31/08/2016

We all know that eCommerce never sleeps. Hell, that’s a large part of the reason businesses put their heart and soul into the madness. But like anything in retail, there’s a natural ebb and flow to proceedings, and some dates bring along a spike in business online – some obvious, some not so. Check out this handy guide to some of the dates that get the punters …

14/08/2016

Perhaps you have an E-Commerce site but aren’t using your social media presence to its full potential. Here are some ways that social media can drive traffic to your E-Commerce site. Build Relationships Most people don’t visit social media sites to purchase items, generally it can be the beginning of their journey to buying something. The key to social media is to build relationships with people and …

02/08/2016

The future is now. The advent of mobile commerce, once widely regarded as the ‘next generation’ of online retail, has picked up its pace, and thanks to a kick up the backside from game changers such as Apple Pay, ‘mCommerce’ is outgrowing E-Commerce to the tune of 300%. 2020 Predictions In an Intelligence Report undertaken by BI earlier this year, they predicted that by 2020, 45% of …

15/07/2016

Running a business is hard work. From the outset, there are a range of challenges laid down to trip you up each and every day, and a million hats to wear on an hour-to-hour basis. Outsourcing Fulfilment One hat you might consider shelving is fulfilment, as more and more businesses edge towards outsourcing their fulfilment needs to an expert firm specifically designed to deal with the challenges …

02/07/2016

It’s a bunfight out there. E-commerce is a fiercely competitive industry, with every man and his dog quite rightly setting up online to maximise their business’ potential. But what are the things you simply HAVE to include? Take a look at this handful of top tips to e-commerce excellence. Include a Search Box There’s nothing more frustrating for a customer than to not be able to find …

15/05/2014

Part 1 of this blog can be found here And how we became… Ogden Fulfilment? Diversification As part of a regular review of the financial and operational “strengths and weaknesses”,  we as a firm realised that the gross margin as a manufacturing business here in the Western world was being affected by the existence of cheaper labour economies elsewhere. We also realised that we could evolve to …