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Live Nation and Groupon Team up for New Ecommerce Solution

Groupon is a group-buying ecommerce solution that has been all over the net recently, especially after announcing their tie-up with Live Nation. These two powerhouses (Groupon dominating the daily deal market and Live Nation dominating the live music space) are now teaming up to give concert goers a new way to get tickets for their favorite concerts. This new ecommerce solution will be called GrouponLive. How exactly this solution will service has been kept under wraps, but insiders say that it should be ready by the summer concert season. Since GrouponLive has immediate access to Live Nation’s expansive roster of events and performers, this solution will be the next best ecommerce site for live event deals. This tie-up will give Groupon another way to dominate the market and bring in more money. They’ve already been on a roll recently. GrouponLive will be the latest channel to bring value to fans and at the same time help artists reach out to a wider audience.

Is Ecommerce as effective at gaining customer loyalty as a Brick-and-Mortar store?

According to a recent survey, the average Australian shopper spends only about one-third of the total amount on ecommerce than their American counterparts. What’s more, further surveys were conducted in response to this, in order to gain a deeper insight into the habits and attitudes of the average Australian consumer. The surveys showed that the main obstacles that dissuaded people from actually making any online purchases were the wish to physically hold the product, payment safety and delivery concerns. However, the surveys also showed that nearly 77 percent of the transactions were from domestic platforms and show that a good way for Australian merchants to connect with prospective customers is to first invest in a physical store and then build an online one.

Social Ecommerce – Can it help Retailers and Brands evolve

One of the biggest shifts in trend that was observed last year was the emergence of social ecommerce! Retailers and brands started taking to social networks not only to enhance their visibility, but also to rake in the money and increase their revenues. The Internet supports the sharing of information amongst various networks, and does so at a speed and scale that can never be achieved in the offline world! Statistics have shown that nearly 90% of people tend to trust recommendations made by friends above any kind of advertising. In the United States, users spend nearly 41.1 billion minutes surfing through Facebook. Facebook has 500 million users and keeps adding to this figure every single day! This is the power of social media! Owing to this, there are many social ecommerce solutions that have hit the market today and are constantly evolving. Retailers and brands have started capitalizing on this to increase their revenues and make it big in the social networking scene as well! Let’s...

Why you should choose Zen Cart for your Small Business

Zen Cart offers many small business owners a great many ecommerce solutions that are effective in creating a successful online business. This open source platform can be used to customize your ecommerce solutions. Before customizing it, the Zen Cart offers many important SEO elements for you product pages. From a web based admin for processing orders to a complete shopping cart, it is also offers multiple options for payment check out and a lot more. You can use your Zen Cart platform to handle your online business of selling products and services. With the Zen Cart, you can now transform your store into anything you want it to look and feel like. The PHP files allow you to customize any of the new features that a business owner is looking for. The key features of Zen Cart are: 1.You don’t need a web developer if you want to make changes to your promotional banners. 2.You get an unlimited category structure. 3.You get to customize your product pages with the “Add to Cart” button. 4.It ...