tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199253192024-03-13T19:24:20.411+01:00michaelslevy:e-commerce, social shopping and more.e-commerce trends and players, social commerce and Web social whatnots...Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-73686445311096481242011-02-16T10:27:00.003+01:002011-02-16T10:34:06.903+01:00Follow me on twitter: @michaelslevy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VX6ehGADPpA/SS58AAy9XGI/AAAAAAAABX8/Pf4EYp1XZuo/s400/GarfieldLazy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VX6ehGADPpA/SS58AAy9XGI/AAAAAAAABX8/Pf4EYp1XZuo/s400/GarfieldLazy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Well, <a href="http://www.publicis-modem.fr/">work</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/">twitter</a> finally got the best of me: it turns out I'm now tweeting instead of blogging... Follow me at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaelslevy">@michaelslevy</a> to keep up with the latest social commerce, e-commerce trends and news, curated by your truly :)Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-81805689847250665712010-08-04T16:17:00.004+02:002010-08-04T16:21:43.414+02:00Two Cool Infographics About The InternetEnjoy!<br />(This is my longest blog post ever pixel-wise...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/how-the-internet-works/internet_infographic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 5860px;" src="http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/how-the-internet-works/internet_infographic.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.accessoweb.com/photo/2268900-3170517.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 633px; height: 4629px;" src="http://www.accessoweb.com/photo/2268900-3170517.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-26263440379158641532010-08-02T19:02:00.003+02:002010-08-02T19:04:20.115+02:00A few stats about runaway success Groupon.comAccording to its CEO Andrew Mason, straight from the TechCrunch CrunchUp (wow):<br /><ul><li>50% gross margin</li><li>Launched in November 2008</li><li>A year ago today, active in 5-6 cities</li><li>Now running in 170 cities in 22 countries</li><li>Over 1,000 employees now</li><li>About 12 million people getting daily email. Adding 2 million a month</li><li>97% of businesses featured want to be featured again</li><li>Breakage rate is probably around 10%, though Groupon doesn’t directly track it</li></ul>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-85641466499428373302010-08-02T18:35:00.003+02:002010-08-02T18:38:36.366+02:00TechCrunch Social Commerce Panel videos, feat. Groupon, LivingSocial, Payvment, gWallet, Eventbrite, ZongTechCrunch's last Summer CrunchUp was all abour Social commerce: social currency, social savings, social coupons and social recommendations... See all about it <a href="http://techcrunch.com/social-currency-crunchup-and-summer-party-at-august-capital/">here</a>.Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-25713132418903987532010-07-09T02:25:00.002+02:002010-07-09T02:25:51.242+02:00Why Google is scared of FacebookAn awesome presentation on social networking by Paul Adams, UX researcher at Google:<div style="width:477px" id="__ss_4656436"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/padday/the-real-life-social-network-v2" title="The Real Life Social Network v2">The Real Life Social Network v2</a></strong><object id="__sse4656436" width="477" height="510"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/doc_player.swf?doc=vtm2010-100701010846-phpapp01&stripped_title=the-real-life-social-network-v2"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed name="__sse4656436" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/doc_player.swf?doc=vtm2010-100701010846-phpapp01&stripped_title=the-real-life-social-network-v2" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="477" height="510"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">documents</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/padday">Paul Adams</a>.</div></div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-62059820827593026462010-07-01T01:32:00.001+02:002010-07-01T01:34:07.229+02:00Breaking: Woot to be acquired by Amazon"Holy crap! Woot has signed an agreement with Amazon - yes, the Amazon - to become an independent subsidiary of the ecommerce colossus. Woot HQ will remain in Carrollton, Texas, and will operate as autonomously as other Amazon companies like Zappos and Audible.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=13390">Visit the blog for our usual snarky commentary and tell us what you think</a>.<br />- Woot"Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-78147579272824291632010-06-28T09:26:00.003+02:002010-06-28T09:29:45.698+02:00PIXmania targets EUR1.5b revenues in 2014<a href="http://www.pixmania.com/">PIXmania</a>'s turnover is up 15% to 897 million euros, and its net profit is up 40% ... The group intends to diversify even more, engage in online travel and expand its network of stores.<br /><br />Also, the group's e-commerce outsourcing services, <a href="http://www.e-merchant.com/">e-merchant</a>, reached EUR35m revenues in the last fiscal year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/breve/france/47505/pixmania-vise-le-milliard-et-demi-d-euros-de-revenus-en-2014.shtml">Original article in French</a><br /><br /><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/breve/france/47505/pixmania-vise-le-milliard-et-demi-d-euros-de-revenus-en-2014.shtml&sl=fr&tl=en">Google translation</a>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-18265555160809442802010-06-21T10:18:00.003+02:002010-06-21T10:20:02.623+02:00How the World Spends Its Time Online<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/files/2010/06/timespentonline.