Record breaking numbers... lawsuits... company rebrands and reorganizations. I get to the bottom of it all in this week's 46th edition of Shopifreaks. Thanks for being a subscriber! Stat of the Week The market share of hyperlocal delivery services worldwide...
I hope you had a great Black Friday weekend -- whether you were deal shopping as a customer, running promotions for your business, or simply spending some time with family and friends. Some of my e-commerce clients had record breaking weekends, and it turns out they...
Since I won't talk to you again until next Monday, I wanted to take this time to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends this Thursday and that you get to enjoy a long leisurely weekend (or a madhouse shopping...
We're just 11 days away from Black Friday. As a consumer and/or merchant -- are you ready? Do the shopping events even matter to you or do you tend to avoid the crowds? When I was in high school, I worked at Circuit City and later Best Buy (after they effectively put...
Holiday shopping is already kicking off around the world this year. Consumers are getting an early start to avoid the digital crowds and purchase their gifts before supply chain issues deplete shelves and fulfillment centers. This year the early birds will truly get...
We don't always get it right the first time in life. Sometimes breakups happen and we get back together. Other times we change our name hoping for a fresh start. That being said -- I like the name "Shopifreaks" and I'm keeping it! Not the case for everyone this week...
Is everywhere and everything becoming a portal for shopping? If Shopify has it their way, that might be the case. This past year it's felt like consumers are standing on the sidelines of an online race towards a finish line where every app, platform, and device is a...
Loving Shopifreaks? ❤️ Leave me a Google Review. It seems that I could probably fill an entire newsletter each week with stories about Amazon's problems with governments, workers, and sellers -- but I try to share a mix of stories and not focus on any one company in...
Loving Shopifreaks? ❤️ Leave me a Google Review. Remember when Amazon sold books, Microsoft made operating systems, and Google ran a search engine? Or when Shopify powered online stores, banks processed credit cards, and Facebook was strictly social media? ...
The USA is on its way to becoming completely financed in 4 interest free monthly installments -- which you can use to shop on your favorite video-based social network! In this week's Shopifreaks newsletter, I cover Mastercard's entry into Buy Now Pay Later,...
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This week's newsletter continues highlighting the trend of internalization and consolidation in the e-commerce space with news of platforms adding core features to gain market share, compete against each other, and bring it all in-house. Meanwhile, India is pushing...
How would you define a "marketplace"? What should or shouldn't a marketplace be able to do different than a typical retailer? Where do a marketplace's fiduciary and ethical responsibilities lie between their consumers, merchants, and their own bottom line? Can...
E-commerce shipping and logistics demand has officially outpaced traditional supply. For years, e-commerce sellers skated by within existing routes and infrastructures offered by USPS, FedEx, DHL, UPS and other carriers, but now delivery has become a whole new...
I'm back at it this week talking about BNPL. A big player has entered the scene. Any guesses? With Shopify, BigCommerce, and even Apple onboard the BNPL train, it was only a matter of time. Should I offer a BNPL option for Shopifreaks? Would you benefit from 4...
This is the 31st edition of the Shopifreaks newsletter. I hope you've been enjoying my weekly curation of the most important e-commerce news. I've got a 60 second favor to ask you... I just launched a Google Business Listing for Shopifreaks. Can you drop me a review?...
If Puff Daddy were to release a remix of his 1997 hit "It's All About The Benjamins" today, he might rename the song, "It's All About The Ad Revenue" -- because ad space is worth more than paper money in 2021! Practically every online company has announced record...
BNPL (or "Buy Now Pay Later") is the hottest thing right now to bring in-house, and I can understand the appeal. That interest revenue on financed purchases looks sexy on balance sheets, and merchants love it because they tend to see an increase in conversions and...
