Since 2015, more people access the internet via mobile as compared to desktop or tablet, and in some locations use mobile at four times the rate of fixed access.
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/m-new-e-mobile-commerce-trends-predictions.html
It’s critical to optimize your e-commerce site for both mobile and desktop users in order to maintain a strong online presence. The goal is to create a seamless shopping experience for ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/differences-between-mobile-desktop-shopping-sli-systems.html
For retailers, holiday season preparations are in full swing, making now the time to look back at what happened last year and what it taught us.
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/analyzing-trends-3-ways-prepare-black-friday.html
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
In a recent Forbes article, Retail Strategy and Innovation Consultant Steve Dennis provides a very compelling reason for brick-and-mortar retailers’ recent misfortunes. While he acknowledges th...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/combat-retail-disruption-win-micro-moments-search-driven-world.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
Every year it seems like just as we start settling into the summer haze, holiday planning kicks into high gear! Since 31.5% of the $343 billion transacted online occurred in the fourth quarter la...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/master-2015-holiday-trends-clinch-2016-holiday-sales.html
Even those who aren’t in the e-commerce space know that the holiday season is the most profitable time of the year. But that doesn’t mean the other three seasons can’t be revenue-generating...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/spring-clean-your-e-commerce-site.html
More than half of all time spent shopping online is done via smartphones and tablets, propelling mobile commerce to grow three times faster than overall e-commerce. In addition to site search, si...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/navigate-mobile-shoppers-toward-sales.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
The business-to-business industry is rarely considered glamorous. But don’t let its reputation fool you. Think of the almost-invisible wallflower who shows up to prom transformed and looking li...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/for-a-successful-b2b-site-take-advice-from-b2c.html
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” —You’ve Got Mail The...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/the-new-rules-for-back-to-school.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...
It’s big news that the U.S. leapfrogged to the number one spot in the A.T. Kearney 2015 Global E-commerce Index this week. But don’t miss the fact that the Americas as a whole took seven of t...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/top-30-e-commerce-countries-include-7-in-americas.html
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
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
You’ve probably made some New Year’s resolutions like getting healthy and going to the gym or watching less TV – but have you thought about how to improve your business? Now that the holida...
It’s only been a year and a half since we last revised the Big Book of Site Search Tips. But as the speed of innovation for eCommerce increases, we found there were just too many new things we ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/the-new-big-book-of-site-search-tips-2014-has-launched.html
With the holiday shopping season upon us, eTailers everywhere are spending time to make sure site visitors have the best experience possible when browsing their sites. Positive shopping experienc...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/is-your-site-mobile-tablet-ready-for-the-holidays.html
Sasha Butkovich is Senior Writer for Ecommerce Outtakes and a guest blogger for SLI’s Site Search Today. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ll say the obvious: mobile eCommerce is growing like ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/give-your-mobile-shoppers-what-they-want.html
As consumers, it seems the more technology-savvy we become, the more impatient we also become. Once we catch a glimpse of what it’s like to have an amazing customer experience, we expect other ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/give-me-relevant-results-now-or-never.html
Many eCommerce sites are flirting with mobile buyers; some eTailers have fully committed. But a recent Harris Interactive survey makes this clear: if you fail to perform during a shopper’s firs...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/mobile-shoppers-rarely-give-second-chances.html
Guest blog post by Sasha Butkovich from Ecommerce Outtakes eCommerce is going mobile in a big way, and many studies show the trend in mobile shopping just keeps rising. In the past two years alon...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/5-mistakes-to-avoid-in-mobile-ecommerce.html
We may be halfway through the last day of the exhibit hall at the World’s Largest eCommerce Event, but there’s a lot yet to see and learn today for those at IRCE 2013, the Internet Retailer C...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/advice-for-ecommerce-success-live-from-irce.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�...
Does it really come as a surprise that eCommerce purchases on tablets is outpacing smartphones? No, probably not. Though they share the same mobility and ease of use as smartphones, tablets are a...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/tablet-browsing-made-easy.html
SLI Systems just released our latest eCommerce survey and infographic, which illuminates new trends about online retailers’ priorities for the coming year, as well as for this holiday shopping ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/surprising-results-from-slis-ecommerce-survey.html
While we were impressed with Black Friday’s online sales, we were blown away by the revenues generated the following Monday. The biggest Cyber Monday on record saw exceptionally strong sales, w...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/cyber-monday-revenues-of-1-465-billion-top-black-friday-sales.html
The numbers are in – and there were two major takeaways from this year’s Black Friday sales. First: eCommerce made a huge leap this year. Revenues for online sales exceeded one billion dollar...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/black-friday-roundup-ecommerce-sales-exceed-1-billion.html
This holiday season is looking good for online retailers, and interesting new trends are emerging in the eCommerce space for mobile and social media. Increasingly, shoppers are finding products a...
Mobile commerce is experiencing explosive growth as more shoppers embrace making purchases through a mobile device. Yet 79% of large online retailers still don’t have a mobile optimized site....
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/master-mobile-commerce-with-our-upcoming-webinar.html
Just a quick reminder that the first webinar of our weekly webinar series starts tomorrow! In each 30-minute session showcasing a different top retailer, you’ll get the inside scoop about what ...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/our-weekly-webinar-series-starts-tomorrow.html
Traditionally, men have led in purchasing in the eCommerce space, buying digital media, computers and other consumer electronics. However, as more eCommerce sites have expanded their reach to app...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/how-women-are-shaping-ecommerce.html
It’s no surprise that the mobile commerce market is growing incredibly fast – and this year experts predict a lot more mobile purchases during the holiday season than we saw last year. Accord...
Do you monitor your site search reports on a regular basis to see how well your search is performing? If you aren’t, you’re missing out on valuable data that can be instrumental in ensuring r...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/site-search-performance-is-all-in-the-reporting.html
I’ve been building site search for a lot of our clients’ mobile sites in the past few months. But a question I often get is: should we go for a Mobile App. or a Mobile Site? So I thought I wo...
How about sharing your thoughts on what 2012 will bring? I’ll start – While 2011 could be called the year eRetailers got interested in mobile and social media, 2012 will likely be the year of...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/2012-the-year-of-the-tablet-and-continuation-of-social.html
The use of smartphones and tablets for shopping this holiday was featured among the NRF’s list of the Top 10 trends for 2011. They predicted that half of Americans with smartphones and 70 perce...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/mobile-commerce-consumers-have-a-split-personality.html
Did Mobile Commerce Really Drive the Growth in eCommerce Holiday Sales? Like I said in my previous blog: This Holiday season was great. According to IBM, who produces two benchmark reports tracki...
https://www.sli-systems.com/blog/looking-back-on-the-2011-holiday-season-part2.html