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This past March, Statistics Canada released its 2014 financial statistics for enterprises which highlighted that corporate profits rose 7.3 per cent from 2013 to $388.7 billion in 2014 (see graph on page 10).

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Companies that sold their goods and services online registered almost a quarter of their totals sales via e-commerce, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just consumers doing the buying; 47 per cent of businesses - according to the Statistics Canada report - purchased goods or services online.

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Ă Q 867< I made my first of over two dozen visits to Alberta some 20 years ago. Over these two decades, I have seen the province experience the exaggerated highs and lows of economic activity. Each ascension and decline was met with a resolve that screamed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will persevere and be better for it.â&#x20AC;?

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Amid the disaster which displaced almost 90,000 residents in the city of Fort McMurray, story after story of Albertans coming to the aid of their neighbours in need continue to surface.

People opening up their homes and hearts to comfort those that have had their properties destroyed and that have been left with literally nothing; businesses offering emergency supplies and services around the clock, as many forsake their own needs to help others.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in these stories of sacrifice where the optimism and knowledge lies that Fort McMurray will be rebuilt and become stronger than ever.

No report encapsulates the spirit of Alberta better than the actions of those fighting the fire on the front line. Firefighters who had lost homes kept fighting, driven by the knowledge that their family and friends had escaped unharmed.

As reported in the Edmonton Sun, Parkland County Fire Chief Brian Cornforth, who commanded one of the sectors of the fire, stated: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of guys who lost their homes and the strength that these people are showing...thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one guy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on my truck - and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even find out until the next day - that he lost his home because he just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring it up. He just showed up to work, the same attitude, just kept working hard.â&#x20AC;?

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According to a Reuters report, Investment firm Investcorp Bank (which owns Polyconcept) is exploring the possibilities of a sale of Polyconept, hoping a deal will value the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest supplier of promotional products at more than $1.3 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bahrain-based Investcorp is working with investment banks William Blair & Company LLC and Barclays Plc in the auction for Polyconcept, which is currently in its second round of bidding and has attracted interest from private equity firms.  Polyconcept has 12-month earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of close to US$130 million, the people added.

Based in Roelofarendsveen, Holland, Polyconcept was was taken control of by Investcorp following a buyout from firm BC Partners Ltd. in 2005.Â

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) announced that it has agreed to acquire Alstyle Apparel for a total cash purchase price of $110 million (all figures U.S.).

The acquisition is expected to close before the end of June 2016 and immediately expands Gildanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penetration in printwear markets in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and complements Gildanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position in the western United States where Alstyle has a strong presence. The acquisition will also allow Gildan to enhance its competitive positioning in the Mexican printwear and retail markets.

Alstyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manufacturing facilities in Mexico will be integrated into Gildanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standardized manufacturing processes allowing them to capitalize on production while taking advantage of preferential trade agreements and duty-free access to markets in South America.

The acquisition also provides additional textile manufacturing capabilities which Gildan expects to benefit from via enhanced purchasing leverage on raw material and other input costs and logistics efficiencies.

Alstyle generated sales revenues of $183 million and EBITDA of approximately $19 million for its fiscal year ended February 29, 2016. While the acquisition is expected to be slightly accretive to earnings per share in 2016, strong integration synergies are expected to flow through from this transaction in 2017 and 2018.

First Quarter Results In the first quarter of 2016, Gildan reported strong earnings growth up 17 per cent despite a dip in sales. Net earnings totalled $63.2Â million or $0.26 per share on a

diluted basis for the three months ended April 3, 2016, compared with net earnings of $56.0 million or $0.23 per share for the three months ended April 5, 2015.

Net sales for the Printwear segment for the quarter were $392.1 million, down from $431.3 million in the same quarter last year. Net sales for the Branded Apparel segment in the quarter were $201.2 million, down slightly from $204.9 million in the first calendar quarter of 2015. Net sales were negatively affected by an approximate $7 million impact resulting from foreign currency exchange due to a stronger U.S. dollar compared to the same period last year.

Presented with Distintivo ESR Award For Philanthropy The Distintivo ESR award presented by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (Cemefi) and the Alliance for Corporate Social responsibility (Aliarse) is given to companies that voluntarily commit to implementing a social responsibility and continuous improvement management system, and fully integrate it into their culture and business strategy.

