Online Retailers Closing Stores
July 3rd, 2006 by jhampton
More and more the headlines tell of us online profits soaring for major retailers. Now some of those retailers are getting the big picture: Their online profits can exceed their retail profits and reduce their overhead.
Syracuse’s The Post Standard reported such an incident recently where a brick and mortar retailer closed it’s doors during hours to fulfill their online orders.
Turns out they had to shut the doors early because they were so busy preparing packages.
"The surge in business on the Internet has been overwhelming," said Al. "There have been twice as many orders than we usually get. Lately, it’s been hard to honor our commitment to posted store hours because of the Internet business."
Ninety percent of The Hot Shoppe’s business is online these days, said Al.
"The rest is whatever walk-in business we see in Armory Square, and that usually comes from 30 miles and beyond," said Al.
The Hot Shoppe, online and bricks-and-mortar, offers thousands of hot sauces, salsas, cooking marinades and sauces, seasonings, condiments, jams snacks and more.
"The surge in business on the Internet has been overwhelming," said Al. "There have been twice as many orders than we usually get. Lately, it’s been hard to honor our commitment to posted store hours because of the Internet business."
Ninety percent of The Hot Shoppe’s business is online these days, said Al.
"The rest is whatever walk-in business we see in Armory Square, and that usually comes from 30 miles and beyond," said Al.
The Hot Shoppe, online and bricks-and-mortar, offers thousands of hot sauces, salsas, cooking marinades and sauces, seasonings, condiments, jams snacks and more.
Thinking of investing your time into an online business? It may be worth the time.
Posted on Monday, July 3rd, 2006 at 8:13 pm In E Commerce Secrets