Cyber Week 2024 proved to be a pivotal period for eCommerce businesses, including many Freestyle Software customers. Here's a detailed look at the trends, challenges, and successes during this key shopping season. Record-Breaking Online Sales This year, eCommerce once again outperformed expectations. Cyber Monday alone generated an estimated $13.3 billion in sales, marking a notable
For years, Freestyle has published timely, relevant, exceptional content geared towards helping retail brands and eTailers get through the busy, hectic, profitable holiday season. Now, we’re pulling some of our hottest pieces together into our new "Freestyle's Ultimate Holiday Order and Inventory Management Ebook", including: How to Take on the Holiday Retail Season Like a
We recently wrote about how important getting a head start on your holiday ordering and shipping is going to be this year. Recent supply chain issues don’t seem to have any solution in the near future. Increased shipping rates and slower delivery times are expected from all the major carriers - yes, UPS FedEx and
There’s been a lot of shipping and supply chain news for eCommerce brands to digest the past few weeks: The continuing impact of the global supply chain crisis The challenges brands and consumers will face with holiday ordering and shipping in the coming months And more... All of these unprecedented industry disruptions are sure to
The eCommerce Holiday sales season turned out to be even better than we expected. Here is just one startling statistic... Amazon delivered $1.5B packages during the 2020 holiday season. To accommodate this, the eComm giant offered a staggering $2.5B in bonuses and incentives for their employees. They also committed a whopping $18B to help grow partner
The results are in: eCommerce brands are off to a great start of the official holiday sales season. Adobe Analytics reports that online spending rose 22 percent, but unfortunately for brick and mortar retailers, their sales fell a whopping 52%. While a drop in in-store sales was not unexpected due to the continuing impact of
Increased shipping demand during the holiday season is to be expected - are you ready to handle it? The right shipping fulfillment workflow is key. Looking for a quick way to assess if you're ready to meet increased demand? Check out our blog on the topic, with a workflow self-diagnostic exercise that will show your
Welcome news for eCommerce brands: the 2020 Holiday Retail Season has started. And by all accounts, it should be a great one. This is great news for brands buffeted by what has been a tough and unpredictable year. If you haven't noticed that your inbox has been hit by a blizzard of Black Friday sales
For many consumers, the holidays sales are the big win of the season. For them, it's all about the deals. But you don't want to let a great deal get in the way of your overall profit. Ready to learn how you can put promotions into place that won't eat away at your bottom line?
The holidays are upon us (we know...we can't believe it either). But it's true! And now is the time for you to get ready for an uptick in orders and shipping. If you don't jump on it now, chances are you'll miss the opportunity to boost revenue and close out 2020 strong. Don't end up