Gift cards Gift cards play a vital role in modern retail. Is a stored value token usually issued out by banks or retailers. In e-commerce gift cards have become popular due to the increased popularity of e-commerce. For instance gift cards have taken some of the role that used to be done by money. Let’s […]
Trade war After a very tough election campaign US president Donald Trump won the Presidency and became president of the United States on 20 January 2017. He had promised tough trade restriction to some countries that he said are costing the United States billions of dollars. After entering into office he started what the main […]
What AI means for e-commerce This is probably the biggest question of the first half of the century. By AI we mean artificial intelligence. AI is going to play a big role in e-commerce over the next couple of years. This may be attributed to the advancing technology and research into AI. To explain how […]
Why people don’t trust e-commerce sellers There is no doubt that when you made your first e-commerce purchase you did not trust that the product shall arrive on your doorstep. To you joy the product actually arrived after a couple of days. This has probably happened to almost all e-commerce buyers. Many e-commerce buyers have […]
Illegal products in e-commerce Illegal products have increased in sale in e-commerce. This has led to massive online crackdowns by the United States government. It can be seen through the increased need for anonymity by individuals purchasing illegal or banned products online. The global law enforcement have been alarmed by the increased use of electronic […]
Industry disruptors Modern venture capitalists have termed the word industry disruptors to talk about companies that have been able to disrupt their industries. These companies are usually in the tech field and they receive a lot of investments and they end up disrupting an entire industry. For instance e-commerce disrupted the brick and mortar retailing […]
How e-commerce has evolved over the years Over the past couple of years, e-commerce has evolved a lot. This can mainly be attributed to e-commerce adopting many technology applications. E-commerce has even changed in the way we use it. The evolution of e-commerce is not going to stop anytime soon. To see this you will […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) If you are a person that keeps in touch with recent activities there is no doubt that you have heard about Artificial Intelligence or AI in a simple form. Most tech companies believe that AI is the future of their companies. This has led to a lot of research in Artificial intelligence. […]
Ingredients for e-commerce failure Failing new ventures are not a new thing in e-commerce. There are many reasons why e-commerce businesses fail. Actually, a majority of e-commerce businesses fail within the first year. In a period of 3 years, a handful of e-commerce businesses will be left running. There are many causes of this some […]
How to sell e-books online E-books are probably one of the most sold online products. This can be mainly due to the fact that anyone can be an e-book writer and also anyone can be an e-book reader. The only requirement is that you be literate. Writing an e-book might be an easy task, but […]
