Multichannel Merchant Week In Review The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week

week of 11/17/2017
Walmart Increases Prices for Some Online Products
Walmart started charging higher prices online than in store for some items, in an effort to offset shipping costs and drive more shoppers to its brick-and-mortar locations. See how Walmart will differentiate prices for both channels. …»
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Build.com Launches a New Augmented Reality Experience
Build.com, an online-only home improvement retailer, launched a new augmented reality (AR) in-app experience,"In-Home Preview," leveraging Apple's new ARKit development platform. Here are some of the features of the new experience and how it will change the shopper's experience. …»
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Singles Day 2017 Again Sets Record with $25.3B in GMV
Continuing to dwarf U.S. sales holidays and Prime Day, Alibaba’s Singles Day pulled in a record 168.2 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) in gross merchandise value (GMV) settled through the Alipay platform, up 39% from 120.7 billion yuan ($17.8 billion) in 2016. See what other staggering stats and figures came out of Singles Day.…»
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Amazon Blaming USPS for Closure of Fresh in Nine States
Amazon has laid the blame for its recent decision to pull Amazon Fresh out of nine states at the feet of the U.S. Postal Service, according to a report in Recode, citing various service issues.…»
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