August 12th, 2010

WebLinc launches Hickey Freeman

By Jen Oliver

Carved into the oak entryway of the Temple, the Rochester-based factory where Hickey Freeman has been tailoring suits since the early part of the 20th century, is the phrase “Keep the Quality Up.” It serves as a daily reminder of the exceptionally high-quality products the tailors create. Today, Hickey Freeman continues that legacy of quality [...]

July 29th, 2010

Forrester Research’s “Market Overview: SMB eCommerce Solutions”

By Jen Oliver

Forrester Research, an independent research company that provides advice to global leaders in business and technology, yesterday released its latest report, Market Overview: SMB eCommerce Solutions: A Guide To Selecting Your eCommerce Solution Across North America and EMEA. WebLinc is proud to be included in this report, which was written by Brian Walker, one of the [...]

July 2nd, 2010

Progressive Lighting doubles online sales with WebLinc Direct

By Jen Oliver

When Progressive Lighting re-launched its eCommerce store, LightsOnline.com, with WebLinc Direct, remarkable signs of success started showing after just the first month:
• Online sales doubled
• Conversion rates increased nearly twofold
• Site traffic increased dramatically
Progressive Lighting chose WebLinc because they needed an eCommerce solution that offered the showcase their products require. What they got was a [...]

July 1st, 2010

Brooklyn Industries and WebLinc on the cover of ROI Magazine

By Jen Oliver

Brooklyn Industries’ recent relaunch on WebLinc Direct is the cover story in this month’s All About ROI Magazine. In the article, Lexy Funk, Brooklyn Industries’ co-founder and CEO, explains how scalability and flexibility impacted her decision to partner with WebLinc:
“We looked at the next three years and said, ‘There’s no way it’s going to be able [...]

April 1st, 2010

WebLinc launches DeepDiscount.com

By Jen Oliver

Coming in at #105 on the Internet Retailer Top 500, Deep Discount was already a well-known name in eCommerce. With a new site built on WebLinc Direct, an expanded product offering and the everyday promise of free shipping, it’s poised to become an even bigger player. The flexibility of the new site allows Deep Discount to [...]

March 3rd, 2010

Check out Free People Mobile on your iPhone

By Jen Oliver

WebLinc just launched the brand new mobile commerce site for Free People, a division of Urban Outfitters Inc. The new site fully replicates the experience customers have come to expect from Free People, and now with the aid of their smartphones, shoppers can access the site from just about anywhere.
A few things make this site and WebLinc’s capabilities [...]

March 1st, 2010

WebLinc launches Leifsdottir.com

By Jen Oliver

WebLinc is thrilled to announce the launch of Leifsdottir.com, the newest website from Urban Outfitters, Inc. This is the third site that WebLinc has launched for the fashion brand, along with Free People and Free People Wholesale. Leifsdottir is a young designer collection by Finland native Johanna Uursjarvi. Meaning “daughter of Leif,” Leifsdottir illuminates the [...]

February 11th, 2010

Four eCommerce Sites Launch on WebLinc Direct in January 2010

By Jen Oliver

WebLinc, the leading provider of scalable and customizable e-commerce solutions, today announced the January launch of four dynamic new eCommerce sites. The launches encompass both B2C and B2B eCommerce and represent a wide range of product offerings, from apparel to library supplies to DVDs.
Infinity Resources, Inc., already a leading online retailer known for their competitive prices and diverse [...]

December 9th, 2009

28% of Shoppers Say Social Media Sources Influencing Purchases

By Matt Slusser

More and more shoppers are turning to social media sources before they make their holiday purchases in 2009. This step seems like a logical progression with the ever expanding online marketplace using Twitter and Facebook to communicate with their customer base, but the changes from last year to this year are more leaps and bounds [...]

December 9th, 2009

Google Goes Real Time

By Matt Slusser

Google search is going real-time. You knew it was coming as social networking sites began peppering the top search results pages and Bing struck a deal with Twitter and Facebook to go real time, but on those familiar white search pages, there was still a delay. News stories appear nearly immediately, like Michael Jackson’s death [...]