9 Best Articles in 2022
mp.weixin.qq.com
A Look at the Past 20 Years of China’s E-Commerce Industry
mp.weixin.qq.com
Summary · · The leaps and bounds of China’s e-commerce industry since the beginning of the 21st century introduced a new shopping experience to Chinese consumers while fundamentally changing the country’s entire business environment. Caijing magazine reporters He Xiaoqing and Ye Nan trace the overall development of the Chinese e-commerce industry but also dig deeper – for example, by analyzing innovative business models. · Shared by 4, including getAbstract
mp.weixin.qq.com
How E-Commerce Is Driving Technological Innovation in Manufacturing
mp.weixin.qq.com
Summary · · China’s e-commerce platforms are eager to expand into manufacturing. In their efforts to work more closely with factories, NetEase, Pinduoduo and Alibaba have adopted different approaches, which this article from tech media platform Huxiu.com compares, detailing successes, failures, and ongoing challenges. Anyone interested in digital collaborations and the expanding reach of the tentacles of Chinese internet companies will find this report informative. · Shared by 3, including getAbstract
medium.com
E-Commerce is a Bear — Medium
medium.com
~11 min read · · In two decades of e-commerce in the US, we have produced only two standalone e-commerce companies of meaningful enterprise value: Amazon… · Shared by 50, including Liza Sperling, Patrick OShaughnessy, justin 🚀, Thomas Power, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Twitty, Startupxplore
The Wall Street Journal
How Amazon Wins: By Steamrolling Rivals and Partners
The Wall Street Journal
~16 min read · · CEO Jeff Bezos still runs the e-commerce giant with the drive of a startup trying to survive. That strand of its corporate DNA is becoming a liability, as its tactics to dominate nearly every… · Shared by 138, including Ramon Ray, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Shazna Nessa, Matthew Bishop, Ken Schwencke, Hrag, linamkhan, Steve Silberman, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Eghosa Omoigui, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #SuiteWorld #UIPathForward, Steve Faktor, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Sai Kan, Andrew Wilkinson, Steve Streza 🏳️🌈
Marker by Medium
The Real Reason It’s So Hard to Order Groceries Online Right Now
Marker by Medium
8 min read · · Turns out online grocery shopping was not built like the rest of e-commerce · Shared by 106, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, mike hirshland, Scott Monty, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao
CB Insights
6 Trends Rising E-Commerce Players Are Leveraging To Compete Against Amazon
CB Insights
Summary · ~13 min read · · Amazon is the most formidable force in e-commerce. Here's how emerging e-commerce players are protecting their businesses from being disrupted by the retail giant. · Shared by 40, including Oliver Bussmann, getAbstract
baymard.com
The Current State of Checkout UX (18 Common Pitfalls)
baymard.com
20+ min read · · After e-commerce sites have invested vast resources in “first in mind” strategies, Pay Per Click campaigns, beautifully crafted homepage imagery, perfect category taxonomies, faceted search logic,… · Shared by 123, including Marius Bleuer, Chris Heilmann, Davy De Pauw, Oliver Raduner, CSS Weekly, Stef Walter, Christian P. Stobbe, James Young, tcherno
grist
How outdated zoning laws let e-commerce warehouses like Amazon take over low-income neighborhoods
grist
~18 min read · · How outdated zoning codes are fueling the sprawl of e-commerce warehouses. · Shared by 126, including Colin Wright, Merkstatt
The New York Times
Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening
The New York Times
20+ min read · · Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize. · Shared by 92, including Jason Stanley, Karen K. Ho, Veni Kunche, luis antónio santos, Christopher D. Long (Крістофер Д. Лонг), San Jose Community NETWORK, Maurits Martijn, Sergio Caredda, p.e. moskowitz
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Digiday
Why McKinsey sees 'commerce media' as the go-to media and marketing investment channel of the future
Digiday
5 min read · · McKinsey believes it’s time to look at the e-commerce and retail media as one big industry, encompassing all the advertisers, retail media firms, media companies and shoulder industries that serve… · Shared by 66, including Wilko S. Wolters 🇩🇪🇪🇺
Ahrefs
11 Ways to Improve E-commerce Category Pages for SEO
Ahrefs
~17 min read · · With SEO and UX in mind. · Shared by 152, including Nicolas Babin #CES2023, AJ Ghergich
Moz
Underused Tactics and Overlooked Metrics in E-Commerce
Moz