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 950px; height: 1700px;" src="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/files/2010/06/timespentonline.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-46687555860939057352010-05-24T21:39:00.000+02:002010-05-24T21:39:23.137+02:00Awesome Video from Jeff Bezos about Amazon and ZapposAmazon founder Jeff Bezos talks openly about Amazon and Zappos...<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hxX_Q5CnaA&hl=fr_FR&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hxX_Q5CnaA&hl=fr_FR&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-7497904021997616312010-05-05T00:11:00.002+02:002010-05-05T00:14:06.852+02:00GSI Commerce Q1 2010 results<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thinkkentucky.com/cednews/nov2006/images/gsi_logo.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 95px;" src="http://www.thinkkentucky.com/cednews/nov2006/images/gsi_logo.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />From <a href="http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=34619">Internet Retailer</a>:<br /><br /><b>GSI Commerce first quarter sales rise nearly 39%</b><br /><br />E-commerce technology provider <a href="http://www.gsicommerce.com/">GSI Commerce</a> reported today sales of $272.6 million for its fiscal first quarter ended April 3, up 38.7% compared to $196.5 million for the same period a year earlier.<br /><br />For the first quarter, GSI reported:<br /><br />Income from operations of $17.4 million, up 87.1% from $9.3 million.<br />Net loss of $8.1 million, compared to a net loss of $12.1 million.<br /><br />"The year got off to a strong start for GSI with better than expected top and bottom line results in the first quarter,” says Michael G. Rubin, chairman and CEO of GSI. “The key drivers to the upside were strong comparable-store e-commerce trends and continued momentum in marketing services.”<br /><br /><b>GSI offered the following guidance for fiscal year 2010:<br /><br />- Revenue of $1.3 billion, which would represent 30% growth from 2009 revenue of $1.0 billion<br />- Income from operations of $15.6 million<br />- Net income of $135.0 million.</b>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-91247811555289533152010-05-04T17:04:00.002+02:002010-05-04T17:08:39.908+02:00Study says Social Commerce pays off<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecommerce.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bda369e20134805941c4970c-800wi"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 312px;" src="http://ecommerce.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bda369e20134805941c4970c-800wi" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Via the excellent <a href="http://www.excitingcommerce.com/">Exciting Commerce</a> blog:<br /><br />"U</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nfortunately there are still too few scientific studies on networking effects in e-commerce. Understandable though, due to limited opportunities to make direct comparisons.</span></span><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">All the more exciting that a new study has been </span></span><a href="http://www.marketingpower.com/AboutAMA/Documents/JMR_Forthcoming/Deriving_Value_from_Social.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">released</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (PDF) from France and the US with the title “Deriving Value from Social Commerce Networks”, whose results have been </span></span><a href="http://socialcommercetoday.com/future-of-social-commerce-facebook-virtual-malls-new-research-and-call-for-papers/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">recently published</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in the Journal of Marketing Research. The study examines what happens when merchants begin to network with each other."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.marketingpower.com/AboutAMA/Documents/JMR_Forthcoming/Deriving_Value_from_Social.pdf">Download the study here</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.excitingcommerce.com/2010/05/networking-pays-off-especially-for-ecommerce.html">Read the whole article at Exciting Commerce here.</a></span></span></p></span>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-61685946106161643912010-04-23T15:45:00.007+02:002010-04-23T15:55:26.235+02:00iPad Commerce Watch: episode 2Following in GAP's footsteps, here comes Italy-based online fashion retailer <a href="http://www.yoox.com/">YOOX</a>, with <a href="http://www.uquery.com/apps/362763627-yooxcom-for-ipad">its own iPad app</a>...<div><br />It was developed by Yoox's in-house team, and it enables iPad owners to browse, shop and pay in 6 languages and for delivery in 67 countries...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHbp5Vmn0wTutNTBzul-YRePkV_OU_jPXLeDe-KXP-ID8_2E8XoTKE8jgBTowxxruSb2DpHUC4OS_pBNPavdsk3-xjghdU44JJQS9NPZuoXlf7vzzG3od9EPXuY5uE3hBnAMo_g/s200/full.