App-driven startup Darkstore, which matches ecommerce shippers with urban fulfillment centers that have excess capacity to facilitate same-day delivery, will use a new cash infusion to expand beyond the three markets it currently serves.
Where products rank in search results on retailers’ sites directly impacts a brand’s ecommerce success. Here is how to make search for your customers easy and seamless.
With 8.2 million shoppers now owning a voice-activated digital assistant device, a marketer’s game plan has changed when it comes to selling to its customers. Here are ways marketers are using these devices to their advantage.
Amazon will collect sales tax in all states with a sales tax and add current tax-free states Hawaii, Idaho, Maine and New Mexico, beginning April 1st. Here is what this could mean for Amazon.
Amazon announced plans to purchase Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. See how this acquisition will benefit Amazon going forward.
eBay is wading into the fast shipping wars, taking on Amazon Prime and Walmart with its new Guaranteed Delivery offering that will launch this summer on its selling platform with more than 20 million eligible items. Shoppers on eBay will also be able to search and filter items by one- and two-day delivery.
Jim Tompkins, founder and CEO of Tompkins International, talks about the need to go beyond continuous improvement to total reinvention in order to address continual digital disruption. This will be the theme of Jim’s breakfast keynote address at Operations Summit 2017 on Tuesday, March 28 in Pittsburgh. Come gain insights from his experience working with major corporations on their supply chain strategy and execution.
Many retailers are still regrouping from disappointing holiday sales and when it comes to ecommerce it is Amazon and everyone else. Here is how you can combat Amazon and get ahead of the ecommerce game.
In a quick counter-salvo, Amazon recently lowered the free shipping threshold for non-Prime members from $49 to $35, a response to Walmart’s move earlier this month.
The speed with which Amazon changed its policy is an indication of just how seriously it is taking ecommerce competition from the world’s largest retailer.
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust, with FedEx and Best Buy as clients, said ecommerce will make up 50% of its Canadian warehouses, up from 30% today. See what other plans the company has, including wooing Amazon as a client north of the border.