From sales, to engagement, to support,
Having sold third-party mattresses on its site for years, Amazon has recently launched its own brand of premium and budget mattresses. This is set to eat into the market share of companies like Casper and individual sellers. The mattress industry in the U.S. alone is worth approximately 16 billion USD, so it’s unsurprising that Amazon wants a piece of the action, as we have seen them do with other products
As reported by Business Insider UK, the U.S. Postal service is to increase its prices by as much as 12% for Amazon.
Now that the dust has somewhat settled on the recent controversy regarding an alleged scheme by Amazon to poach sellers from their rival eBay, let’s a take a look at everything we know so far and what the allegations actually entail.
Bowing to pressure from international media and workers’ unions, Amazon has announced it intends to increase the minimum wage of its U.S. and U.K. staff.
Efficient, intelligent software should play a crucial role in any Amazon seller’s overall strategy. It can help make your business run more efficiently, free up time to focus on other areas, or even fill the gaps in your expertise. But with so many types of software to choose from, what are the essentials that online sellers really need? Here are three different types of software that should form the backbone
There are many ways that online sellers can advertise their products. Typically, this includes PPC ads, marketplace-based initiatives and email marketing. One method that sellers often forget though, is word-of-mouth advertising. These sellers are missing a trick, as there are some key benefits to word-of-mouth advertising. Not only is it cheaper than many other forms of advertising but it can be more effective. When customers recommend your product, it’s natural
When you’re selling on Amazon, ranking highly in Amazon’s search results is critical. Buyers aren’t going to trawl through page after page of search results to find a product. They might not even go past the first three or four. This means that to be successful, you really need to get your product ranking on the very first page. Now, over time, as your product gains traction you’ll naturally climb
Online merchants have a problem: less than 5 percent of buyers leave Amazon seller feedback after a purchase.
Competing with Amazon is one of the main concerns that many sellers have about starting a web store. As Amazon’s marketplace has grown, they have become renowned for their attractive pricing and efficient service, something that many sellers fear they won’t be able to replicate.
One of our most popular innovations to win you more Buy Boxes is the Buy Box Predictor, available in the Plus and Ultimate packages. The Repricer.com Buy Box Predictor is our own proprietary algorithm which aims to reverse engineer how the Amazon Buy Box works. You can read another help centre article with details on how the Buy Box works. How it works We analyse every single price change and
Mobile ecommerce is on the rise. According to eMarketer estimates, spending through smartphones and tablets accounted for 34.5% of total U.S. ecommerce sales in 2017. It’s expected to reach 53.9% in 2021, passing out desktop as consumers’ preferred device for online shopping, which means it’s more important than ever to have a mobile-friendly ecommerce site. Consumer expectations are growing every day, thanks to better technology and faster internet speeds, and
Amazon’s steady march toward global domination shows no sign of slowing. The Seattle-based behemoth achieved a 27 percent increase in revenue in 2016. Not to mention, more than half of the items sold on Amazon worldwide are from small businesses and entrepreneurs. Here’s what you need to know to increase your Buy Box share and improve your sales.
The net margin on Amazon and eBay is the amount you have left after deducting the cost of the product and the cost of sale. You must have the ability to track all costs to ensure you maintain a healthy margin and avoid selling at a loss. That means knowing all the costs associated with each and every sale. How Do You Calculate Net Margin on Amazon or eBay? The
The secret to winning the Buy Box does not lie in deciphering Amazon’s secret algorithm, but in achieving high operational standards and selling at a competitive price. Amazon performance metrics highlight the weight that Amazon puts behind its philosophy of providing a great customer experience. The customer is at the heart of almost all Amazon metrics, from customer experience, support, feedback to fulfillment. Online sellers need to be on top of
There are more than 2 million active sellers on the Amazon marketplace. Let that number sink in. The competition to get the consumer’s attention has never been higher. One aspect of your sales strategy plays a more pivotal role than anything else in this regard; your Amazon product listings. Here are 3 key steps to Amazon listing optimization. Choosing the right keywords Proving your value to Amazon Product page optimization
Online retail sales in the USA increased by 16 percent to reach $453.5 billion in 2017, compared to in-store sales growth of just 3.4%, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, proving once again that the future of e-commerce is bright.