With 8.2 million shoppers now owning a voice-activated digital assistant device, a marketer’s game plan has changed when it comes to selling to its customers. Here are ways marketers are using these devices to their advantage.
Amazon announced it is shutting down Quidsi, the parent company to ecommerce sites Soaps.com, Diapers.com and others. See what this will mean for the ecommerce sites under the Quidsi company.
More and more retailers are closing stores and other one joins the list. GameStop is planning to close about 150 of its stores in 2017. See what plans the retailer has going forward for 2017.
Amazon will collect sales tax in all states with a sales tax and add current tax-free states Hawaii, Idaho, Maine and New Mexico, beginning April 1st. Here is what this could mean for Amazon.
Amazon announced plans to purchase Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. See how this acquisition will benefit Amazon going forward.
More and more customers are making the switch from brick and mortar stores to ecommerce websites thanks to the convenience of online shopping, but there’s still a significant portion of the population who are wary about adopting these new practices. Consumers are fearful of security thefts and are refraining from making the shift to online shopping. Here is how you can make your customers and yourself feel safe in the shopping journey.
It’s an understatement that retailers are under pressure. Budgets are tight and missteps are costly, as witnessed by the slew of traditional retailers shuttering their doors. Here is how to connect augmented intelligence with online competitive intelligence.
Walmart is continuing to step up its ecommerce innovation game, announcing this week the launch of ecommerce investment firm Store No. 8, a Silicon Valley-based incubator that will fund top entrepreneurs and launch startups.
eBay is wading into the fast shipping wars, taking on Amazon Prime and Walmart with its new Guaranteed Delivery offering that will launch this summer on its selling platform with more than 20 million eligible items. Shoppers on eBay will also be able to search and filter items by one- and two-day delivery.
Broadening the aperture to expand into new markets is one of the best ways to grow your business and increase profits. The real challenge is fully optimizing the potential of cross-border ecommerce. For businesses currently offering a cross-border experience, it’s imperative to constantly be improving the experiences and thinking about what you can be doing better.