Hermes Strengthens Parcel Business in Russia in Concert with European Expansion

| MCM Staff

Hermes has announced new actions to strengthen its parcel business in Russia. As part of its overall European expansion strategy, the retail and logistics services provider has acquired the 49% share held by DPD in Hermes-DPD Russia. Under the terms of the agreement, DPD will continue to handle logistics transport services in Russia.

ecommerce, ecommerce platforms, Order Management Systems, order management, distribution center, Operations and Fulfillment, omnichannel, omnichannel fulfillment, omnichannel strategy

Measurements Reveal Inner Workings of Mobilegeddon, And Some Surprises

| Drit Suljoti

Realizing that no smartphone user wants to have to endlessly zoom in and out while viewing a webpage, Google instituted what many call Mobilegeddon – a mandate requiring sites to feature mobile-friendly design. Here’s a look at an experiment conducted by Catchpoint Systems to determine to what extent – if any – mobile site performance is a factor in determining mobile-friendliness, and hence Mobilegeddon.

global ecommerce, Forrester Research, mobile commerce, ecommerce, Growing Global 2015, omnichannel, omnichannel retail, online marketplaces

Building the Right Cross-Border Ecommerce Roadmap

| Tim Parry

Even if you are not trying to sell your inventory internationally, chance are, more than 10% of your ecommerce site traffic – and more than 7% of your ecommerce sales – is cross-border. Imagine how much higher those numbers would be if you put a cross-border ecommerce strategy in place?