The App Revolution for In-Store Retail

| Daniela Forte

Technology has come a long way especially in retail. It has not only evolved, but it has assisted in-store sales. This infographic by StoreTraffic, highlights how technology can be useful online and in physical retail stores.

IBM Does Complete Redesign of Tractor Supply

| Tim Parry

At the heart of the solution is a completely redesigned TractorSupply.com, which provides optimal viewing across all devices, easier integration with social media pages, and a simplified check-out process. Behind the scenes, the company migrated the entire platform to a new IBM Cloud for greater overall business performance.

Growing Global 2015, Alibaba.com, Tmall, Taobao, ecommerce, global ecommerce, cross-border ecommerce

Alibaba Group Names Goldman Sachs’ Michael Evans President

| MCM Staff

Globalization is Alibaba Group’s most important strategy for the coming decades, and its goal is to help 10 million global businesses and serve 2 billion consumers around the world. That’s why Alibaba Group announced the appointment of Michael Evans as President of Alibaba Group on Tuesday.

ecommerce, ecommerce platforms, Order Management Systems, order management, distribution center, Operations and Fulfillment, omnichannel, omnichannel fulfillment, omnichannel strategy

Measurements Reveal Inner Workings of Mobilegeddon, And Some Surprises

| Drit Suljoti

Realizing that no smartphone user wants to have to endlessly zoom in and out while viewing a webpage, Google instituted what many call Mobilegeddon – a mandate requiring sites to feature mobile-friendly design. Here’s a look at an experiment conducted by Catchpoint Systems to determine to what extent – if any – mobile site performance is a factor in determining mobile-friendliness, and hence Mobilegeddon.