Retail is strong across the board in the first quarter with high open rates on smartphones and higher-than-usual average order value on tablets for apparel retail. Here is an in-depth look at the data and what it means for marketers.
Lamps Plus Inc., a specialty lighting retailer in the United States, announced its expansion into the Canada market with the launch of LampsPlus.ca. See why the company decided to make the move and how its business has grown north of the border.
As Amazon Prime Day number 3 approaches – which will most likely fall around July 12, possibly featuring deals running for a week – there are different approaches merchants can take in response to the new mega-ecommerce event, sort of a U.S. version of Singles Day in China.
eBay launched a Price Match Guarantee on more than 50,000 deals in the United States. Here is what this means for eBay and how many items are being offered within the price match guarantee program.
Amazon has announced Amazon Prime Wardrobe, a new service that lets Prime members try on clothes for free. Here is what this could mean for retail.
Wholesaling comes with several advantages for retailers who are looking to expand the total market reach of their products. Here are 10 tips for retailers looking to expand into wholesale.
In the wake of Amazon’s announcement that it plans to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, Walmart is asking its partners and suppliers to take their software services off of the Amazon Web Services cloud network.
The highest number of respondents to a January survey of Amazon sellers – 29%- said they planned to expand to Walmart.com in 2017, an indication of growing interest in the channel. Nearly half of them said it makes up 80% or more of their sales, with home/kitchen goods the most popular category. See what else the survey found.
Dropping a bombshell into the marketplace, Amazon announced its plans to acquire Whole Foods in a cash deal worth $13.7 billion, its biggest deal to date, blowing out Amazon’s bricks-and-mortar agenda and sending shockwaves across both the retail and grocery sectors. See what industry observers had to say about the impact of this major deal.
Walmart announced the acquisition of Bonobos. The big-box retailer bought the online clothing retailer for $310 million in cash. See what changes are coming down the pike for both companies.