American Eagle, Gap B2B Units Sign Partners

| Mike O'Brien

American Eagle Outfitters and Gap, who both launched B2B outsourcing units in 2022 to monetize their large shipping and fulfillment networks, have been adding partners lately to expand their capabilities, providing SMB and omnichannel retailers access to capacity and optimization they wouldn’t have otherwise.

Shopify Touts Expanded Suite of Tools for Merchants

| Mike O'Brien

Shopify is expanding its fulfillment services as part of a package of 100 new items in its toolset for merchants, including app connections to Flexport for supply chain tracking and visibility, to acquired unit Deliverr for inventory positioning and to Loop Returns to improve that experience for shoppers.

Hits of the Week 2-10-23

| David Hurwitz

It was another tough week for Bed Bath & Beyond, with still more store closures coming as bankruptcy inches closer, but better for Amazon sellers, 90% of whom reported profitability … Continue Reading →

Customer Data Hygiene: Overcoming Marketing Roadblocks

| Anthony Pauley

Customer data hygiene might conjure up unpleasant images of sitting in a dental chair. In fact, it’s a critical aspect of marketing performance. Achieving a strong ROI begins with data hygiene and intelligent data segmentation. Here are some best practices for small, scrappy businesses in order to take their marketing campaigns to the next level.

Speed Commerce Reassembles Team from Rakuten Super Logistics

| Mike O'Brien

Five executives who departed Rakuten Super Logistics after the Japanese parent company sold the assets in 2022 to FirstMile owner Devin Johnson have now found a home at Speed Commerce, which finds itself in expansion mode, with a focus on mid-market ecommerce firms.