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

week of 11/2/2018
Warehouse-as-a-Service Providers Address Ecommerce Fulfillment Niche
The growth in online sales, the scarcity of ecommerce fulfillment space and increasing customer demands have all merged to drive interest in a particular kind of offering: Warehouse-as-a-Service (WaaS). Find out what's behind the trend and what some startups and traditional 3PLs are doing to meet the need.…»
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bebe Stores to Acquire Brookstone Through Private Equity Firm
bebe stores and Bluestar Alliance have acquired the Brookstone brand and related assets, with plans to sell Brookstone products through retail partnerships here and abroad. Brookstone had announced the closure of 101 stores when it filed Chapter 11 in August. Here is what bebe's CEO had to say about the deal. …»
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CVS Pharmacy Launches New Paid Membership Program
CVS Pharmacy is piloting a paid membership rewards program called CarePass in the Boston area, offering additional benefits to its Extra Care rewards club members for $5 a month or $48 a year. Here are some of the perks the new membership program promises to its members. …»
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UPS Warns Shippers to Prepare for Possible No Vote on Freight Contract
UPS has been telling customers to be prepared in case the Teamsters union votes down a tentative five-year contract with its UPS Freight less-than-truckload (LTL) division later this month, giving them a cutoff calendar for freight shipments starting today.…»
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U.S. Online Sales Expected to Reach $124 Billion This Holiday Season
Adobe released the results of its holiday shopping survey, estimating online sales will reach $124.1 billion, an increase of 14.8%, while offline retail spending is expected to increase 2.7%. Here are some other holiday predictions Adobe made based on its consumer research. …»
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