With Best Buy shutting down its marketplace for third party sellers, two questions are on everyone’s mind: Where will the electronics and appliances retailer focus next, and was this a smart move? See what one industry expert had to say.
ChannelAdvisor Executive Chairman and Founder Scot Wingo was gracious enough to do a Google Hangout video interview with Multichannel Merchant on Tuesday to talk about Cyber Weekend 2015. Not only did Scot and Multichannel Merchant Managing Editor Tim Parry discuss Amazon’s strong showing, eBay’s weak strategy, and great surges by omnichannel marketplaces, but they discussed China’s Singles Day, and why Star Wars merchandise didn’t fare well over the Cyber 5.
Singles Day 2015 may not be big for U.S. retailers. ChannelAdvisor executive chairman Scot Wingo says he hasn’t seen much spillover where Chinese consumers are buying from U.S. merchants. But he adds that the best way to take advantage of the Chinese consumer on Singles Day is to sell on Tmall.
Building on the success of the Kindle Store that opened for Mexican customers in 2013, Amazon.com has launched its physical goods store on Amazon.com.mx, a Spanish-language website with millions of … Continue Reading →
Multichannel Merchant will have its camera rolling at IRCE 2015. Stop by Booth 308, watch, and listen to Multichannel Merchant’s editors interview the ecommerce industry’s biggest thought-leaders. Here’s a look at who will be sharing their knowledge on-camera with Multichannel Merchant’s editors.
Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Business, a new marketplace on Amazon.com. See what the new marketplace offers for sellers and customers.
Amazon announced it would shutter its Webstore in July 2016. Amazon Webstore, geared towards small business e-retailers, was launched in May 2010. See what this will mean for retailers using the Amazon Webstore platform.
The idea of Free Shipping Day used to be a bigger deal. Now it’s more the exception than special. Amazon has trained people that they’re going to get not just free shipping, but fast free shipping, all the time. And that’s why Free Shipping Day has become a thing of the past.
Scot Wingo, founder and CEO of Channel Advisor talks about promotions during the 2014 holiday shopping season. See what Wingo has to say about what they’re seeing this holiday season.
ChannelAdvisor says its clients Black Friday same store sales grew 26.9% year-over-year on eBay, and that’s at a faster pace than Amazon’s same store sales. Here’s a look at why eBay had such a solid Black Friday.