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11 Jan
E-commerce update

A Dramatic Increase In Online Bookstore Traffic

Over the past 22 days, online traffic to IndieCommerce and IndieLite websites has been increasing dramatically when compared to the same period last year.

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04 Jan
E-commerce update

IndieCommerce Reports Strong Online Sales in 2021 For Independent Bookstores

Based on 2021 sales data from 570 IndieCommerce and IndieLite websites, these independent bookstores averaged a 387% increase in their online sales revenue when compared to pre-Covid 2019 sales.

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07 Dec
E-commerce update

The “New Normal” in E-commerce Looks Familiar

The pattern is similar to 2019, but the big differences are that 2021 holiday traffic is 100% higher and those customers are completing more online purchases. If the return to an old traffic pattern turns out to also be the “new normal,” this is very encouraging for online bookselling in 2022.

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30 Nov
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Online Sales Trends: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday

An e-commerce update from the IndieCommerce Team. 

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22 Nov
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E-commerce Update: Expect Online Traffic This Holiday Season

An e-commerce update from the IndieCommerce team. 

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16 Sep
James Daunt

B&N CEO James Daunt Delivers Keynote at BISG Annual Meeting

Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt appeared in conversation with Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary to discuss the future of B&N and bookselling in general during the BISG virtual annual meeting.

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16 Sep
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E-commerce Update: Fourth Quarter E-commerce Ramp Up Begins

Online sales revenue was up 1.7 percent this week over the previous week.

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