Toys R Us Expected to Make a Comeback for the Holidays

| Daniela Forte

Children everywhere can rejoice, as Toys R Us plans to make a comeback with stores in time for the holiday season. A year after shuttering operations in the U.S., Toys R Us will return with half a dozen stores and an ecommerce site. Here is a look at the plans the the recently-defunct-and-now-back toy company has for the holidays.

Prime Day Crystal Ball: What Will This Year Bring?

| Daniela Forte

Amazon announced Prime Day will be a two-day event starting at midnight on July 15. If you think that somehow this concocted shopping holiday has lost steam over the years, you’d be mistaken. Here is a look into the crystal ball to find out what this Prime Day is expected to bring.

Amazon Makes Changes to Seller Policies

| Daniela Forte

Amazon is implementing new seller policies this month aimed at making the shopping experience easier on the site, while also protecting consumers. Here are the categories that are most impacted by this change.

MCM CommerceChat podcast

South Dakota vs. Wayfair, One Year Later

| Mike O'Brien

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota vs. Wayfair forever changed the ecommerce taxation landscape in the U.S. In the latest MCM CommerceChat podcast, we talk with Mike Bernard, chief tax officer at Vertex, about the ripple effects from the ruling impacting the entire ecommerce ecosystem.

4 Ways to Unlock the Amazon Buy Box

| Victor Rosenman

Brick-and-mortar stores continue to close their doors as ecommerce businesses are thriving in the global market. In fact, global ecommerce sales are projected to nearly double from $2.8 trillion in 2018 to $4.9 trillion in 2021. Here are four tactics merchants and sellers can begin integrating into their Amazon strategy today to increase their Buy Box share and maximize sales and profits.

Amazon Web Services Rolls Out Amazon Personalize

| Daniela Forte

Amazon is rolling out Amazon Personalize to customers of its Amazon Web Services cloud computing platform. The API-based tool for app developers lets them power personalization features such as product recommendations, search results and direct marketing.