The pressure is on for retail businesses to deliver on big sales growth expectations. That’s in the face of slow consumer spending growth combined with the tectonic shift in traditional retail ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/retail-customer-experience-trends-2018.html
Evidence from 2015 suggests that record-breaking numbers of holiday shoppers will make their 2016 purchases online. (Click here to Master 2015 Holiday Trends to Clinch 2016 Holiday Sales.) Trends...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/harness-power-mobile-higher-holiday-sales.html
I have a confession. For more than a decade, SLI has been far too modest about our e-commerce innovations. Perhaps our engineering team has garnered so many patents that they haven’t stopped to...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/sli-buyer-engine-heart-powerful-e-commerce-suite.html
At SLI, we’ve always known that shoppers who search are the most valuable. Why? Because these shoppers tell you what they want to buy which gives you a fantastic opportunity. According to the r...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/hook-spearfisher-shoppers-for-e-commerce-success.html
What once was considered a niche market is now a booming billion-dollar industry. Savvy parents are ready to spend a pretty penny to give their bundles of joy the best start in life. Despite decl...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/win-parent-shoppers-with-a-baby-friendly-site.html
Like a good little elf, I started Christmas shopping in October. But despite my weekly purchases all the way through Super Saturday and Sunday, retail sales were reportedly sluggish throughout th...
Right after Halloween, the catalogs started arriving as usual for the time of year – Frontgate, Lego, Learning Express, Uncommon Goods, Crate & Barrel, Tinyprints and many, many more. Each holi...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/how-catalogs-can-succeed-in-an-omnichannel-world.html
There’s a great deal of science behind online retail, especially this time of year. Holiday shopping projections and results are measured by every retail organization and publication from Augus...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/aim-for-holiday-merchandising-perfection.html
This latest infographic by SLI Systems was also published in Multichannel Merchan...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/infographic-6-mobile-merchandising-tips-for-the-holidays.html
Mobile commerce is exploding! The majority of traffic to e-commerce stores is coming from mobile devices (Shopify 2014) and mobile commerce is growing three times faster than overall e-commerce...
Now that more than half of all time spent shopping online is done via mobile devices, mobile commerce is growing three times faster than overall e-commerce. In its “Spotlight on Modern Retail 2...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/for-best-seo-check-off-mobile-optimized-site-search-by-apr-21.html
50+ years ago, futurists predicted that advances in technology would provide a life of ease. Instead, we use today’s technology to do more, faster – even with shopping. As an increasing numbe...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/five-site-features-that-speed-shoppers-love.html
The stats are in and the message is clear: people are shopping on their smartphones and tablets more and more every day. Mobile commerce in the U.S. is: Growing 3x faster than overall e-commerce ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/6-ways-to-optimize-the-mobile-shopping-experience.html
Every day we see how introducing great site search is one of the easiest and quickest ways to turn more visitors into buyers. Earlier this month our customers were telling their stories at IRCE 2...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/the-growing-need-for-outstanding-site-search.html
Practical Ecommerce magazine recently listed five ways to enhance your site for a smoother, more optimized tablet experience. They tackled many issues to optimize page load times, such as using�...
In light of all the transformations we’re seeing on the web, one aspect must be kept top of mind: speed. Consumers’ expectations for pages to load quickly – whether on traditional or mobile...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/is-your-site-search-speedy-enough.html
The process of prepping your online storefront for holiday shoppers begins earlier every year – but there’s still time for last-minute “quick hits” that can help boost conversions and enc...
Have you ever shopped for clothing, books, or sporting supplies on your mobile device? If so, was it an easy process, or was it cumbersome and time-consuming? While the numbers vary a bit from re...
Given the rapid adoption of smartphones, everyone in ecommerce knows the importance of developing a mobile version of their web site. What’s perhaps even more important is creating a mobile ver...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/mobile-site-search-needs-to-be-fast-streamlined-and-relevant.html