The Container Store Debuts Video Contest on YouTube
The Container Store debuted a video contest in an effort to engage customers on the brand’s YouTube channel. See what filmmakers had to do in order to win.
Must Reads
How to Navigate the Complexity of Global Ecommerce
No one ever said the world of global ecommerce was simple to navigate. But those retailers who embrace cross-border ecommerce will, in fact, rule the world. Check out the best commentary and advice from Pitney Bowes’ first #PowerofPrecision tweet-up of 2016, “Navigating the Complexity of Global Commerce.”
Were We Right About Omnichannel Fulfillment Trends?
Shoppers not only expect but demand flexibility and freedom to buy at their total convenience. This creates supply chain complexity around synchronizing inventory and orders coming from stores, websites, mobile, catalogs, etc.
5 Reasons Verified Reviews are No Silver Bullet
Despite all the evidence, people still tend to believe that quick solutions are the best way to resolve complex issues. Such is the case with verified reviews. Here’s five reasons verified reviews were supposed to be an answer to the issue of fake or inaccurate reviews, but fall far short.
PayPal’s Melissa O’Malley to Keynote Growing Global 2016
Melissa O’Malley, PayPal’s Global Merchant and Cross Border Trade Initiatives, will deliver the opening keynote at Multichannel Merchant’s Growing Global 2016 April 13-14 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH. This will be O’Malley’s second year speaking at Growing Global, and you can click through and hear O’Malley, in her own words, talk about the value and knowledge the conference offers.
Scot Wingo: Technology Drove Mobile Commerce Growth
You can thank the iPhone and its bigger screens, in part, for the growth of mobile commerce in the 2015 holiday season. But, the iPhone 6 and the 6+ were only part of the mobile commerce growth story, said ChannelAdvisor Executive Chairman Scot Wingo during a break at NRF Big Show 2016.
4 Ecommerce Ideas That Will Rev All Your Channels
Do you want more synergy between your various sales channels? Are you looking to avoid cannibalizing sales from one channel to improve another? Do you want to take better advantage of your multichannel platform? Here are four ecommerce ideas to put at the top of your to-do list for 2016.
Retail Trends 2016: Death Knell for Brick and Mortar, While Mobile Takes Off
With 2016 upon us, it’s a good time to look ahead a four key retail trends gathering momentum in the new year, what drastic changes the industry will see and what cool new technologies shoppers will be able to take advantage of at scale (keep reading, we won’t mention drones!).
4 Steps to Make International Shipping Simple
Selling cross-border has become a major moneymaker for corporations and small businesses alike. Still, many merchants find the thought of exporting daunting. Here are four simple steps to make international shipping a breeze
Week in Review: Macy’s Downfall Sends an Omnichannel Message
Despite all the doom and gloom news that came out of Macy’s, Inc. on Jan. 6, chairman and CEO Terry Lundgren said its omnichannel investments are paying off.
It’s hard to argue against that: In November and December, the company filled nearly 17 million online orders at macys.com and bloomingdales.com.
But Macy’s really has the same problem other omnichannel retailers are experiencing. They are sacrificing store-level salespeople at the expense of technology, and not finding a happy medium to make the omnichannel experience a positive one.