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Walmart Reports 30% Y-o-Y Ecommerce Growth

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:16:06 +0000

While it experienced a 1% growth on the whole in Q1 2013, what is exciting for Walmart is that its ecommerce revenues grew 30%. And this growth is not coming off a small base. Walmart is expected to end this year with revenues of $9 billion. While this might be much lower than revenue expectations for Amazon -- $61 billion, it certainly puts Walmart into the bracket of ecommerce giants. How much longer before we refer to ecommerce players as "Amazon, eBay, and Walmart," as opposed to merely, "Amazon and eBay?"

Ecommerce Grows 13% in Q1

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:29:04 +0000

When we look around us, we can find too many pockets of economic depression. But ecommerce growth seems to be unaffected by that. In a recent report by comScore, we can see that ecommerce grew 13% in Q1.

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Should You Require Login Before Commenting?

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:38:22 +0000

Those of you who follow me on Twitter would have noticed the conversation I have recently engaged in with @iLearn2 and @RetentionGrid. It is about the merits of requiring readers to login before posting their comments.

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What's the Deal With the Internet Sales Tax Imbroglio?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:39:51 +0000

The US is presently debating a bill that will allow states to levy sales tax on online shopping. The idea of collecting sales tax from shoppers is not new and states have been collecting it from physical store shoppers for a long time. But online shoppers have so far managed to "escape" this tax. At least that is the view that many in power seem to share. This includes senators from both ends of the spectrum, as well as the White House.

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Five More Books for Ecommerce Professionals

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:17:21 +0000

In the recent past, you must have noticed me getting into an overdrive in reviewing books for ecommerce professionals. Continuing that zealous endeavor, here are five more reviews I recently published:

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Book: Starting an Online Business for Dummies

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:03:51 +0000

This is one of my favorite books for ecommerce. Interestingly, it is not specifically about ecommerce. Instead it is about online businesses in general. But I think that this broad-spectrum treatment is required for a multidisciplinary business such as ecommerce. Read my review of Starting an Online Business for Dummies.

Book Review of Ecommerce for Dummies

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:56:45 +0000

It was with great enthusiasm that I decided to review Ecommerce for Dummies. As you can guess, I am a big fan of the Dummies series of books. But this specific book did not meet my approval. Read my review and find out why.

Book Review of E-commerce Get It Right! by Ian Daniel

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:34:34 +0000

I think that an ecommerce business owner should have a sound conceptual understanding of the various aspects of ecommerce. But in addition to the concepts, it is good to learn from people who have "been there and done that."

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Now Available: E-Commerce 2013 by Kenneth Laudon and Carol Guercio Traver

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:06:27 +0000

This is a quick heads up for readers of my review of E-Commerce 2012 by Kenneth Laudon and Carol Guercio Traver. The 2013 edition of this book is now out (Compare Prices). I have not yet reviewed it, but will do so shortly.

Will the Real Ecommerce Website Please Stand Up?

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:05:25 +0000

Other than the fact that you might know the famous ecommerce brand names, how would you really differentiate between top ecommerce websites and those that are worth the web-hosting fee they pay? There could be several answers to that question. But there are some basic features of top sites that seem to differentiate them from the also-rans.

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