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463330458546688482" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGlFOZCyIL4LQNiTH82InbF946BcFcjZni-SrbW2LXthX_U_wKbRvvEHMimu8B2udNYmAqq96NQcaUBkLNxpsr2gh_rN8dunKCpKeKUaIaMd0ZLMluHXd_K4MJK1-hVAZH8i-WQ/s200/full+(1).jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463330611208736754" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwekf4p2mNUmjLyAauTa9DUvTpXPoqUf2ko0KIPJdfsPH6fFutC3Qyah6GAGqty4Bv95ceWcxqK04YfnQg_0Ljx_bk1E_le185c6PZ_hdBbkcxiGPlr1iBI3K7Ivv3kTWcxJSCw/s200/full+(2).jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463330924026602338" /> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-90537235453716731992010-04-23T15:38:00.002+02:002010-04-23T15:44:18.079+02:00Google incorporates ratings and reviews from e-retailers in search resultsVia <a href="http://www.InternetRetailer.com">Internet Retailer</a>:<br /><br />Ratings and reviews vendor <a href="http://www.Bazaarvoice.com">Bazaarvoice</a> is tying in with <a href="http://www.Google.com">Google</a>, enabling its 800 customers to display ratings and reviews from their websites in Google search results.<div><br /></div><div>This enables Google to bring search even closer to the act of purchase for the users...</div><div>And it will probably increase the conversion rate of retailers using Bazaarvoice, as shoppers coming from a product-specific review in Google's search results will be even more qualified.<br /><div><br /></div><div>(This new Bazaarvoice feature is free and optional.)<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.internetretailer.com/ECTR/article.asp?id=34541">Read the full article here</a>.</div></div></div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-32746839789840720562010-04-13T23:18:00.003+02:002010-04-13T23:21:32.673+02:00Amazon's amazing growth compared to US retail and e-commerceA cool chart courtesy of Silicon Alley Insider says it all:<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bc495507f8b9a9f7e4c0000/chart-of-the-day-amazon-e-commerce-retail-sales-2003-2009.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 607px; height: 456px;" src="http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bc495507f8b9a9f7e4c0000/chart-of-the-day-amazon-e-commerce-retail-sales-2003-2009.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-20124227835599449382010-04-13T10:36:00.002+02:002010-04-13T10:42:48.374+02:00GAP e-commerce goes iPad: touchCommerce !<a href="http://www.gap.com/">GAP</a> launched an iPad e-commerce app. It's gorgeous, mixing content and shopping, and making great use of the tablet's touchscreen gestures. Here's the video demo:<div><br /></div><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/61EgkMBjrKY&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/61EgkMBjrKY&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-3971254571639244792010-04-02T17:14:00.002+02:002010-04-02T17:23:35.152+02:00International E-Commerce Web retailers are reaping overseas sales without actively pursuing themSo says An <a href="http://newsletter.internetretailer.com/public/?q=preview_message&fn=Link&t=1&ssid=12351&id=8srujrf5tyglj9d5wcc6d5peye1br">Internet Retailer survey</a>...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.internetretailer.com/uploads/0410SurveyImage.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 2293px;" src="http://www.internetretailer.com/uploads/0410SurveyImage.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-88248730142250565122010-03-22T10:30:00.001+01:002010-03-22T10:30:05.745+01:00Tony Hsieh on Zappos and delivering happinessCheck out this presentation by Tony Hsieh, CEO of zappos.com, about delivering happiness to yourself, your employees and your customers:<div style="width:425px" id="__ss_3278697"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/zappos/zappos-amazon-022510" title="Zappos - Amazon - 02-25-10">Zappos - Amazon - 02-25-10</a></strong><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=zappos-amazon-02-25-10-100225155541-phpapp02&stripped_title=zappos-amazon-022510" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=zappos-amazon-02-25-10-100225155541-phpapp02&stripped_title=zappos-amazon-022510" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/zappos">zappos</a>.</div></div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-90273808133990293112010-03-15T11:39:00.003+01:002010-03-15T11:42:04.560+01:00New Zappos TV ad, highlighting their unparalleled customer serviceThis is the first TV spot in a new campaign for <a href="http://www.zappos.com">Zappos</a>, the online footwear and apparel retailer. This spot was created by <a href="http://www.mullen.com/">Mullen</a> in Boston, MA.<br /><br />Here it is:<br /><br /> <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UJOpWDR8MZ0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UJOpWDR8MZ0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-7673543333895160522010-03-10T11:40:00.002+01:002010-03-10T11:56:31.766+01:00E-commerce innovations: extreme retailingAre you ready for "Extreme Retailing" ?<br />E-commerce has evolved more in the last 12 months than in the last 12 years, with a combination of entertainment, game mechanics, and innovative shopping models.