Gildan is the only company in the apparel sector listed this year to be awarded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an honour to be recognized by progressive organizations in Latin America for the efforts that we are making to provide good working conditions for our employees, minimize our environmental footprint and nurture the communities in which we operate, said Benito Masi, Gildanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive vice-president, manufacturing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Gildan we have a strong commitment to operating responsibly and sustainably, as a core element of our business model and key driver of our future growth and success,â&#x20AC;? he added.

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The products that Bataboffâ&#x201E;˘ currently distributes will complement the extensive range of quality sewing thread products that A&E currently provides.

With sales support and distribution centres strategic-

ally located across Canada, customers will continue to have access to the quality products and services that A&E has been providing for more than 125 years.

For more information, please contact Sales Support at 1-800-361-0787; canada.client@amefird.com; or visit www.amefird.ca

2. 0 & Ă ** , & ()1 0 #& & . . &3-. ,)/* Catalyst Group is proud to announce the distribution of Next Level Apparel in Canada. New product is available now, shipping to Canadian customers from Catalyst Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mississauga, ON distribution centre.

Next Level Apparel features innovative fabrics, an outstanding colour palette, a full spectrum of fits and a diversity of styles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an exciting time for Catalyst Group as we

expand our portfolio of products offered to the Canadian marketplace. We are committed to offering great brands and exceptional product choices, such as Next Level Apparel, to our customers,â&#x20AC;? said Robyn Tomlins, Director of Sales & Merchandising for Catalyst Group.

For details please visit www.CatalystGroupBrands.com or contact CG-orderdesk@catalystbiz.com or 1-800919-8322.

!(/- (- **)#(.- ( 1 (. ,#) , *, - (. .#0 Magnus Pen Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Daurie to the position of Regional Sales Representative for Ontario East and the GTA. Nathan brings his extensive industry experience and a proven track record of success in the industry.

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In this new role, Nathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s objective will be to continue providing exceptional service, building new relationships and expanding the Magnus Pen product line.

Nathan can be reached at 1-800-567-8895 or by email at: nathan@magnuspen.com

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Established in 1993, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Managed Companies is one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading business awards. Applicants are evaluated by an independent judging panel. The Best Managed program recognizes Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Talbot Team is excited to receive this national recognition which confirms that we are on the right track for sustainable growth. We invest, support and develop our people to meet the diverse needs of our customers. I am proud to work with these dedicated, talented and caring people each dayâ&#x20AC;?, said Steve Levschuk, President and CEO.

( - , ( - .) +/#, " '*#)( /,)* HanesBrands announced that it will be acquiring Champion Europe, which owns the trademark for the Champion brand in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Hanes will pay 10 times the worth of Champion Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EBITDA this year, putting the purchase price at roughly 200 million euros.

The move is expected to be finalized in the middle of the 2016, bringing Championâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global presence directly under the control of HanesBrands. Hanes will operate Champion Europe under the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global Champion structure, and will maintain separate Innerwear and Activewear segments as it does in the U.S. Sauro Mambrini, CEO and president of Champion Europe, will remain with Hanes to oversee Champion Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This acquisition, coupled with the recent purchase of the Champion business from our licensee in Japan, will unite the Champion brand globally and will give us a powerful platform for growth on every continent,â&#x20AC;? said Hanes COO Gerald W. Evans Jr.

Best in Class for Choice From pre-school to high school, Gildan® tees, sport shirts and sweatshirts for kids score top marks for styles, sizes and colours to suit everyone. Find the perfect uniform-ready piece in the fabric you prefer, offering a smooth canvas for decoration. From traditional school colours to loads of bold shades for class outings and team outfits, the possibilities are endless. There’s a size to fit every kid too, from 2T for toddlers up to YXL. With lots of inventory available, you can count on Gildan® to have the right fit for your school wear needs.

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Online video marketing has become a staple for many businesses across many industries.

According to a 2015 Forbes Insight Study, 75 per cent of business executives reported they watch work-related videos on a weekly basis and more than 80 per cent of senior executives report watching more online video than they did a year ago.

There are loads of marketing videos on the web now, and some are extremely effective, but there are plenty that just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. There are many common themes among the latter group, and based on those, here are my five ways to ensure your marketing video will not suck.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on a budget, put your money towards a decent microphone as opposed to a fancy camera. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing what you can do visually with a todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smartphones! However, without a proper microphone, the recording will pick up too many distracting noises.

