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The Amazon Dilemma for Sellers
21 April, 2021
From misusing data, to launching copycat products, to holding “monopoly power” over sellers — recent reports about Amazon are detailing the increasingly fraught relationship sellers are experiencing with the marketplace giant. Labeled “the gatekeeper of e-commerce,” with as much as 74% market share of online sales in the U.S., Amazon nevertheless appears to be generating […]
A Digital Future for Wholesale Distributors
14 April, 2021
2021 has been a turning point year for many wholesale distributors, as customer demand for streamlined digital commerce reaches new heights amidst the landscape changes driven by Covid-19 business and supply chain disruptions. As the wholesale distribution model experiences a transformational shift, distributors looking to remain ahead of the pack will need to take some […]
Big Learnings as Trade Shows Go Virtual
22 January, 2021
Touted as the most influential tech event in the world, for the last 50 years CES has been a showcase for breakthrough technologies and global innovation in every part of the tech sector. This January, in the face of a still-raging global pandemic, CES went fully digital, allowing the entire tech community to participate in […]
Customer Spotlight: Talking with Joe Hertig, President/Founder, The Street Brands
11 January, 2021
We spoke with president and founder of The Street Brands, Joe Hertig, about how transitioning to the Aleran SaaS platform has changed his business for the better. Now in its 28th year of business, the Street Brands sales organization (which includes Gift Street and its sister site Fashion Street) is dedicated to servicing and adding […]
E-Commerce 2021: 4 Trends to Watch
10 December, 2020
When it comes to retail, 2020 was all about the seismic shift to e-commerce. The impact of Covid-19 closures and restrictions forced consumers to turn to online shopping to an unprecedented degree (essentially achieving the equivalent of 5 years of growth in 6 months). Retailers who were able to adapt to both the increased demand […]
2020: A Very Unconventional Retail Holiday Season
06 November, 2020
ECommerce has been chipping away at the traditional brick-and-mortar holiday shopping season for years, but as Covid-19 cases surge in many cities across the US, 2020 is promising a more dramatic shift to online shopping than ever before. Rather than the customary Black Friday lines snaking around parking lots outside big box retail, expect to […]
The Future of B2B Trade Shows
30 October, 2020
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, the in-person B2B trade show, wholesale showroom, and exhibition experience in 2020 has been turned on its ear. From no-travel policies to local lockdown orders, organizers facing unprecedented disruption have had to postpone events till well into 2021, many canceling outright. This is no small loss. In 2019 […]
How to Launch a Successful B2B eCommerce Fast
20 July, 2020
In the midst of the sales realm being completely turned on its head during COVID-19, digital sales and eCommerce have never been more important to the health and success of the manufacturers’ and vendors’ businesses. However, in this fast-paced world of business when time is money and every minute matters, some will struggle with creating […]
eCommerce for Vendors: Understand (and Secure) Your Immediate Sales Solution
17 July, 2020
There’s really no other way to say it: time is money. Times have obviously changed quite a bit since Thomas Jefferson and Charles Dickens are accredited for pointing out this simple truth. Yet most business professionals would argue that it’s never been more true. Technology has enabled the workforce to work anywhere, anytime, and most […]