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eMerchandising
Enhancing the Online
Shopping Experience
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Presentation Overview
Part One
• What is Online Retailing
• What is Online Merchandising?
• Aspects of Online Merchandising
• The Internet as Retail Channel
• Merchandising Drives Revenue
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Part Two
• Customer is Key
• Design Strategies
Part Three
• Online Merchandising Tools
• Online Merchandising Techniques
• Net Take-Aways
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Presentation Overview
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What is Online Retailing?
Components of a winning online retail organization:
• DESIGN | MERCHANDISING | OPERATIONS
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What is Online Merchandising?
Merchandising:
• Is the art and science of how the products, features, and services are displayed, advertised, and promoted.
• Helps create the experience you want your customers to have.
• Creates selling opportunities.
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What is Online Merchandising?
Product presentation greatly affects how well a product sells
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Aspects of Online Merchandising
Get products to jump up and hit shoppers:
• Make an item the focus or feature.
Get products out on their own:
• Position products where they can stand out from the competition.
Practice the art of adjacencies:
• Place one item next to another to generate sparks (sell more of both).
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Aspects of Online Merchandising
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The Internet as Retail Channel
Why is it viable? • Time-Conscious Consumers• Quality and Selection of Products• Warranties and Guarantees• Credit-Card Companies• Security of Transactions• Relationship-Building Tools
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Merchandising Drives Revenue
• As competition and clutter increases, more attention needs to be focused on in-store marketing, or merchandising.
• Many purchasing decisions are made and can be heavily influenced at the point-of-purchase.
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Merchandising Drives Revenue
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Merchandising Drives Revenue
The best retailers make merchandising the core of their business:
• Merchandising performance is a key driver of retailing success.
• Amazon: New Ideas, New Features.
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: $$$
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: The Magic of Merchandising
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: Key Tips
• Promotions and featured products appeal to holiday shoppers.
• Effective promotions and merchandising significantly raise holiday revenues.
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: Key Tips
• Communicate special offers clearly and early in the buying process.
• Place featured items above the fold on the Home page.
• Use brands, categories, and situational merchandising to suggest products.
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: Key Tips
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: Setting Business Goals
Business defines
• How the product is to be perceived
• How much is available for sale
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: Setting Business Goals
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Merchandising Drives Revenue: Objectives
• Attract new customers (increase conversion rate).
• Increase volume of sale (increase AOV).
• Give customers more chances to buy more often.
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Customer is Key: Features of Online Shopping
Online shopping provides customers:
• Limitless Selection
• Price Comparison
• Convenience
• Speed
• Information
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Customer is Key: Benefits of Online Shopping
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Customer is Key: Benefits of Online Shopping
Customers shopping online can:
• Grab and Go (save time)
• Search/Browse (limitless)
• Info-Fuel
• Get/Stay in Touch
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Customer is Key: Benefits of Online Shopping
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Customer is Key: Understanding is Essential
Successful sites compel customers to:» BUY NOW » GO to the Store » CALL to purchase or for more information
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Customer is Key: Understanding is Essential
To achieve these desired actions, it’s imperative to
know your customer
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Presentation Overview
Part One
• What is Online Retailing
• What is Online Merchandising?
• Aspects of Online Merchandising
• The Internet as Retail Channel
• Merchandising Drives Revenue
_________________________________________________________________
Part Two
• Customer is Key
• Design Strategies
Part Three
• Online Merchandising Tools
• Online Merchandising Techniques
• Net Take-Aways
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eMerchandising
Enhancing the Online
Shopping Experience
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