I Need a Xero: Xero Passes Quarter of a Million UK Subscribers

Expandly add-on partner Xero has reached and surpassed a huge 250,000 (and a bit) customers in good old Blighty. Penominal Growth The global cloud-based accounting software gem achieved over 250,000 UK users at the end of September and it doesn’t plan on stopping there. Forbes certified as the World’s Most Innovative Growth Company (2014, 2015) the New […]

Black Friday 2017: The Results Are In

Black Friday is renowned for sales, chaos and spending and 2017 was no different. Let’s have a look at this year’s stats: Record Sales US retailers took $5.03 billion worth in online sales – a whopping 16.9% increase from last year, with $1.4 billion of those sales going through a smartphone or tablet. The UK experienced an 8% increase in sales, reaching a peak […]

Multi-Channel Selling: Just do it

Nike has taken the plunge to start selling its products directly on Amazon; following a distinct lack of presence on the e-retailer giant’s website.   A pilot scheme will see a limited selection of Nike merchandise being sold directly on Amazon, which, if developed into a larger relationship, is predicted to increase the sports brand’s […]

August News Round Up

August – the month of holidays, sunshine (rain, wind and hail), National Burger Day(!) and the following not-to-be-missed August eCommerce news: The Taxman’s Taken All My… Fees – well, 20% of them. From the beginning of August 2017, eBay began slapping on 20% VAT to their fees. This follows a restructuring meaning that UK sellers contract […]

Expandly Expands into Italy

Expandly are delighted to welcome their first customer from Italy; adding to our total number of countries (and counting!)   Italy, boasting the third largest economy in Europe, has seen their e-commerce sales boom in recent years; with e-retailers such as Amazon and eBay all topping the preferred online retailer list. And, with Italian online […]

Google’s Billions Fine Means that you should be Multichannel

The EU’s finding against Google‘s shopping comparison result practices shows why it is more important than ever to utilise multichannel selling.   An air-gulping €2.42 billion fine was ordered against Google this week for tweaking shopping comparison results so to give “prominent placing” to Google Shopping and not so prominent placing to rival companies. Although the EU is working hard to stamp out these practices, the take away is […]

It’s Been a Bad Day: Top Tips to Avoid Listing Mistakes

We all make mistakes when we’re busy: Salt instead of sugar, keys on the wrong side of the door, hitting reply all – but plummeting the shares of Amazon, Google and Apple by nearly 87% goes down as a pretty big one. Last week Nasdaq experienced a trading glitch whereby financial information interpreters wrongly listed test prices as […]

Expandly Supporting the Local Community

Sunday 09 July saw Expandly support Newport Pagnell Carnival – an annual event that provides an opportunity for the local community to raise awareness and funds for their chosen charities and causes. Armed with little more than a paint brush, scissors and a ball of string, the team at Expandly set about decorating a rubber duck for […]

Google’s Billions Fine Means that you should be Multichannel

The EU’s finding against Google‘s shopping comparison result practices shows why it is more important than ever to utilise multichannel selling. An air-gulping €2.42 billion fine was ordered against Google this week for tweaking shopping comparison results so to give “prominent placing” to Google Shopping and not so prominent placing to rival companies. Although the EU is working hard to stamp out these practices, the take away is that your chosen channel might […]

What Do Amazon Sellers Need To Know About Amazon SKUs?

Many sellers find Amazon SKUs to be confusing and complicated. We wanted to try and take some of the mystery out of the subject and provide some clarity to those looking for information. This month we’ve taken many of the questions our users ask us about Amazon SKUs and answered them in this handy Q&A. What are Amazon SKUs? […]