The growth in eCommerce has started an Integrated eCommerce trend that has turned into a winning strategy for branded manufacturers as well as retailers. Branded manufacturers have started selling direct online – but then pushing those orders down to retailers to deliver to consumers.
Here’s a great infographic that describes a March 2012 study conducted by Shopatron with over 200 branded manufacturers and 1,300 retailers .
Retail Integrated eCommerce does not just benefit brands. Over 65% of retailer respondents said retail-integrated e-commerce increased store profit or improved customer acquisition, with 23 percent claiming that it increased both. 70% of retailers in the survey said they would reduce or stop buying from brands that sell direct to consumers online. This is a significant increase from a similar survey in 2009, where only 51% claimed they would reduce or stop buying.
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