How To Improve your Core Web Vitals

Google announced in May 2020 that it will roll out a new algorithm update in 2021 that will focus on measuring how users experience the performance of web pages. Specifically mobile web pages. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Google wanted to give webmasters plenty of time to update their websites before making it an official…
New at KHD – Laos Buddha Table Lamp

Zen – adjective: peaceful and calm. We could all use more peace and calm these days, and what better way to add some to your living space than our new Laos Buddha Table Lamp, as, along with that much-needed Zen it will also add home decor enhancing beauty to any room. The Laos Buddha Table…
KHD Buzz – Amazon Workers Go to the Polls, Small Retailers Lobby for Tougher Anti-Trust Enforcement and More

Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote on Unionization In an election open to over 5,800 workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) received over 3,200 mail ballots. The workers are voting on whether or not to join the RWDSU, making their warehouse the first Amazon facility in the United States…
8 Effective e-Commerce Blog Post Ideas to Use for Your Retail Blog

It’s not enough to have an e-commerce blog – although that’s a very good start – it needs content published often. The content also needs to be varied, engaging, SEO friendly and encourage readers to fill their shopping carts and spend, spend, spend, which can be quite a challenge to keep up with when you…
Wholesale Product Spotlight – Desk Top Water Fountain

With many people still working remotely a year into the COVID-19 pandemic their home office is by now as familiar as their real one. And often every bit as stressful. Adding our Desk Top Water Fountain to the space will help though, by adding both stress relief and beauty while helping you stay productive. How?…
KHD Buzz – Report Predicts Growth For Home Decor and Beauty, Retail Workers Fear Maskless Consumers and More

Wells Fargo Report: Home Decor, Beauty Niches Will Continue to See Increased Sales in 2021 The past year’s enthusiasm around home goods and athleisure apparel will linger according to a new report from Wells Fargo. Though they may be returning to the office and otherwise getting out, people don’t appear to be finished fixing up — or…
How to Respond to Negative Reviews in 2021

For today’s e-commerce retailers, negative reviews just come with the territory. In fact, with so many built-in, on-site rating and review features, many even invite them right in. And that’s a good thing. Bad reviews actually give you power as a retailer. They give you an opportunity to use your brand voice, to right your…
New at KHD – Gatsby Art Deco Coir Doormat

Whether they are family, friends or strangers you naturally want to welcome guests to your home in style. It would be nice if they didn’t track in all the dirt and debris on their shoes from outside though, wouldn’t it? Our new Gatsby Art Deco Coir Doormat addresses both issues and provides a solution, as…
KHD Buzz – New Plans for Post Office, More Stores Opening Than Closing in 2021 and More

New Plan for Post Office Not Exciting Retailers Longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours across the country are among the changes controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced last Tuesday as part of a 10-year plan for the centuries old agency. Retailers – and politicians – are angered at idea that…
How to Deal with an eBay Account Suspension

eBay, like many other online marketplace sites, has a set of regulations, guidelines, and service standards that sellers must meet. If a seller violates any of these conditions, their account will be suspended, and they will receive the dreaded suspension email message. If this is you, and you’ve been notified that your eBay account has…