4. The Intention of the Video is not Clear

This goes back to tip #1 and the importance of putting serious thought into the point of the video. Too often we get distracted by special effects and features, or telling elaborate stories, and forget that the video needs to have a clear and concise message.

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Take some time for self-reflection about what you offer potential customers and authentically communicate that message.

3. Distracting Noises on the Audio Rule of thumb: The visual can suck but the audio canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t! Visually you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do anything fancy. A simple shot of you speaking in front of a nice background will never be distracting. However, distracting noises in the audio will kill your video every time.

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ectly from the video itself.

We all know the power of the impulse buy! Consumers are much more likely to follow through on a decision if they can act upon it instantly.

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Jennifer Santoro holds a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication and Management from the Florida State University and is a specialist in online video marketing. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Chief Happiness Officer for InVidz Smart Video Technology, (http://InVidz.com). A Certified Professional Coach through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, she has more than 10 years of professional communication experience in the nonprofit and private sectors.

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Our industry somewhat mirrors the retail landscape with buyers researching and sourcing promotional products online. There is an increasing shift to online purchasing and this not only suggests that younger employees coming into the workforce are having a growing influence in buying decisions, but also that traditional buying behaviours are evolving.

What this means is that if you are not currently offering an e-commerce solution for customers, then you are leaving money on the table. And - if the statistics highlighted at the beginning of this article are any gauge - with every year that passes that you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offering an online shopping portal, the amount of sales youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re letting go (to competitors who do) will continue to grow.

There are many factors and options that can weigh into the decision when choosing an e-commerce platform. The purpose of this article is to hopefully simplify what these options are and outline some of the more popular services available to you.

To select the right e-commerce platform for your business, you first need to outline your requirements. Some preliminary questions you may want to answer are:

â&#x20AC;˘ How many products will you offer and how many options do you have per product (i.e. brands, sizing, colours, et cetra.)?

Always consider your size of stock and, whenever youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re browsing for a store platform to use, make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paying the smallest amount of money for the services that you require.

Many businesses will provide alternative payment methods for just a couple of products.

â&#x20AC;˘Â Will you host your own online store?

The next thing you need to decide is if you want your store hosted on your own website or on the e-commerce platformâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. While hosting your store on your own website will allow you the most control, it also requires the most maintenance and security as you will be responsible for protecting your customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; data and keeping the software up to date and functional.

This is why many small to medium-sized businesses opt to have their stores hosted by reliable e-commerce platforms. Most will still allow you to use your own domain: (yourbusiness.ca vs. yourbusiness.platform.ca). Be sure to look at the features e-commerce platforms have to offer when it comes to hosting options and custom domain usage.

â&#x20AC;˘Â What design options do you require?

Many e-commerce platforms come with prebuilt themes to choose from and some

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designs can be used for free, while others must be purchased. Some platforms also have recommended developers that can help you create a custom theme for your business.

â&#x20AC;˘Â What integrations do you require?

If you use MailChimp for your email marketing, QuickBooks for accounting or other specific tools, many e-commerce platforms come with integration options. These and other services incorporate the management of your accounting, marketing, customer service, inventory, social media, and reporting. See if the services you already use recommend a specific e-commerce platform, or if the e-commerce platform offers integration options with your favourite services.

â&#x20AC;˘ Which payment gateways do you require?

Most customers expect to be able to use their credit cards when purchasing online. To accept credit cards, you can apply for an online merchant account through your business bank, or you can use a credit card processing service that offers merchant accounts. Each company also charges its own transaction fees. You can also use a credit card processing service that offers merchant accounts. PayPal is another payment option. Signing up for PayPal allows you to bypass getting a merchant account. PayPal allows customers to pay directly through their bank accounts or by credit card for which you will pay a flat rate monthly fee.

â&#x20AC;˘ Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your budget?

Select the platform that best suits your budget and thoroughly comparing features vs. pricing can help you choose a platform that fits your needs at the best price possible. For example, you may be comparing one platform which starts at $29 per month, and another that starts at $19. The $19 one on the surface may seem like a good deal, but it may only include the ability to sell 10 products whereas the $29 per month platform may include the ability to sell 100. One platform may allow you to offer discount codes at a certain price point, while another wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Be sure that support is also included and not sold separately.

Also be sure that you get an outline of ALL the fees that will be incurred. Some platforms have setup fees, processing fees (in addition to what your payment gateway charges), fees for integrating with the services you already use, fees for the themes you might want to use, and other charges. Carefully look for those additional fees, especially in the themes, apps, and terms and conditions to find out exactly what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d amount to.

