Stock numbers (SKUs) for eCommerce

Choosing stock numbers is on the face of it a pretty uninspiring subject. However, all online retailers need to do it and choosing the wrong format can cause lots of pain later. Here are some quick tips: Avoid preceding zeros Avoid zeros at the front of your stock numbers like the plague. Excel will strip them out automatically […]

Barcodes for eCommerce

Barcodes are much abused by a hugely important aspect of retail, especially eCommerce. They (should) uniquely identify products and are a vital part of the process of listing products and processing orders. This article looks at the advantages of using barcodes and the pitfalls that can arise. Types of Barcodes Barcodes come in several flavours. The main […]

What is an Amazon Repricing and how to use it? With BQool

In our second online seminar with BQool we look at repricing best practise. Repricing is the practise of dynamically changing prices to order to maximise Buy Box percentage. Sellers can alter prices manually but unless you have a very small number of product it is best to automate the process. There are a lot of […]