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New Ecommerce Site Launched for Fashion Accessories

Send the Trend is a new and innovative ecommerce store that offers a unique selection of custom fashion accessories for women. The site has raised nearly3 million dollars in its Series A funding which was led by Battery Ventures. The company first raised the initial capital from its angel investors. Today, the company is also launching an updated website that features a brand new design with customer-centric features such as social sharing, voting and one screen checkout. Send the Trend provides customized and affordable accessories from fashion jewelry to scarves and sunglasses. Visitors have the option to complete a style survey that will guide the company’s stylists to tailor product options for them every month. Once the customer makes her first purchase, she will then receive a few recommendations based on her style preferences. The company aims to make it simple for female shoppers to discover and make decisions online. The women of today do not have the time to visit ten differe...

Clothing Ecommerce has become more popular in the last 5 years

Clothing-themed online stores and ecommerce businesses have become extremely popular in recent years. Studies have shown that apparel sales online has nearly doubled in the last 5 years! Nearly 5 billion dollars were spent on clothes through ecommerce sites in the last five years, thus ensuring that the purchase of clothes online has grown by a whopping 152 percent! Until a few years back, fashion outlets did not have an online presence or an ecommerce store where people could buy clothes. However, today all of this has changed and most people prefer to buy their clothes online and try them on in the privacy of their own homes than in the rush and bustle of a changing room. Most people have the option of ordering multiple sizes and can send back the ones that don’t fit.

5 Things that Consumer’s absolutely hate about Ecommerce Sites!

Ecommerce sites should ideally be engaging and secure enough to inspire customers and make it easy for them to shop, thus leading to an increased number of sales. Unfortunately, many ecommerce stores fall short in more than one area. Here, I will show you 5 things that consumers absolutely hate about ecommerce sites, and why you should avoid these areas for a better site. Poor Design: This is one area that should be obvious to any online merchant. Most customers will not buy from a site that does not look trustworthy. Site aesthetics is probable the most important factor that contributes to how a shopper will judge your professionalism and reliability. Nearly 50% of online shoppers judge a site by its design. Consumers hate a poorly designed ecommerce site, so take the time out to design a great looking site. Poor Customer Service: Your customers will not want to hear from you unless they have a problem. When your customers have a problem, they will want to get through to you immedia...