Storm Juno Cost Online Retailers $35 Million
Adobe estimates that the Storm Juno cost online retailers $35 million yesterday due to power outages, over-run cellular networks and general prep for the storm.
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GameStop Brings Mobile Shopping Cart to Brick and Mortar
GameStop plans to use Microsoft Azure cloud platform to continue to enhance the in-store mobile engagement of its customers in interactive, informative and entertaining ways. That includes an industry-first – a mobile shopping cart that can be transferred directly to a store POS.
Consumers Embrace Shopping from Smartphones
Consumers have embraced online shopping from their smartphones, boosting their spending by 125% across all product categories, according to the results of MarketLive’s latest quarterly Performance Index report.
SkyMall Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
The days of buying garden gnomes, orthopedic pet beds and assorted tchachkies from SkyMall, the iconic catalog found in airline seat-back pocket. SkyMall and its parent company, Xhibit Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona.
Save the Date: Growing Global is Going Hollywood
Multichannel Merchant has announced its second-annual Growing Global conference will be held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA July 21-22.
Can Amazon and RadioShack be a Match Made in Heaven?
Is Amazon bailing on its plans for a New York City showroom? And can RadioShack be the answer to Amazon’s omnichannel plans? Stay tuned, or read on… Tim Parry explains.
Welcome Back, JCPenney Catalog
JCPenney said in 2009 that it was dropping catalogs because they had become a tool to browse merchandise before shopping online or in JCPenney stores.
Target Can’t Say “Blame Canada”
Target’s life in Canada did not last very long. Tuesday was the 4th anniversary of Target’s $1.85 billion Canada acquisition of the Zellers chain from Hudson’s Bay Company. Here’s why Target had a hard time winning over Canada.
Consumers and Merchants Had a Cautious Holiday Season
Consumers were concerned about 2013 holiday season issues that kept last-minute deals from getting to their doorsteps.
Macy’s Inc. Restructuring with Omnichannel in Mind
Actions include a restructuring of merchandising and marketing functions at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s consistent with the company’s omnichannel approach to retailing, as well as a series of adjustments to its field and store operations to increase productivity and efficiency.