Target to Close All 133 Stores in Canada
Target announced it was closing all 133 of its Canadian stores by the end of 2015, with plans to liquidate its assets.
Ecommerce
RadioShack Prepares to File for Bankruptcy
RadioShack could file for bankruptcy as early as next month, according to several sources. See what this will mean for the electronics retailer.
Orchard Brands Partners With Borderfree
Orchard Brands, a multichannel retailer of apparel and home products focused on serving women and men above the age of 50, has partnered with Borderfree to give consumers around the globe online access to its family of fashion and beauty, home and wellness brands.
Businesses in Africa Under Pressure to Remain Competitive
Businesses in Africa are under increasing pressure in the current economic climate to remain competitive. This is according to Sumesh Rahavendra, Head of Marketing for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, who says that as the global economy continues to change, retailers, manufactures and other sectors are increasingly facing difficult, and sometimes unique, challenges that impact their supply chains.
Consumers and Merchants Had a Cautious Holiday Season
Consumers were concerned about 2013 holiday season issues that kept last-minute deals from getting to their doorsteps.
3 Steps to Stop Payment Fraud
Why, after 30 years of B2C ecommerce activity, is payment fraud still so prevalent? And more importantly, what can be done to stop it?
Cyber Monday Was 2014’s Heaviest Shopping Day at $2B+
When it came to desktop buying, Cyber Monday once again ranked as the highest shopping day of the year. See how other days did for holiday season 2014.
Parcel Delivery Innovations will Fuel Global Eommerce Growth
Fastlane International says that international parcel market are poised for some significant developments in 2015. See what these developments for the global market.
Ylang 23 Expands Globally via Borderfree and MarketLive
Cross-border solutions provider Borderfree announced that high-end jewelry retailer Ylang 23 is the first of its retail partners to expand its global ecommerce capabilities through its new connector on the MarketLive ecommerce platform.
Mobile Will Represent More Than Half of Transactions in 2015
Additionally, as retailers make the looming switch to EMV payments systems, those systems also accept mobile capabilities such as Apple Pay, which will also contribute to increased mobile payments. Click for more 2015 cybercrime predictions from ThreatMetrix.