Consumers in the Middle East love to shop, and shoppers in countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have shown a penchant for ecommerce shopping. Iyad Kamal, COO of global logistics and transportation solutions provider Aramex, explains why customers in the Middle East are willing to wait 3 to 4 days for slower shipping from the U.S.
Visa Inc., has announced that its Visa Checkout will be further expanding its availability to several more countries, see which countries have made the cut and what this will mean for global merchants and customers.
In an effort to stand out, rethink, grow and maintain its customer base, Thirstie, an alcohol-on-demand delivery service had to adopt the “content-to-commerce” strategy using its digital magazine “The Craft” to engage users and keep them coming back. See what results this strategy did to help the brand.
Amazon is once again on the move in logistics and delivery, with Reuters reporting its courier-based Amazon Flex network is making parcel deliveries in addition to the typical everyday goods being sent to Prime members.
Reuters said Amazon did acknowledge that drivers for Amazon Flex in Texas had already begun mixing in parcel deliveries with regular Prime Now orders. Amazon Flex, which allows couriers to sign up for delivery shifts via an app, is currently available in 14 cities including Seattle, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Dallas.
Getting ready to expand your ecommerce presence into China? You may want to give it a second though, and think, instead, about venturing into Latin America. Perry Ellis International Vice President of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing Jose Nino shares 5 lessons his company learned about doing cross-border business in Latin America.
The MCM Outlook 2016 survey results are in… and it looks like Canadian consumers are U.S. merchants’ cross-border buddies. While Canada may not be a surprise as the most-popular country U.S.-based merchants sell into, the other four may be a shot. Click through to find out, and let us know which countries you’re selling into.
Amazon is looking to dominate the world of global ecommerce. But its unwillingness to disclose this information to its sellers may stunt your growth. Click through and read which piece of information Amazon is still withholding from marketplace sellers.
Bloomberg News unveiled Amazon’s secret and elaborate plans to launch a new venture called Global Supply Chain by Amazon, and it looks like it could be a disrupter for cross-border ecommerce. Here’s a look at what Amazon’s Dragon Boat could mean for the global ecommerce industry.
When Turtle Wax realized it needed to attract more customers to its site, it relied on this marketing strategy to help its business garner a significant number of page views to its site. See what it did and how it worked for Turtle Wax.
Being able to combine your online and in-store data today is critical for a brands’ personalization efforts. That is why it is important to be able to take a closer look at your data to help gain insight into your customer.