MCM Ecommerce & Marketing 11/12/19

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 11/12/2019 The 7 Deadly Sins of Customer Acquisition Brand marketing is a battlefield. You’re multitasking around the … Continue Reading →

Extend Raises $16.4M, Aims to Make Extended Warranties Broadly Available

| Douglas P. Clement

Extend, a provider of extended warranty programs, has raised $16.4 million in new capital and acquired assets from Aon division Affinity Insurance Services as it looks to make warranty programs available beyond enterprise-scale retailers. The company said current clients have combined annual sales of more than $11.5 billion.

MCM Week in Review (11/8/19)

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 11/8/2019 Retailers Offer Immersive, Digital Toy Buying Experiences for the Holidays Children are making their holiday … Continue Reading →

Warehouse Giant Prologis to Acquire Rival Liberty for $12.68 Billion

| Mike O'Brien

Warehouse and fulfillment center giant Prologis will acquire rival Liberty Property Trust in an all-stock merger valued at $12.68 billion, the companies announced, greatly expanding Prologis’ U.S. logistics holdings as demand continues to ramp up. This is in addition to Prologis’ 2018 acquisition of DCT Industrial Trust for $8.4 billion.

O+F Advisor 10/30/19

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 10/30/2019 Warehouse Giant Prologis to Acquire Rival Liberty for $12.68 Billion Warehouse and fulfillment center giant Prologis will acquire rival … Continue Reading →

Struggling Hudson’s Bay Co. Going Private

| Daniela Forte

Hudson’s Bay Co., parent of Saks Fifth Avenue, is being taken private in a share buyback plan, paying a 65% premium over the original offer in June, according to various media reports. Regulators and shareholders need to formally approve the deal later this year.