Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Incorporated have entered into a definitive agreement under which Bass Pro Shops will acquire Cabela’s for approximately $5.5 billion cash. Here’s what this means for both iconic outdoors retailers.
Jason Goldberger, who had just been promoted to chief digital officer by Target in May, has suddenly left the company in the wake of disappointing ecommerce growth figures in recent quarters. The news is seen in the context of Target’s competition against market leader Amazon by many industry observers.
Lands’ End Inc. announced that its CEO Federica Marchionni is stepping down effective immediately. See what this will mean for the Lands’ End brand and who will be replacing Marchionni going forward.
Nordstrom appointed Ken Worzel as president for Nordstrom.com. This move is to further accelerate the brand’s ecommerce, digital and mobile efforts. See what plans Nordstrom has in place and what other strategic shifts were made in leadership.
StellaService, a customer service company announced the acquisition of ICC/Decision Services (ICC), an in-store customer experience management programs company. See what this will mean for both companies going forward.
Unilever signed an agreement to acquire home and personal care products company, Seventh Generation Inc. While details of the transaction were not disclosed, see what this will mean for both brands going forward.
The 2016 holiday season prediction season has begun, with moderate ecommerce growth expected by search marketing agency NetElixir. Here’s why NetElixir CEO Udayan Bose says his company’s prediction for holiday ecommerce growth is on the conservative side.
Women are making big strides in direct-to-customer operations, which is traditionally a male-dominated field. In its September 2016 issue, Multichannel Merchant profiled 10 women who have risen to great heights in direct-to-customer operations. These are their stories.
FedEx rate increases for 2017 have been announced by the carrier, including an average increase of 4.9% for ground and home delivery, and 3.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services. See what other changes the carrier is making.
Under Armour announced that Jason LaRose will be the new president for North America. He will succeed Matthew Mirchin, who will transition into a role of Strategic Advisor. See what this will mean for Under Armour as it moves forward.