Black Friday Eat My Dust: Cyber Monday 2017
What was once Black Friday’s little sister, now buys her own diamonds and buys her own rings. Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year and 2017 was no exception. Record Sales This year’s Cyber Monday was the US’ largest online shopping day in the history of forever with $6.59 BILLION sales – more than […]
Double Trouble: Amazon Handmade Teams Up With Prime Now
If Amazon Handmade wasn’t already Etsy’s nightmare before Christmas, it certainly is (Prime) now. Amazon Handmade Launched in 2015, Amazon Handmade offers Amazon customers access to hundreds of thousands of handcrafted gifts from small businesses and local Artisans. Amazon Prime Now Amazon Prime Now is the super-quick delivery service offered by Amazon to over 30 […]
“I don’t know about that eBay so I looked on Amazon”
So in love with multichannel selling, is the team at Expandly, that even in our downtime our ears prick up at the sound of ‘Amazon’, ‘eBay’ and ‘Etsy’. “I don’t know about that eBay so I looked on Amazon.” This gem was overheard in a Waitrose Cafe (fancy!). Someone had recommended the coffee drinker a […]
Amazon’s On Santa’s Naughty List
Amazon might be appearing on Santa’s naughty list, after a series of complaints about its Prime Delivery Service. Advertising Standards Authority The advertising watchdog is investigating complaints by a number of Amazon Prime customers who have failed to receive their Christmas deliveries within the promised two-day time frame. Amazon Prime Amazon Prime is the premium […]
Return to Sender: eBay’s New Returns Search Filter
Recent research by UPS showed that for the majority of online shoppers, free returns was an important consideration and eBay took note. eBay Search Filter UK buyers can now filter their searches by those offering free returns and that’s not all. Earlier this year eBay announced that it would be rewarding sellers who offer buyer friendly […]
Expandly Now Supports Etsy’s SKUs – Let’s Find it out
2017 was the year Etsy finally introduced SKUs and Expandly are proud to confirm that, of course, we not only support SKUs but we excel at them. What Is An Sku? SKU stands for stock keeping unit: A set of numbers and/or letters, which are assigned to unique products. Why Should I Be Using SKUs? SKUs have […]
eBay’s Promotions Manager Explained
Back in the Autumn (when you only needed two layers instead of 20), eBay announced a change to its Promotions Manager tool but what is the Promotions Manager and how can you best utilise it? Don’t sweat it (in your 20 layers); we’re here to explain. eBay’s Promotions Manager The Promotions Manager is an eBay […]
Our Pick Of The Shopify Apps
The Shopify App store has over 1,200 apps and with Expandly joining the elite earlier this month (see here) we thought now would be a perfect opportunity to see what other apps are out there: 1. MailChimp Mail Chimp for Shopify enables you to connect your Shopify store with your MailChimp account – adding customer details […]
Amazon Set Speedier Shipping Requirements
This week it emerged that Amazon is asking its American sellers of books, CDs and DVDs to increase their delivery times by up to 40%. From 31 August USA media sellers will be required to deliver items within four to eight days, instead of the current four to 7 days. “Customers are more likely to […]
I Don’t Know About You But I’m Feeling 22! Happy Birthday eBay
eBay turns 22 this week so let’s celebrate with 22 facts about the commerce giant: 1. eBay wasn’t always so called – it started out as the self-explanatory AuctionWeb. 2. The first item sold was a broken laser pointer…to a broken laser pointer collector. 3. eBay didn’t open in the UK until 1999, […]
JD Sports: How Multichannel is Making Them Top of their Game
JD Sports, one of the leading sports, fashion and outdoor brands retailers, is celebrating its outstanding half-year results and attributes special thanks to multichannel management helping them to reach the top of their game. Showcasing a 41% rise in revenue and a 33% rise in group profit, JD Sports are outperforming competitors even on […]
eBays Challenging Perceptions & You’re Set to Benefit
We all know that eBay is a major competitor to Amazon and Etsy when it comes to eCommerce but eBay is still battling the preconception by many that it is an auction site, for pre-loved (or not so loved) items, rather than somewhere you can instantly click top of the range, cutting-edge, height of fashion […]