Retail Facebook Posts We Want to Share

| MCM Staff

Retail Facebook posts used to be all about driving sales. But now, retailers are finding the right balance between promotional posts and fun things that are shareworthy. In this post, the staff of Multichannel Merchant shares retail Facebook posts it finds interesting, informative and fun.

Sears, ecommerce, retargeting, target marketing, personalization, big data, big data analytics, data-driven advertising, data-driven marketing, ad technology, marketing technology

Sears Reports $194 Million Loss 2nd Quarter

| Erin Lynch

The Sears Holding Corporation, which operates Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Kmart, reported a 6% or $194 million loss in the second quarter. However, the online sales for both sears.com and kmart.com grew over 20%.

ecommerce fulfillment, shipping data, distribution data, Warehouse/Distribution Center, ecommerce shipping, direct-to-customer fulfillment

Unlocking the True Potential of Big Data

| JB Brokaw

Few banner ads are based on a retailer’s deep knowledge about specific customers. Here’s why applying CRM data to the digital channel can result in customer-centric merchandising programs, reflect inventory and supply chain realities, improve commerce conversion, maximize customer lifetime value and provide incremental lift.

Using Big Data to Your Advantage

| Daniela Forte

With Big Data all the buzz these days, merchants are have the opportunity to make real what was once too costly or visionary to achieve a possibility, especially with the use of innovative analytics solutions, according to an infographic by SAP.

Amazon Outage Causes Tweetnado

| Tim Parry

Amazon had an outage Aug. 19, for about an hour. And the Twittersphere lost its mind! Here’s a look at some of the top tweets about the day Amazon stood still.

ecommerce fulfillment, shipping data, distribution data, Warehouse/Distribution Center, ecommerce shipping, direct-to-customer fulfillment

5 Tips on Harnessing the Power of Big Data

| Erin Lynch

When it comes to big data, some online retailers believe the more data collected the better the return. However, studies have shown that it’s not the size of the data you collect that makes you successful, it’s what type

Wrigleyville Sports Seamlessly Connects Front and Back End

| Daniela Forte

One of the goals of almost every merchant is to get the front and back end of the business working together seamlessly. The quickest and easiest way to do that, according to Wrigleyville Sports, is to get the entire team on the same page and sharing ideas on shipping, inventory, and ecommerce as a whole. Here’s why your front and back-ends need to be on the same page.