Multichannel Merchant
Hits of the Week

week of 10/26/20
After parting ways with Amazon last year, FedEx is now jumping deeper into ecommerce returns, much as Amazon did with Kohl’s, by adding Happy Returns bars to 2,000+ FedEx locations, including 300 inside Walmart stores. Unboxed returns will be accepted from 150 different retailers when the program launches at the end of October.
While ecommerce offers clear advantages like the ability to read reviews, use mobile payments, choose the perfect size and color, check availability and more, physical stores still have the edge of personal interactions. That's why it's more important than ever to bridge the physical-digital commerce gap.
Another Prime Day is in the books, with Amazon reporting that third-party sellers rang up $3.5 billion in sales over the two days, up 60% from $2.2 billion in 2019, and once again Amazon devices were big winners. eMarketer pegged the worldwide total for Prime Day at a shade under $10 billion, up a hefty 43% from $6.93 billion in 2019.
We’ve been talking about “the new normal” since the pandemic began, but it’s hard to put a finger on it. For millennials at least it seems to be ecommerce. The last generation born in the 20th century is a decidedly 21st-century cohort, and you can find them on Facebook and Instagram. Here's how to reach them over the holidays.

Machine Learning, Crowdsourcing Speed Up Online Surveys

Sizing Matters: How Tech, Standards Are Working to Solve Apparel Returns

Feds, 11 States Accuse Google in Massive Antitrust Case

Will Global Privacy Control Protocol Succeed Where Do Not Track Failed?

See open jobs for ecommerce, marketing, and fulfillment operations
View Jobs