Wayfair Decision Bringing Clarity, Uncertainty in Equal Measure

| Mike O'Brien

For a case that is being upheld as a bringer of clarity, the Wayfair decision is certainly providing a good bit of uncertainty as well. States, ecommerce sellers, retailers and service providers are all sorting out the practical implications of the landmark Supreme Court ruling.

MCM The Week In Review 5-5-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 5/5/2017 UPS, Sealed Air Unveil Packaging Innovation Center Meeting the increasingly high demands of ecommerce customers … Continue Reading →

Retailers Welcome New Online Sales Tax Push

| Daniela Forte

The proposed Marketplace Fairness Act, which allows states to collect tax from out-of-state online sellers even if they don’t have a physical presence there, was recently reintroduced in the Senate. The effort is being lauded by the National Retail Federation, which represents many brick-and-mortar companies. See what the new measure calls for and how it would impact retailers.

5 Steps to Help You Prepare Now for Ecommerce Tax Regulations

| Matthew Walsh

The clash between retailers and states over cross-border taxation is coming to a head, with four federal proposals currently under consideration to provide a solution. Here is what you need to know now to help you prepare for these ecommerce tax regulations.

MCM Thursday 3-19-15

| Chris Intili

Chief Direct Marketer View Web Version MCM THURSDAY News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant March 19, 2015 Retailers Are Marching Toward the Big Data Analytics Cloud Retailers have been … Continue Reading →

Marketplace Fairness Act Introduced in Senate… Again…

| Tim Parry

Here we go again… A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow local brick-and-mortar retailers to compete on a level playing field with out-of-state sellers. The bill, in some form, has been introduced by Senate three times this decade.

MCM Thursday 3-12-15

| Chris Intili

Chief Direct Marketer View Web Version MCM THURSDAY News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant March 12, 2015 Managing Inventory in an Omnichannel World Providing real-time omnichannel inventory visibility for … Continue Reading →

Why the Marketplace Fairness Act Beats the Alternatives

| Jonathan Barsade

Rather than debate any flimsy arguments, I suggest we ask a better question: What’s the alternative? Do opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act have another solution, or is “no” the extent of their vision?