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INDEPENDENT RETAILER magazine is now the official news outlet for Wholesale Central visitors. Each monthly issue is packed with new product ideas, supplier profiles, retailing news, and business strategies to help you succeed.

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10/01/2009 - Abandoned Cart Email
In a study of 500 ONLINE retail shopping websites, just 11 percent of Internet merchants sent email responses to SHOPPERS who abandoned carts.

09/01/2009 - Content Trumps All
Quality is more important than quantity when it comes to designing a retail website, according to Lauren Freedman, president of research and consulting for E-Tailing Group Inc.

08/01/2009 - High Margins For Kiosk Success
Because carts and kiosks necessarily contain a limited variety of product, it is not only important that products sell through at a rapid pace, but also that each sale garners the vendor a healthy profit margin.

08/01/2009 - CheapTweet Stores
The Twitter shopping search engine, CheapTweet.com, has introduced a program that enables ONLINE merchants with Twitter accounts to set up a social presence that focuses on special offers and prices.

07/01/2009 - Web Satisfaction Drops
Customer satisfaction with many of the largest ONLINE retailers declined three percent this year versus last, according to the annual Top 100 ONLINE Retail Satisfaction Index from ForeSee Results and FGI Research.

07/01/2009 - Research Prompts Quick Buys
Among SHOPPERS who buy something ONLINE or at a store after conducting web research, nearly half make a purchase within three days.

07/01/2009 - Exploring Free Shipping Options
Since SHOPPERS are interested in buying from retailers who offer free shipping, that service will only increase a merchant's ONLINE sales.

06/01/2009 - Study Confirms Shift to ONLINE
Time and money savings are among the reasons consumers give for shifting more of their spending to the Internet.

06/01/2009 - Multichannel Marketing
What is Multichannel Marketing? For someone new to ecommerce, and even those that have been around for awhile, it is something that you must understand and use in today's ever-growing, ever-changing ONLINE marketplace.

06/01/2009 - Is Live Chat Right for You?
For those internet retailers who may feel they have their hands full dealing with their customers...

06/01/2009 - Accept European Payment Preferences
Many European consumers prefer to pay ONLINE with such methods as checks, eWallets, debit cards and electronic bank transfers, according to a study by CyberSource Corp.

05/01/2009 - Increasing Average Orders
Generating more revenue for your ONLINE store is undoubtedly one of the most important long term goals of any business owner.

04/01/2009 - Website Pays SHOPPERS
A new social product networking website allows SHOPPERS to earn cash by recommending top products.

04/01/2009 - Store Pickup Gains
Web SHOPPERS and retailers alike are increasingly favoring in-store pickups, according to a recent study by Forrester Research Inc.

04/01/2009 - Sites Wield Influence
User reviews and recommendations on ONLINE retail sites are more useful for typical web SHOPPERS who plan to reduce the amount of money they spend on a variety of products, according to a recent study.

04/01/2009 - Payments From Bank Accounts
A new payment system called Mazooma enables ONLINE SHOPPERS to pay directly from their bank accounts.

03/01/2009 - Web Club Touts Deals
DealBundle.com, a worldwide ONLINE social shopping club, has been established by YippeeO LLC.

03/01/2009 - Study Sees Web Gains in Downturn
A significant group of consumers, identified as, "recession SHOPPERS," indicated in a recent study that they will do more shopping ONLINE this year if their financial situation worsens.

03/01/2009 - Decreasing Cart Abandonment
Moving customers through the checkout process effectively is a critical element toward closing any sale ONLINE.

02/01/2009 - Beating the Giant Chains
It is a challenging economic climate for retailers big and small.

01/01/2009 - ONLINE Buyers Expand Spending
Big ticket items, such as home appliances, have been among the products to be least purchased ONLINE.

01/01/2009 - Home Depot Speaks Spanish
Home Depot Inc. joins a small but growing number of big chain retailers launching a Spanish version of their websites.

12/01/2008 - Shoptopia Merges Bricks and Clicks
Malls in Virginia and Nevada have launched a social shopping site to drive ONLINE SHOPPERS to their local retailers.

12/01/2008 - In-Store Pickup Improves
SHOPPERS who order ONLINE for in-store pickup are more likely to find the item ready and waiting when they arrive at the store this year.

12/01/2008 - Good Web Shopping
If a SHOPPER has a bad experience on a retail website, the ONLINE merchant may never see that SHOPPER again, just as a store would not regain a disappointed SHOPPER.