10 min read · · There are plenty of impressive tactics or metrics that aren't often discussed, not necessarily because they aren't important, but because it's easy to get locked into the rhythm of reporting on… · Shared by 118, including AJ Ghergich, Michael Kolade
wordlift.io
Top 5 Underutilized Schema Markups for E-commerce and Classifieds Websites
wordlift.io
5 min read · · Learn what the 5 most underutilized markup schemes are and why you should apply them to your website today. · Shared by 77, including AJ Ghergich
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Quartz
What does Amazon do? A guide to understanding the e-commerce giant — Quartz
Quartz
~12 min read · · To call Amazon an e-commerce company feels completely inadequate. · Shared by 40, including Gerd Leonhard, Noel Jacob
TechCrunch
TikTok invests in social commerce via new Shopify partnership
TechCrunch
5 min read · · TikTok is further investing in social commerce with today’s announcement of a new global partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify. The deal aims to make it easier for Shopify’s over 1 million… · Shared by 81, including 🇺🇦 Neal Schaffer #StandWithUkraine, John Koetsier, Stephanie A Kowalski, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tommy Walker, Merkstatt, Mari Smith, Scott Williams, Matt Navarra, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Dave McClure
The New Yorker
How E-Commerce Is Transforming Rural China
The New Yorker
20+ min read · · JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks to drum up business. · Shared by 105, including Anthony Hamelle, Thomas Pleil, mdy, Klaus Eck, Stephanie A Kowalski, Ward Plunet
Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
Infinite Scrolling, Pagination Or “Load More” Buttons? Usability Findings In eCommerce
Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
20+ min read · · What is the best UX pattern to display products on an e-commerce website: pagination, a “Load more” button or infinite scrolling? An eCommerce UX study. · Shared by 292, including Chris Messina, Rodrigo Prior, Matthias Sala, Fabricio Teixeira, Luzius Meisser, Stephanie A Kowalski, Alligator.io 🐊, René Clausen Nielsen, Jonas Kamber, Ryan Boren, Casey Smith, Charlie Oliver, Helmi, David Hellmann, Kunal Bhatia (✈️ SF till 10/1), Florian Hanke 🍎, Courtney Bolton ★, Mark Kaigwa, Dominik Grolimund, Matthias Lampe
McKinsey & Company
The future of work after COVID-19
McKinsey & Company
~11 min read · · The pandemic accelerated existing trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation, with up to 25% more workers than previously estimated potentially needing to switch occupations. · Shared by 276, including Andreas Staub, Harold Sinnott #DigitalTransformation, Hannah Morgan, Tom D'Amico, Garance Franke-Ruta, ⭐️Danielle Guzman ⭐️, Terence Mills, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, AI, Linda Grasso, Tom Vander Ark, Carla Gentry, Antonio Grasso, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Gerd Leonhard, Nige Willson, Nicolas Babin #CES2023, Tom Pick | #B2Bmarketing guy
Digiday
Why McKinsey sees 'commerce media' as the go-to media and marketing investment channel of the future
Digiday
5 min read · · McKinsey believes it’s time to look at the e-commerce and retail media as one big industry, encompassing all the advertisers, retail media firms, media companies and shoulder industries that serve… · Shared by 66, including Wilko S. Wolters 🇩🇪🇪🇺
Guardian Tech
Shopify – the good shop to Amazon's bad shop
Guardian Tech
8 min read · · Shopify is the second-largest e-commerce platform in the US, yet remains anonymous. Will its new app change all that? · Shared by 65, including Christian Surchi, Jason Fried, Vikram Dutt, Vladimer Botsvadze 🌎🥇🛫🎙️, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
digitalpsychology.io
Digital Psychology
digitalpsychology.io
· A free library of psychological principles and examples to elevate your SaaS, e-commerce or other digital products. · Shared by 199, including David Hellmann, Jacob Jarnvall, Fabricio Teixeira, Michael Musgrove, Katja Evertz, bouiboui, Mike Taylor, masone, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Marius Bleuer, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Ruben Feurer, Victor Tolosa, Daniel Lawniczak, Fabian Künzli, Chris Messina, Kat, Stu Collett, Michelle Boisson, Niklaus Gerber
The Economist
Why retailers everywhere should look to China
The Economist
4 min read · · That is where they will see the future of e-commerce · Shared by 51, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Mark Kaigwa, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, MΛRC VIDΛL
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