Last year, Valentine’s Day spending hit an all-time high. While this year’s projection is a bit lower, $18.2 billion is still nothing to scoff at. Here are some other highlights from an annual survey by the National Retail Federation and …
Transforming Web Data from Unstructured to Structured
At first blush, it seems like data analytics is simply collecting and analyzing loads of information, but there’s actually a lot that happens in between. There’s a whole progression to it: on a broad level, the data analytics workflow generally …
September 28, 2016
eCommerce Pricing Optimization: In-house vs. Third Party Solutions
According to The E-Tailing Group, 94% of consumers are willing to invest time into comparison price shopping to make sure they’re getting the best deal possible. The importance of price on purchasing decisions makes it critical for retailers wanting to …
May 17, 2016
The eCommerce Industry’s Most Advanced Product Classification
Products on eCommerce sites are typically accessed through shelf navigation of a merchant’s taxonomy. Studies have shown that typically 8 – 10% of product URLs available on a given shelf are misclassified. Could this be improved via Machine Learning to …
April 26, 2016
Top 4 Ways Crowdsourcing Companies Should Engage Their Users
What’s the most important part of a crowdsourcing company? If you are thinking the crowd, THEN YOU ARE CORRECT! The users within the crowd are the most important asset a crowdsourcing company has. Without users, a crowdsourcing company would have …
April 21, 2016
Top 3 Backend Features to Consider When Choosing Your Crowdsourcing Company
If you read our latest blog post on application features you should consider when choosing a crowdsourcing company, you’re considered an expert in the field.
This week we want to make sure you are an expert with various backend features …
April 13, 2016
The Buyer’s Secret Weapon: Data + Insights
What would make a purchasing agent’s job easier and streamline important quantitative analyses, such as assortment percentages, brand share, and competitive pricing? This is the question I posed to Peter, an avid cycler and buyer for the cycling department at …
April 7, 2016
Company Insights: Michael Kors
Michael Kors is a global luxury brand that designs, markets, and distributes apparel and accessories for two main collections: the Michael Kors luxury collection and the MICHAEL Michael Kors accessible luxury collection. Recent developments in the company’s competitive landscape have …
March 15, 2016
Market Research Reveals Gender Product Pricing Gap
Ever wonder why those pink razors designed for women cost more than the utilitarian grey ones for men? Sure, those floral packages must use more colored ink, but they can cost up to 13% more than the ones intended for …
March 9, 2016