Comments on: Gas Prices Drive Shoppers Online http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm Ecommerce, web marketing and development news and research by Michael Bloch of Taming the Beast.net Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:40:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: WearIt.com http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm#comment-51344 WearIt.com Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:49:58 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm#comment-51344 As consumers begin to shop more online, it will be interesting to see how awareness of free shipping or discounted shipping offers spreads. Many merchants - particularly in the clothing and apparel space - offer some sort of shipping incentive to help motivate purchases. These offers provide an excellent way to save - you avoid both the charge at the pump and skip the shipping fee associated with buying online. As consumers begin to shop more online, it will be interesting to see how awareness of free shipping or discounted shipping offers spreads. Many merchants - particularly in the clothing and apparel space - offer some sort of shipping incentive to help motivate purchases. These offers provide an excellent way to save - you avoid both the charge at the pump and skip the shipping fee associated with buying online.

]]> By: E-Commerce Platform http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm#comment-50400 E-Commerce Platform Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:44:02 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm#comment-50400 This article caught my eye immediately. With gas prices reaching the $3.50 a gallon level more and more people are second guessing the decision to run to the mall or Walmart or wherever. Good news for e-commerce but overall NOT good for America. I was told today that the government is considering a cap. This article caught my eye immediately. With gas prices reaching the $3.50 a gallon level more and more people are second guessing the decision to run to the mall or Walmart or wherever. Good news for e-commerce but overall NOT good for America. I was told today that the government is considering a cap.

]]> By: Ern http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm#comment-50388 Ern Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:07:43 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/gas-online-shopping-0408.htm#comment-50388 I am glad there is some good to come out of high gas prices. I have a foot in the sticky end of this pricy juice. I sell auto workshop equipment and my customers are getting ready for a general drop in auto maintenance sales. Higher petrol prices+Less travel=less vehicle maintenance sales. We have decided to providing free marketing info and fuel saving strategies to our customers (auto workshops) to give to their customers. Same old story.. "When the going gets tough....." I am glad there is some good to come out of high gas prices. I have a foot in the sticky end of this pricy juice.
I sell auto workshop equipment and my customers are getting ready for a general drop in auto maintenance sales.

Higher petrol prices+Less travel=less vehicle maintenance sales.

We have decided to providing free marketing info and fuel saving strategies to our customers (auto workshops) to give to their customers. Same old story.. “When the going gets tough…..”

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