eCommerce Tips

How iHerb builds trust with international shoppers - shipping experience review on iHerb

Run an online store and ship domestically only to US, Canada or UK? Think twice after reading the following graph. While US and Canada are expected to see a strong growth of 14% and 16% annually, China, India and Mexico are enjoying a much ~faster~ crazier annual growth at 57%, 44% and 21% respectively according to Statista [http://www.statista.com/statistics/220177/b2c-e-commerce-sales-cagr-forecast-for-selected-countries/] . Are you ready for shipping internationally? In this article, I will

4 Best Practices to Improve eCommerce Shipping Experience

The ideal shipping policy of an online store is free delivery and free returns, isn't it? If you have run an online store for a while, you should know that online shoppers are not that easy to please, especially with the presence of omni-channels and mobile shopping. In this article, I will go through 4 best practices for empowering shipping experience of an online store. 1. Free or discounted shipping Offer free or discounted shipping option has already become a norm in the ecommerce industry

How Many Times Do People Track a Package?

An important question that comes in my mind when I ask myself how important it is for an online store to allow customers to track their orders within the website. How frequent do people track a shipment? UPS suggests 2/0.42 times per shipment based on their 2012 fact sheet. * Daily delivery volume =16.3 million packages &  documents * Online tracking Average = 39.5 million daily tracking requests Let's do some simple Maths. Assume your online store: * Monthly sales =  **5,000 orders / s