Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 5, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Jack Ma co-founded Alibaba in 1999. Merchants on Taobao pay a fee to rank higher within the site’s search engine results, similar to the way Google works. Alibaba does not charge merchants on Taobao listing or transactions fees. Taobao is the largest online shopping marketplace in China.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon : Let’s take a walk back in time. Food delivery companies largely sell an undifferentiated service. Even bottled water is more differentiated than food delivery services. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 4, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about who rules eCommerce then the name that first comes to mind likely differs based on where you live. The truth is both of these companies have had an outsized impact on the retail industry around the world. Alibaba does not charge merchants on Taobao listing or transactions fees.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Forever 21 used to be top of mind for teens and twenty somethings but then things slowly began to change. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. If you are shopping at F21 Red you can pick up a camisole for less than $2.00

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 12, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Did you know that at one time Sears was the largest retailer in the world? During that time Sears was so dominant its sales represented 1% of the entire United States’ economy with two thirds of Americans shopping there. Retail stores. That was back in 1969. It was a runaway success.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 6, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon With $1.4 share of retail sales in the country while eCommerce makes up 16.1% of retail sales in the United States. In fact, we saw the acceleration of offline retail as well—there’s more of a shift toward a true omnichannel integration.”. “In Community buying is a popular way of shopping.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Block (formerly known as Square), the company entrepreneur Jack Dorsey built to serve small businesses in need of better financial tools and resources, continues to expand. Cash App started allowing users to make purchases in Bitcoin in 2018, making Cash App one the first mainstream payment apps to do so.

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