JD.com, Inc. China’s e-commerce company and Bacardi, a spirit producer, have jointly announced a strategic partnership. This will allow for JD.com to become a strategic ecommerce partner for its full line of products in China, helping Bacardi build its brand and business in the country.
Launched in March 2013, Wildfang is an online and offline retailer serving up over 50 brands, including its own private label line, of women’s apparel for tomboys. At the NEMOA directXchange conference on September 14, Wildfang co-founder and CEO Emma Mcilroy will discuss how Wildfang is building a movement of badass women through a balanced use of emotional connection and consumer insights.
GlassesUSA.com is maximizing purchasing power for customers and boosting sales by partnering with Splitit, an interest free installment payments technology. Here is how GlassesUSA.com will make shopping on their site easier for customers.
The financial woes of South Korean concern Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, the world’s seventh-largest ocean freight line, is causing a ripple effect that is disrupting supply chains across retail entering the busy fall and holiday season. See what efforts are underway to address the logjam.
PayPal and MasterCard announced an expansion on their existing partnership that will enhance the consumer experience making MasterCard a payment option within PayPal. See what options consumers and small businesses will have available to them with this new expansion.
UPS has announced its annual general rate increase for 2017, an average of 4.9% that goes into effect on Dec. 26. Other changes will be announced Nov. 18. See what else has changed in UPS rates and what this means in terms of its competition with FedEx.
Google has quietly been telling sellers that it is increasing from 30 to 150 the minimum number of reviews needed over the previous 12 months. See what this means for sellers and how it impacts their business going forward.
Several bidders including two large U.S. mall owners, Simon Property Group and General Growth Properties have placed a bid for Aeropostale assets. This would allow for Aeropostale to remain open in a footprint of 229 stores.
As it struggles to woo more 20-something shoppers and faces fast-fashion competition, Abercrombie & Fitch announced plans to close 60 U.S. locations. Omnichannel and DTC were bright spots in a tough Q2, with DTC now representing 23% of sales. See what executives said about efforts to tweak its brand positioning and improve results.