Ebay Launches eBay Wine
Ebay launches ebay wine, offering eBay consumers a chance to browse new collectible, rare and everyday wines. See what eBay will offers its wine-loving customers.
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12 Fails When Growing Your Global Ecommerce Business
Going global with your business is no easy task and so often retailers will make the leap without taking the necessary precautions needed when going global with their business. This can and often leads to epic failures. Here is a list of 12 fails that brands could fall victim if they are not careful.
Limited Stores Executive Discusses When Same-Day Delivery Makes Sense
When does it make sense for a company to engage in same-day delivery? We caught up with Jason Acevedeo, senior director ecommerce operations at Limited Stores, at Operations Summit 2016 in Cincinnati to ask him for his thoughts. Find out how knowing your audience, their demograpics and location, and the type of products you sell all play a part.
Amazon to Open Sixth Texas Fulfillment Center, Creating 1,000 Jobs
Amazon announced plans to open a sixth Texas fulfillment center in Haslet, TX, making it the fourth Amazon fulfillment center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company operates an estimated 161 distribution, fulfillment and sortation centers in the U.S., totaling 68.9 million square feet, enabling it to deliver on Prime Now’s two-day delivery guarantee.
Alibaba Group and New Zealand Government Form Trade Alliance
Alibaba Group, an online and mobile marketplace, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, the New Zealand Government’s international business development agency, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize discussions for strengthening trade between China and New Zealand and support the growth of New Zealand brands in China. See what this means for the marketplace and how it will impact New Zealand and China.
Why the New Facebook Messenger Bot will Lead a Customer Experience Revolution
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook Messenger’s chatbot revolution Monday at the Facebook F8 conference with the launch of bots for the Messenger Platform, and ecommerce merchants and platforms have already hopped on board. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and Staples announced this week that they will use Facebook Messenger as a customer support tool, LivePerson, and Aspect Software said they will offer Facebook Messenger integration, and Shopify became the first ecommerce platform to offer integration with the new platform.
Newegg Teams with Facebook Messenger to Enhance Ecommerce Customer Support
Newegg announced it will team with Facebook messenger to enhance customer support. See what Newegg’s plans are and what this will mean for their customer support.
Cross-Border Commerce with China Takes a Great Leap Forward
Cross-border commerce is still in the development stage in many parts of the world, but is well established in China. Costco, Nautica, Nike, Macy’s and many others have embraced cross-border commerce as a big opportunity. Here’s how to further understand the cross-border commerce revolution and how to create a China supply chain.
Kate Spade & Company Brings kate spade new york to India
Kate Spade & Company and Reliance Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Group, have announced plans to the bring the kate spade new york brand to India through a long-term distribution and retail license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Reliance Brands Limited will have the exclusive distribution rights to the kate spade new york brand in the country.
2015 Was a Big Year for MercadoLibre
MercadoLibre said there were 128.4 million items sold through the marketplace in 2015, a growth of 26.8% year-over-year, resulting in a gross merchandise volume of $7.2 billion. Consolidated net revenues for the full year were $651.8 million, a 17.1% increase year-over-year.