The Big Picture Look of Selling in the Marketplace
Thinking about selling on a marketplace like Amazon or eBay? Or are you doing so already? According to this infographic by Channel Advisor,
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Toys R Us Reports Grim Third Quarter Results
Toys R Us’ sales continue to decline and the net loss is continuing to grow in the third quarter, according to its earnings release. Comparable store net sales were down 5.2% in the domestic segment primarily resulting from decreases in the learning, juvenile (including baby) and core toy categories.
Amazon to Launch Pantry in 2014
Amazon is working to expand its consumer packaged goods market and take on warehouse club stores like Costco and Walmart’s Sam’s Club with its new business the Pantry, according to a report by USA Today.
Video: Scot Wingo Explains the Growth of Google Shopping
ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo talks about how his clients have done over the 2013 Black Friday weekend in the marketplaces and the comparison shopping engines. [CLICK HERE for Multichannel Merchant’s … Continue Reading →
Video: Global Ecommerce Sees Big Growth
Borderfree CEO Michael DeSimone talks with Multichannel Merchant’s Tim Parry to talk about the role global commerce will play during Holiday 2013.
McMillon to Replace Duke as Walmart CEO
Walmart Stores Inc’s board of directors has elected company veteran Doug McMillon to succeed Mike Duke as president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1. McMillon was also elected to the company’s board of directors effective immediately.
Best Buy Online Revenues Up 15.1%
Best Buy’s third-quarter domestic online revenue increased 15.1% to $499 million, the company said Nov. 19 in its earnings release.
Case Study: Small Merchant Sees Streamlined Accounting Costs
Purveyor of All Things Creative has saved on its accounting costs by using TaxJar to streamline its tax management.
China’s Single’s Day Breaks World Record with $5.7 Billion in Sales
China’s largest shopping event, Single’s Day, topped nearly $6 billion in sales in just 24-hours, making it the largest single shopping day event in the world.
Turnaround Specialist Smith Replaces Office Depot’s Co-CEOs
Turnaround specialist Roland Smith was named chairman and CEO of Office Depot Inc. on Nov. 12, effective immediately, and replaces Office Depot’s Neil Austrian and OfficeMax’s Ravi Saligram, who were named co-CEOs of the merged company just last week.