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Did you know that nearly 2/3rds of 7-figure ecommerce businesses saw their revenue either increase or stay the same since the global pandemic hit earlier this year?  Customers shifted their consumption almost entirely online when stay at home orders were put in place this spring, which led to an explosion [...]

What is eBay SEO? We know search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic search. For websites there are well documented best practices to improve your search engine ranking, from relevant page titles, sitemaps, meta tagging, just to [...]

Are you a Small business owner? If the answer is yes, read on! It may have never crossed your mind to start up an e-commerce website. However, due to the current climate, there has been an increased demand by customers to buy products / produce online. Recently, this has become [...]

It’s not only brick-and-mortar stores, but e-commerce which is facing big changes caused by Covid-19. "When looking at the effect this period will have on the future of e-commerce, we see this being a watershed event for consumer behaviour.” said Håkan Thyr, Chief Revenue Officer at Fruugo. With Amazon’s decisions [...]

UK businesses are struggling to cope with the massive onslaught of changes brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. At these times business cannot afford to not be online. We've had cases of customers seeing up to 70% uplift in online sales since the outbreak effected the UK. We've partnered with [...]

A snapshot of the top 7 alternative Marketplaces for sellers, written by InterCultural Elements Expanding your eCommerce business internationally is almost a no-brainer these days, and what’s a better time to put it into action than the beginning of the new year! Marketplaces like eBay and Amazon are often the [...]

Please click here to see how Frooition can help with your eBay business and listings. Running promotions on your listings is always a great way to increase the volume of sales, and in particular multi-buy discounts on eBay listings have been proven to increase the quantity each seller can sell [...]

Product Information Management is quickly becoming the new tool for businesses to handle their product catalogues. With newer, lighter, SaaS-based models, the old days of year-long implementations are gone. PIM is becoming a realistic option for SMEs and e-commerce businesses that need to share their information quickly and securely, so [...]

The e-commerce landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade. What used to be a complicated, expensive endeavour – selling online - is now easy, fast, and cheap. There are more e-commerce platforms than ever before, and entrepreneurs have never been more spoiled for choice. This has unfortunately also made [...]

Frooition have been working closely with Direct Plants since 2010. After a recent eCommerce website project, the owner Shaun approached Frooition to provide a case study of his experience. This is Shaun's story in his own words: Covid-19 update - some positive news! "Since the outbreak, we are seeing up [...]

Frooition have today released an update to the fantastic Frooition eBay Listing tool: Item Specific Reports. It is now possible to see what items will soon fall foul of eBay metadata changes, as well as highlight where you can improve your sales performance. Item specifics allow buyers to browse and [...]

eBay has today announced the September / Fall 2019 seller release update. Rob Hattrell, VP of eBay.co.uk, outlines the updates here: The full list of changes are here:  Changes to Promote your listings Updates to Seller Hub Offer for new Seller Hub Promotions Enhanced seller protection Simplifying eBay Policies Updates [...]

Want to increase your eBay sales? Well of course, who wouldn’t. Well, the first step is getting your items seen by more buyers. It is possible to boost this through sponsored listings and paying for additional listing features. However, there is an effortless, free, and effective way to achieve this: [...]

Having access to a comprehensive suite to monitor any eCommerce analytics is business-critical. Trying to run any website without a good view of your analytics is like trying to ride a bike blindfolded. When it comes to an e-commerce website without analytics; it’s like trying to ride a bike blindfolded, [...]

If you're in e-commerce and you sell on Amazon, you’ve probably used FBA (Fulfilment by Amazon).... But, let's face it, you've probably also found yourself frustrated by FBA and have looked for alternatives, perhaps to no avail. Well, there is now an answer and we’re called Huboo - a new [...]

Building an online store is easier said than done. There are so many factors to take into consideration that sometimes it can be overwhelming. But, like anything in life, it’s important to mind the details if you want to have any success. And, no matter how experienced you are with [...]

Colour is one of the most powerful elements of a designer's toolkit. The best colour schemes for ecommerce websites grab attention, evoke emotion and carry meaning. Colours play a significant role in establishing a strong brand recognition that helps in boosting conversion. 90% of impulsive decisions to buy a product are [...]

Popularised by business bloggers and keynote speakers, the phrase growth hacking is the perfect mix of snappy enthusiasm and aspiration. Like hustle, it's a phrase that's never monotone. There's a natural energy to it's quick simplicity. Growth - we all want that. Hacking - getting what we want even faster [...]

Email is one of the highest converting forms of e-commerce marketing. Every e-commerce business should be sending regular mails. If you haven't already got one, you should make building your mailing list a priority. Following that, you should start to build your e-commerce email campaigns. To get you ready, we [...]

Launching soon, TheMarket is set to excite New Zealand shoppers with a beautifully curated lifestyle Marketplace.  Backed by New Zealand’s largest retail group The Warehouse, TheMarket will leverage off the well-established customer database of 3.5 million. The Experience. The extensive, content-rich e-commerce platform will offer curated lifestyle & brands, and [...]