# %#(! " #!". T )'' , ) .1 , )&/.#)( Shopify is one of the leaders in the e-commerce space, and perhaps the easiest-to-use tool to build your online store with, providing ready-made online shops you can tweak and customize.

The platform gives you an ready-to-go online store, so instead of building a store piece by piece, you can just adjust the pieces that are already there. You can organize your products, customize the way your store looks, accept payments (online and credit cards), track and respond to orders, and you can do it all within Shopifyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interface.

Shopify allows users to choose from over 100Â mobile-optimized online store designs, which eliminates the need for a designer.

Another benefit is that Shopify takes care of hosting your store for you. This means that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to sign up for any external web hosting service. Everything is neatly handled in just one place. Shopify uses optimized server structures as well which are built specifically with e-commerce in mind.

Shopify also offers offline solutions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you can use Shopify in your actual brick-andmortar store â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to integrate it with the operation that you have already going on.

Shopify also scales easily so it will be able to grow with you regardless of the number of products you have to offer, the size of your sales, and the number of customers that have bought from you.

Bottom Line: The kind of user who will get the most out of Shopify is beginners; business owners who are just starting out in the e-commerce space and want to get the best solution possible, while at the same time minimizing the costs as much as possible.

Magento is one of the most heavily used free e-commerce software platforms out there.

This all-in-one e-commerce solution is fairly advanced, so if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have web development experience - or a employ anyone who does - you may find it quite difficult to set-up.

Magento is available as a free download which can be installed on your own server, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available as a hosted service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this means that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to install anything yourself, but this comes at a fee.

Magento gives user a lot of options including inventory management, coupon management, the ability to handle shipping charges, multiple payment gateway options, built-in multilingual support, marketing tools, and much more.

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While 2015 was a challenging year (to say the least), aforementioned projections for the next five years provides a snapshot for which our industry can plan accordingly.

Competition for our industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair share of anticipated advertising budgets will only become fiercer. Print, television, radio, and online media along with news releases * , .#(! *,)Ă&#x203A; .-@ #&&#)(- ) and direct mail endeavours, all vie to place products and services within reach of corporate brands.

industries in taking care of priority number one: positioning promotional marketing products as the top-of-mind vehicle for end buyers to promote their brands and services.

The more that distributors and suppliers can collaborate, the better they can service the needs and expectations of end-buyers.

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The answer is through collaboration. Take for example gift cards, which are one example of how collaboration between vendors and suppliers sway and facilitate purchasing decisions.

Walk into most major retail outlets and you will probably find a compliment of gift card options that will ease the indecisiveness that comes with choosing to buy something for someone.

It should come as no surprise to any one of the 20,000-plus individuals earning a living in the Canadian promotional marketing products industry, that gift cards are a thorn in our side. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a source of dollars steadily flowing away from our industry and into the coffers of traditional retailers.

This could be a sign that our industry is lagging behind other marketing and media

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The distributor/supplier relationship in our industry is impacted by trustâ&#x20AC;Ś or the glaring lack of it.

To achieve higher levels of collaboration, a greater level of trust between the two sides is ultimately required.

Consider the following question: how much collaboration have you had over the past several years with your suppliers / distributors, to ensure promotional products are the first choice for end buyer marketing dollars?

While some already very successful organizations have improved their businesses by developing collaborative relationships, the vast majority have not. Discussions can be had as to why trust levels are not as high as they can or should be, but this will do little to remedy the current situation. Rather, a fromthis-point-on approach will best provide solutions.

Everyone in this industry has to look forward in its resolve to grow the promotional products industry together. Distributors and suppliers alike must consider the approach of looking at the challenges of the marketplace with the collective end game in mind, rather than from an individual perspective. United we stand, divided we fall.

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People are more apt to open up and show thoughts or concerns, and more importantly share ideas for growth, when they are working with someone they trust.

With trust comes more open communication, and with better communication comes the ability to forge partnerships. This leads to the ability to strategize towards a common goal: to better position our industry as the optimal choice for end buyer dollars.

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The T-shirt is one of the universal symbols of summer and it just happens to be a staple of the promotional products industry.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time of year when a host of events - ranging from team picnics to staff building parties to company scavenger hunts - are on everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calendar.

