Erin Lynch
Erin Lynch is the senior content producer at Multichannel Merchant. Erin can be reached (203) 899-8461 or connect with her socially on Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn.
Intermec, a provider of data capture and information management solutions, announced that an agreement is in the works in which technology and manufacturing firm Honeywell International will acquire Intermec for $600 million. The deal is expected to go through by the end of the second quarter 2013.
Even though most retailers have a heavy social presence on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, it
Knotice has released its annual mobile and tablet email survey, which revealed that during Cyber Week 46.76% of all emails opened from retailers were done so on a mobile device. The report also states that overall the mobile open rate during that week jumped to 50% over last year.
High-end leather goods retailer, Dooney & Bourke, is anticipating a boost in sales and a better shipping service for international shoppers through the use of a new Pitney Bowes ecommerce software. The retailer expects that the new program will take the guessing game out of international shipping costs for consumers.
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The National Retail Federation is estimating that billions of dollars will be lost this year by merchants dealing with return fraud. Although nearly $3 billion will be lost over the holidays, the NRF is reporting that several merchants return policies will remain unchanged this holiday.
Retailers are finding that when they implement ship-from-store capabilities in the traditional brick-and-mortar store, they are able to fulfill orders that otherwise may have been lost. Here is a look at how Nordstrom, Toys R Us and Macy’s are doing it.
Attraction, retention and conversion should be your main focus when creating a loyalty program for your customers. During a recent webinar with Demandware, Godiva discussed some of its successful loyalty programs this year and reasons why you need to get in on the game today.