--- title: [Infographic] Preparing for the Black Friday E-Commerce Rush description: [Infographic] Preparing for the Black Friday E-Commerce Rush image: https://blog.jazva.com/hubfs/Featured%20Images/BlackFriday2017_jpg.png --- [![Jazva](https://blog.jazva.com/hubfs/Jazva_November2017/Images/logo-249x56.png "Jazva")](https://www.jazva.com/) - [PRODUCT](https://www.jazva.com/product-tour) - [PRODUCT TOUR](https://www.jazva.com/product-tour) - [Products & Listings](https://www.jazva.com/product-tour) - [Inventory & Warehousing](https://www.jazva.com/product-tour/inventory-warehousing) - [Order Processing](https://www.jazva.com/product-tour/order-processing) - [Shipping](https://www.jazva.com/product-tour/shipping) - [INTEGRATIONS](https://www.jazva.com/integrations) - [Marketplaces](https://www.jazva.com/integrations/marketplaces) - [Amazon](https://www.jazva.com/integrations/amazon) - [Jet](https://www.jazva.com/integrations/jet) - [eBay](https://www.jazva.com/integrations/ebay) - [Walmart](https://www.jazva.com/integrations/walmart) - 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[![SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2659049/ff58488e-9830-43a6-8087-6f65ae72f57e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2659049/ff58488e-9830-43a6-8087-6f65ae72f57e) # \[Infographic\] Preparing for the Black Friday E-Commerce Rush November 20, 2017 By: [Albert Ong](https://blog.jazva.com/author/albert-ong) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This year's Thanksgiving weekend promises to be a huge gain for online retailers. From [Black Friday until Cyber Monday](https://www.jazva.com/blog/tips-retailers-black-friday-shopping), engaged shoppers will be looking for and comparing deals across multiple marketplaces, promising a huge spike in orders to be shipped or returned. Only the [ready-retailers](https://www.jazva.com/blog/multi-channel-ecommerce-holiday-shoppers) can reap the rewards of Black Friday e-commerce while providing an excellent customer experience. [![BlackFriday2017.jpg](https://blog.jazva.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Featured%20Images/BlackFriday2017.jpg?width=700&name=BlackFriday2017.jpg "BlackFriday2017.jpg")](http://jazva.com/lp) - In 2016, [108.5 million Americans shopped online](http://fortune.com/2016/11/27/black-friday-nrf-shopping/) on the Friday after Thanksgiving, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). That compares to only 99.1 million in-store shoppers. - But many sellers struggle to capitalize on all opportunities as well as reliably fulfill purchases, especially online. These problems reduce margins and damage customer loyalty. IHL estimated that out-of-stocks ($634.1 billion) and overstocks ($471.9 billion) [cost retailers over $1 trillion annually](https://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/30/retailers-are-losing-nearly-2-trillion-over-this.html); returns bring the total to $1.75 trillion. - Accordingly, it’s crucial to have a clear, consistent returns policy and dependable inventory management. UPS once reported [more than 1 million returns per day](https://www.pressroom.ups.com/mobile0c9a66/assets/pdf/pressroom/infographic/2016%20National%20Returns%20Day%20Infographic%20.pdf) in January, while the NRF estimated [22 percent of shoppers backed out of purchases](https://nrf.com/news/5-things-you-might-be-surprised-see-this-holiday-season) due to inconvenient returns policies. - Similarly, 47 percent of shoppers have abandoned a retailer because of [poor order transparency during fulfillment](http://www.supplychainquarterly.com/topics/logistics/20161004-survey-online-shopper--demand-visibility-as-well-as-speed-in-delivery/), according to Dotcom Distribution. Almost 90 percent also said delivery time would influence whether they came back to a seller. - Glitches in listings and inventory monitoring can ruin the allure of Black Friday’s biggest draw - its promotions. An infamous Black Friday deal erroneously listed a MacBook for only [$131 with free shipping](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/black-friday/2016/11/24/argos-apologises-listing-new-macbook-100-black-friday-blunder/), while a major retailer once [failed to stock enough Black Friday inventory](http://www.waspbarcode.com/buzz/inventory-tracking-manage-black-friday-madness/) - and didn’t notify shoppers until weeks later. - Shipping software helps solve these challenges: Sellers surveyed by Software Advice cited [quicker batching and shippin](https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/shipping-software-user-report-2017/)g (27 percent), easier order automation (23 percent) and cheaper fulfillment (20 percent) as its greatest benefits. Are you ready for Black Friday? Try a demo of Jazva to see how you can prepare your multichannel ecommerce operations for the holiday rush. 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