Why are T-shirts so popular for promotional events? They are typically the de-facto â&#x20AC;&#x153;go-toâ&#x20AC;? item for these types of warm weather functions for numerous reasons; not least of which because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re inexpensive, functional, effective in their purpose of promoting the message, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re worn by virtually everyone.

come a long way in the past several years, so to think that a standard 100% cotton or 50/50 blended T-shirt should fit most of your customers needs is just plain lazy. Performance T-shirts, tri-blend fabrics, v-neck styling, slimmer silhouettes; these are just a few of the many subcategories that you need to be aware of. Only then will you be able to pitch the most suitable products for your clients which will ultimately lead to more sales.

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Wix is different from Shopify and Magento in that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primarily a website building feature. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a website, or you are looking to create a new one quickly and easily, this may be a suitable option.

Wix is an ideal option for business owners who want to be able to do everything on their own, and have full control over their online storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appearance without having to hire a designer or web development staff. During the website building process, all you have to do is pick individual elements and place them on a canvas and then you can also add an e-commerce component to your website.

Wix offers free plans and comes with a myriad of high-quality template options, however you need to sign up for a paid plan before you can launch your store/site.

The e-commerce add-on however doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow for many product attributes to set as it is geared more at standard website building rather than e-commerce store building.

Bottom Line: Wix is a easy-to-use website building tool that allows for simple e-commerce integration.

The downside is if you already have a website that you are happy with, you cannot integrate the e-commerce add-on as a stand-alone feature.

OpenCart is an open source complete e-commerce solution. This means that everything about the main OpenCart script is free and you can modify it as you wish. You also get free lifetime support and free software updates. OpenCart gives users pretty much everything theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d need in a e-commerce solution, such as: unlimited categories of products and manufacturers, over 20 payment gateways, printable invoices, sales reports, back-up and restore optionsâ&#x20AC;Śthe list goes on.

Users need to download OpenCart it from the official website, and install it on a web server that is managed by the user. Because of this, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better suited for businesses that have some web experience and know their way around basic website setup and development tasks. That being said, OpenCart interfaces are very friendly. Right out of the gate, you get all the functionality required to get you started and selling your first products.

OpenCart doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require any ongoing development costs, so for small to medium sized online stores, this makes it a great option for keeping costs down.

Some of the drawbacks are that OpenCart is not as easy to customize as other e-commerce solutions, nor is it as inherently search engine friendly.

Bottom Line: OpenCart is a good, inexpensive platform to get started with if a business owner is comfortable with basic website development and maintenance.

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websites. With countless themes and plugins available, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to customize a store built on WordPress with WooCommerce.

WooCommerce is a complete e-commerce platform targeted to business owners that either already have a WordPress site running and want to add an e-commerce component to it, or business owners that are just starting out and plan on building a WordPress site anyway.

In addition to being free - which is the greet thing about open source resources - they are also freely supported and updated over time to deliver the optimum results.

WooCommerce also has a number of features ready to go such as coupon codes and email marketing. This gives users greater command over on-page marketing and conversion strategies.

Bottom Line: The WordPress+WooCommerce option is a great low-cost option for the business owner looking for a small e-commerce store who either has WordPress experience or employs someone who does.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not very savvy in the web development realm, setting up a WooCommerce store all on your own can be somewhat difficult. Another drawback is that when compared to other solution such as Magento, WooCommerce isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite as feature-rich. For this reason, it tends to be used by those running small e-commerce stores, rather than more enterprise level players.

3dcart is a hosted shopping cart software - meaning business owners donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to install any software, or take care of any server-related issues - and it is particularly useful for those looking to get off the ground.

3dcart delivers an easy-to-use platform for companies that expect their online stores to grow relatively quickly and who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require site development skills while offering an optimized structure thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capable of handling hundreds of products.

Some of the features include: No transaction fees, 24/7 free tech support, More than 100 optimized designs to choose from, integration with eBay, Amazon, Google Shopping, Facebook, and Shopzilla, Tax handling, Return handling, and more.

Bottom Line: 3dcart is ideal for businesses experiencing strong growth which are looking for strong phone support and seamless integration with a wide range of payment gateways. The number of free templates offered is limited however and supplementary charges -which other platforms include as part of their standard price plans - are not included.

Please note that this list above is not by any means exhaustive; there are many more e-commerce solutions available to small and medium-sized businesses that have not been listed above. This list simply highlights some of the more popular options available.

We hope that this article helps to clarify your needs and kick starts your search for the tailored solution that bests suits your requirements.

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