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

week of 03/02/2018
Merchants Differentiating in the Last Mile, Returns, Outsourcing
As merchants search for ways to contend with the behemoth of Amazon – which accounted for about half of ecommerce sales in 2017 – many are focusing on the last mile, returns and outsourcing to battle back. This MCM Outlook report, based on our annual survey of Multichannel Merchant readers, looks at trends and stats in all three areas.…»
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How to Effectively Tackle Cross-Channel Customer Centricity
In our monthly MCM CommerceChat podcast, Angie Stocklin of One Click Ventures discusses how to provide a consistent customer experience across every touchpoint to foster true customer centricity. Angie will be speaking on this topic at the seventh annual Ecommerce Operations Summit 2018, April 3-5 in Columbus, OH, in a session entitled “It Should All Look the Same: Creating True Cross-Channel Customer Centricity.” …»
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UPS Sues European Union Antitrust Agency over TNT Express Denial
UPS has filed a lawsuit against the European Union’s antitrust agency, seeking $2.15 billion (1.74 billion Euros) for its 2013 decision which scuttled the carrier’s planned acquisition of Netherlands-based TNT Express. See what preceded the action and how UPS views its commitment to the EU market.…»
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How Gap Inc. Is Reimagining Itself as a Customer-Centric Organization
Customers are at the center of everything Gap Inc. is doing today as it works to turn around its organization and be a leading omnichannel retailer, a digital executive told attendees at eTail West. See what he had to say about the company's ongoing evolution, and its reliance on tools like data analytics and continual testing and learning in pursuit of success.…»
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Google Express Exec on Trends in Ecommerce Delivery
Services like same-day delivery are getting a lot of attention. But is it more about immediacy or choice, and hitting precise delivery windows? What about intelligent assistants? Ivan Tchakarov, director of operations for Google Express, discusses all this in a video interview with Multichannel Merchant. He'll cover these subjects in depth as a keynote speaker at Ecommerce Operations Summit (April 3-5, Columbus, OH).…»
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