Alix Fraser

When the first debit cards were introduced to the American public, they weren’t exactly easy to get—and they were nowhere near...

The holiday shopping season is one of the busiest times for retailers. Managers, owners, and sales associates are often consumed by...

Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the rest of the holiday shopping season are rapidly approaching. It’s a time of excitement for retailers—but...

Singles’ Day (November 11) is one of the hottest new shopping holidays to hit US shores. After exploding in popularity in China,...

As a retailer, your inventory is the heart of your business. When your stock is stagnant, business is stagnant—but when you’re...

Buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) order fulfillment methods have been around for a while, but the buzz increased exponentially in...

As a retailer, you likely take a number of credit and debit card payments every day—but have you ever wondered how long it takes...

Back to school is one of the biggest sales periods of the year for retailers. Sales for both back to school and back to college have...

A retail distribution strategy is every step involved in getting products to shoppers. Having a meticulously planned, easily scalable...

Payment gateways enable merchants to accept credit card payments online and in their physical store, but finding a provider that’s...

Every retailer knows that if you have an ecommerce store, you need Google Analytics. Google Analytics collects data from site visitors...

The holiday shopping season has some unique challenges this year. Between inflation and excess inventory at many stores, shoppers will...

It’s never too early to start dreaming up holiday marketing ideas, especially since nearly 44% of shoppers have already started holiday...

Subscriptions are no longer just for newspapers and magazines. From beauty product samples and replacement razor cartridges, to meal...

As a retailer, you know just how important good reviews are. From feedback on social media to reviews on your site, good ratings help...

Cross-border ecommerce has taken off in the last few years. A recent survey found that 32% of online shoppers bought more from retailers...

Fast ecommerce shipping has become the standard for online shoppers, with big players offering 24 hour—and sometimes even same day—shipping....

Ecommerce is hotter than ever. If you’re not selling online already, the time to get started was yesterday. Shoppers are moving between...

From manual cash registers to the first on-premise point of sale software to cloud-based point of sale systems, the way retailers and...

In 2015, a new way to pay swept eCommerce. Called buy now, pay later (shortened to BNPL), it was defined by payments in four installments,...

There’s no denying that retail has changed. The rise of online shopping has redefined the way customers interact with businesses....