11/01/2008 - Shipping Promotions That Drive Sales
With the holidays quickly approaching, there is no better time to take a close look at the shipping offers you provide your customers.

11/01/2008 - Retailers See Strength ONLINE
ONLINE retailers reported profitability last year and believe ONLINE shopping will be more resilient than other channels in the months ahead, according to a newly released study by Forrester Research for Shop.org.

11/01/2008 - Ranking Buyer Satisfaction
Brick-and-mortar units outranked shopping websites when it comes to finding product information, according to the E-tailing Group's fourth annual crosschannel shopping study.

11/01/2008 - Purses to the Max
The owner of Max Purse, Avraham Reyhan, has been a successful apparel and handbag designer for 25 years.

11/01/2008 - Overstock.com Goes Global
Overstock.com is now selling to consumers in Canada, the United Kingdom and throughout the European Union.

11/01/2008 - Holiday Email Tips
Major ONLINE retailers began sending holiday emails on October 28th last year, 58 days before Christmas, according to a new report.

11/01/2008 - Consumers Love Coupons
As Americans attempt to stretch their disposable dollars, we are becoming a nation of coupon clippers.

11/01/2008 - Challenging Holiday Season
Forecasters see gains in retail sales over the holidays, but the gains are expected to be less than in years past.

10/01/2008 - Prep Websites for Holidays
More consumers are expected to shop ONLINE this holiday season. Now is the time to make sure your retail website is ready to maximize the potential.

10/01/2008 - Offline Advertising Drives ONLINE Traffic
Regardless of the medium, offline advertising is driving consumers ONLINE, according to a recent survey by JupiterResearch.

09/01/2008 - Web SHOPPERS Cut Store Buys
An increasing number of ONLINE buyers have reported that their web purchases have reduced their buying of similar items in retail stores, according to the 2008 Digital Future Project from the Center for the Digital Future.

09/01/2008 - Snare Holiday SHOPPERS
Three sure fire tactics for engaging holiday SHOPPERS ONLINE are: 1) an ever changing list of top gift items, 2) gift finders and 3) limited time sale offers. So say several ONLINE retail experts.

09/01/2008 - Ebay to Emphasize Fixed-Price Sales Format
Acknowledging that most ONLINE SHOPPERS cannot be bothered with auctions, eBay plans Wednesday to announce changes to its fee structure that emphasize fixed prices over bidding.

09/01/2008 - Early Holiday Web Marketing
While most consumers don't start holiday shopping in earnest until the day after Thanksgiving, ONLINE retailers should begin marketing for the season as early as October, according to MarketLive Inc., an eCommerce platform provider.

09/01/2008 - Call Center Tracking
In general, retailers' call centers are helping to solve their SHOPPERS' problems.

09/01/2008 - Back to School Trends
One fifth of parents nationwide have set aside a portion of their stimulus check for back to school purchases

08/01/2008 - SHOPPERS Like Peer Reviews
The popularity of SHOPPERS' ONLINE reviews of products is leading to the use of peer reviews in emails, too.

08/01/2008 - Overstock.com Offers PayPal Later
Overstock.com Inc. is offering a new delayed payment option, PayPal Pay Later. The PayPal Pay Later service gives Overstock.com customers a credit account with flexible financing options, even if a buyer doesn't have a PayPal account.

08/01/2008 - Long Waits Harm Retailers
One in ten SHOPPERS will leave a checkout line if the wait is too long.

08/01/2008 - Gaining Customer Confidence For More Sales
The Internet can provide store owners with a wider channel of distribution for their products.

08/01/2008 - Fees Squelch Web Sales
One reason why ONLINE SHOPPERS abandon shopping carts is the shipping fee, according to a recent survey by comScore Inc., conducted by PayPal.

08/01/2008 - Economy Favors ONLINE Growth
While consumers expect to decrease their overall spending this year, according to a recent survey, the decline will take place more offline than ONLINE.

08/01/2008 - Checkout Options
Some retailers and wholesalers are still using their websites as more of an ONLINE catalog than an ecommerce engine and it is a shame to see them leaving so much money on the table.

08/01/2008 - BabyEarth Unveils Demo On Demand
BabyEarth, the eco friendly baby goods retailer based in Austin, TX, has launched BabyEarthLIVE, which utilizes webcam technology to give ONLINE SHOPPERS an in-store experience. The interactive service is free.

07/01/2008 - Nordstrom Adds Store Pick-Up
By September, Nordstrom Inc. expects to enable SHOPPERS at its website to pick up product at the nearest store.