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.nrf.com/2010/03/03/are-you-ready-for-extreme-retailing/">According to Megan Conniff</a> from the US <a href="http://blog.nrf.com">National Retail Federation's big blog</a>, here are 3 ongoing trends:<br /><br />1. Deals and discounts (retailmenot.com)<br />2. Urgency retailing (woot.com)<br />3. Private shopping clubs (venteprivee.com and its hundreds of copycats worldwide)<br /><br />And here are 5 upcoming trends:<br /><br />1. Local discovery & promotion (groupon.com)<br />2. Mobile empowerment<br />3. Community and crowdsourcing (myfab.com)<br />4. Mass customization<br />5. Game Mechanics/entertainment commerce (swoopo.com)<br /><br />I so agree with Megan (and with Jochen and Jason from <a href="http://www.excitingcommerce.com/">Exciting Commerce</a>, a recommended read by the way...)!<br /><br />Bonus: here's a video of Joshua Goldman's presentation at the Retail Innovation & Marketing Conference, explaining swoopo.com's killer commerce model:<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2pjec05fZL0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2pjec05fZL0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-18631181298886904782010-03-05T18:27:00.002+01:002010-03-05T18:27:55.559+01:00Mobile e-commerce: mobile site or mobile app?Here's Elastic Path's answer in video:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/476s1m1fNqg&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/476s1m1fNqg&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-65107546968393634242010-03-05T14:24:00.000+01:002010-03-05T14:25:47.104+01:00The State of the Internet: 2010<object width="600" height="450"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9641036&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9641036&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="600" height="450"></embed></object>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-71347140727128786982010-02-05T12:23:00.002+01:002010-02-05T12:32:42.370+01:00Venteprivée.com 2009 revenues and 2010 projections<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.starway.org/blogs/Arnaud/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vente_privee.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 182px;" src="http://www.starway.org/blogs/Arnaud/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vente_privee.png" border="0" alt="" /></a>According to <a href="http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/breve/france/44870/vente-privee-vise-850-millions-d-euros-de-revenus-en-2010.shtml?utm_source=benchmail&utm_medium=ML7&utm_campaign=E10164350">Journal du Net</a>, here are the latest figures from online private shopping club leader <a href="http://www.venteprivee.com/">Vente Privée</a> :<div><br /></div><div><b>2009 figures:</b></div><div>- revenue: €680m, +33% vs. 2008</div><div>- 2009 profit: 6-7%</div><div>- 9.7m members, +12.5k per day</div><div>- 15% of sales only are made outside of France</div><div>- sales action : 2,500 sales in 2009 with 1,200 brands</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2010 projections:</b></div><div>- €850m revenue,</div><div>- 25% growth,</div><div>- 2.5m new members,</div><div>- 3,300 sales,</div><div>- 250 new hires.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wow.</div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-7800531249933066722010-01-29T18:53:00.003+01:002010-01-29T18:57:00.719+01:00Amazon.com '09: sales +28% to $24.51 billion, profit +40% to $902 millionAnd here are the slides from Amazon's Q4 '09 earnings webcast:<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_3024813"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=request-webslidesq409final2-100129114835-phpapp02&stripped_title=amazoncom-q4-2009-financial-results-conference-call-slides"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=request-webslidesq409final2-100129114835-phpapp02&stripped_title=amazoncom-q4-2009-financial-results-conference-call-slides" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/michaelslevy">Michael S. Levy</a>.</div></div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-53186770946465151882010-01-04T12:32:00.002+01:002010-01-04T12:35:12.133+01:00US e-commerce Holiday sales reach $27 billionFirst off, Happy New Year everyone!<div><br /></div><div>According to <a href="http://www.comscore.com/">comScore</a>, online Holiday sales (from Nov 1st to Dec 24th) reached $27 billion, a YoY growth of 5%.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the comScore data breakdown:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcjNVWxU7nrJdSdiHvXZOScatFa4vDwPPOYMt51PC8ELXsWh-qtNr1flvje0hbSyG1UysdL0BRa94TT7FQih7UIoldys0S3MSTRBRoGGJWod0-CBd3QQPgo9T3Iah9IEDsOzB-Q/s400/holiday-sales-stats.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422846602595671090" /></div><div><br /></div></div>Michael S. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927085368672237324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925319.post-86982134596023334962009-12-24T16:02:00.002+01:002009-12-24T16:03:47.088+01:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from michaelslevy.com<div>See you in 2010!<div><br /></div><div>Michael.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqImrYsiBUJI05IkkJpEz_UcwtcdHcbgVdzex7syGMmcoVadpjH1o20Gt03EzWEHoVNAJxf54VF-0v9cw9CouYEJHobYyQwcziWSqE0_mpcR1K-pwNZ8_D4p_Kpx6SLb17E7tyQ/s1600-h/status2009.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqImrYsiBUJI05IkkJpEz_UcwtcdHcbgVdzex7syGMmcoVadpjH1o20Gt03EzWEHoVNAJxf54VF-0v9cw9CouYEJHobYyQwcziWSqE0_mpcR1K-pwNZ8_D4p_Kpx6SLb17E7tyQ/s400/status2009.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418818522517763986" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael S. 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