What Shoppers Want With Good Customer Delivery

| Daniela Forte

Are you meeting the customer demands when it comes to delivery? Shoppers today want more than ever before and many retailers may be missing the mark in providing great service. Shoppers want to be rewarded for brand loyalty, they want a personalized experience, and easier experience and more. Here are some statistics that are guaranteed to help retailers create a better shopping experience for their customers.

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Walmart Creates New China Strategy, Sells Yihaodian to JD.com

| Daniela Forte

Walmart has entered a joint venture with JD.com that will create a shift in Walmart’s ecommerce strategy in China. The U.S. retail giant has sold its Yihaodian ecommerce marketplace to Chinese marketplace operator JD.com, and plans to retain the Yihaodian direct business and set up a retail presence on JD.com. Here’s what the deal means to both retailers.

How Consumers Across the Globe Shop and Buy Online

| Greg Zakowicz

Consumer technology is constantly evolving, reshaping the way retailers and consumers interact on a daily basis. These changes force retailers to provide functionality that allows consumers to easily make purchases on their device, or devices, of choice.

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Walmart Testing Drones for DC Inventory Management

| Mike O'Brien

Walmart has begun testing drones in its distribution centers for scanning inventory, completing in an hour what it would take two associates a month to do. This seems a more practical and easier to achieve use of the technology than home delivery, and will aid the company in its ecommerce fulfillment battle with Amazon.

7 Digital Marketing Trends of 2016

| Daniela Forte

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is certainly the case when it comes to digital marketing trends in 2016 and beyond. See what each of these trends are and how each of them are shaping the retail industry.