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The Dropshipping Model of Ecommerce Can Scale Up Really Fast
Introduction<p>This is a self-help book on how one can operate a successful dropshipping business using ecommerce capabilities.<p>Content<p>Authors Andrew …
RetailThe next generation of Walmart's giant pickup towers could be coming to a Zara store near you
• <b>Zara is testing the next generation of Walmart's pickup towers.</b>• <b><br>Inditex, the company that owns Zara, is in talks to potentially roll out the technology to more stores.</b>• <b><br>The company behind the machines says they could soon pop up in grocery stores as well.</b><p>Walmart's giant pickup towers for online orders …
BusinessWhy Instacart May Be Wal-Mart and Amazon's Biggest Rival
The delivery service has made some powerful friends.<p>If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then Instacart may soon have a whole lot of friends.<p>To be …
InvestingThe Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Is Turning Out to be Good for Delivery Startups
When Amazon.com Inc. acquired Whole Foods as part of its attack on the supermarket industry, it looked like a crushing blow for grocery-delivery …
TrendsAlibaba's Killer O2O Strategy
The 63% growth rate of Alibaba's core commerce business is almost unfathomable, even given the strong tailwinds of China's rising consumer market and …
RetailSephora Mastered In-Store Sales By Investing in Data and Cutting-Edge Technology
San Francisco is home to some of the world’s biggest tech names—Twitter, Salesforce and Uber to name a few—but it’s also headquarters for Sephora, a …
Digital MarketingYou're not going crazy, you did see that review before: Syndication helps companies fight Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO – Last week a shopper nicknamed Bassi bought the Venture 2 Rain Jacket from The North Face's website and reviewed it, writing it was "wonderful" and "remains stylish while keeping you warm."<p>Two days before that, "Hippyengineer" wrote on the same site that water shook right off the …
MoneyIrish start-up helps local shops compete with online giants
LONDON (Reuters) - Pointy, a Dublin-based firm with Silicon Valley backers, is solving the problem of how to make it easier for people to find products they want close to home, as shopping online gets easier but locating what you want locally remains elusive.<p>"Someone could just walk down the street …
RetailMetrics Of Success: What Are We Measuring And What Should We Be Measuring?
Location and proximity-based campaigns were once novelties carried out by a select few. Now, they are becoming a requirement for doing business. But for every successful location campaign, there’s one that fizzles out, leaving behind no evidence of its existence. There are several reasons a …
AnalyticsNailing digital to hammer home an interconnected customer experience at Home Depot
As a recognition of digital disruption in the retail sector, this from Craig Menear, CEO of Home Depot, is as good as any other:<p>The front door of our …
Retail4 Online Marketing Tactics Brick-and-Mortar Stores Can Leverage to Thrive
Online ads and social media are simply new ways to build the loyal customer base successful stores have always needed.<p>Many physical retailers continue resisting ecommerce. These businesses are hesitant to venture online, fearing they’ll dilute their existing business model or confuse customers but …
MarketingA US grocery chain is challenging Amazon in advertising
When Amazon entered the grocery business with the acquisition of Whole Foods this year, it was thought to be a supermarket killer. The grocery business was already facing competition from general retailers like Walmart that operate on larger scales and offer lower prices, and invading European …
KrogerE-tailers missing a trick by neglecting out-of-hours shoppers
The merit of online shopping is that it is convenient and fast, eliminating the need for a trip to a bricks-and-mortar store, looking for the correct …
RetailThink Tank: Why Curation Is the Death of Retail as We Know It
Erik Morton, senior vice president of strategic development at CommerceHub, sees product assortment and relevancy as key.<p>Changes in consumer …
RetailShopping mall owner Westfield sells itself for $15.7 billion
• <b>France's Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to buy shopping mall owner Westfield for $15.7 billion.</b>• <b><br>Westfield owns and operates 35 shopping centers in the US and United Kingdom.</b>• <b><br>Including debt, the deal would be worth $24.7 billion.</b><p>(Reuters) - France's Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to buy shopping mall owner …
Amazon.com IncHow China’s Ecommerce Platforms Fared During Singles’ Day | eMarketer Retail
China’s massive Singles’ Day ecommerce festival has grown to surpass pretty much every other online shopping event in the world. The event, which …
RetailSberbank and Alibaba abandon joint venture talks
Max Seddon in Moscow and Louise Lucas in Hong Kong<p>December 12, 2017<p>Plans for an ambitious partnership between Russia’s biggest bank and China’s …
RetailEverlane Opens First Physical Store In NYC
The popular online retailer has opened its first permanent, brick-and-mortar store.<p>NOLITA, NY — The massively popular online retailer Everlane opened …
New York CityHome Depot ups omnichannel strategy
<i>This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.</i><p>Home Depot is planning to spend $5.4 billion over the next three years to improve its omnichannel strategy, according to Internet Retailer. Specifically, the retailer plans …
RetailKeeping Up With Demand: Tactics to Boost Productivity And Get Orders Out on Time
Whether you’re accepting orders in-store, online, at markets, pop-ups, or festivals, customers now expect impeccable customer service and …
RetailWalmart Has Struck a Chord With Online Grocery Sales in China
The house that Sam Walton built is getting increasingly effective at leveraging its strengths for omnichannel retail.<p>Don't look now, but <b>Walmart</b> …
RetailGoogle: Southeast Asia’s online economy is growing faster than we predicted
Google and Singapore sovereign fund Temasek released their latest report on the state of Southeast Asia’s online economy today, following their …
South-east AsiaEMV Chips On Debit And Credit Cards Have Pushed Fraud To E-Commerce
“Fraud is business and business is booming,” said Michael Graff, a risk analytics manager at Radial, an e-commerce fraud fighting specialist that was spun out of eBay. “These criminals are well-funded and technologically advanced and highly motivated to commit fraud.”<p>E-commerce is booming, and so …
Identity TheftWishaw shoppers should know their rights
Consumer champion Which? has revealed that more than half of shoppers over-estimate their returns rights when doing their Christmas shopping on the …
RetailEarly warning: Holiday deliveries already falling behind
<b>By Abha Bhattarai | Washington Post</b><p>If it seems like your online orders are arriving later than expected, you’re not alone.<p>An influx of online …
RetailIn-Store Versus Online: The Biggest Shopping Trends This Holiday Season
Editorial director James Fallon's take on which retailers are succeeding this shopping season.<p>WWD’s editorial director James Fallon appeared on …
RetailAmazon Isn't a Lock to Dominate Grocery - Bloomberg Gadfly
Amazon.com Inc.'s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market has inspired visions of a new breed of grocery juggernaut, trampling rivals still …
BusinessJD.com’s Logistics Unit Delivers $4.5 Billion in Revenue
JD.com’s logistics arm is delivering — reporting 30 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) in annualized revenue.<p>In April, China’s second-largest online …
News (China)The Allure of an Online Marketplace | eMarketer Retail
When shopping online, more consumers prefer to buy something directly from an online marketplace like Amazon than a retailer like Target.<p>These …
RetailAfter the 'Retail Apocalypse' of 2017, What's Next?
These five forces are changing the face of retail.<p>Author:<p>Publish date:<p>Social count:<p>0<p>These five forces are changing the face of retail.<p>0<p>SHARES<p><i>As</i> …
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