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

week of 9/15/2017
A Guide to Peak Holiday Season Changes for FedEx, UPS Shippers
Both FedEx and UPS have announced new, temporary peak holiday season surcharges that will impact shipping costs for ecommerce businesses this holiday season. This detailed layout of charges from the major carriers will help you make wise business decisions as you lay out your strategy for handling the surge in seasonal shipments.…»
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Top 10 Tips on Holiday Peak Season Planning
In case you missed Multichannel Merchant's virtual event, Peak Season Summit 2017: Optimizing Black Friday through Cyber Monday and Beyond – or even if you did join us but would like a quick refresher – here are our top 10 takeaway tips from the experts in merchant operations for peak season planning.…»
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Nordstrom Announces Smaller Concept Store
Nordstrom announced its new concept store, Nordstrom Local, which aims to focus on experience and not inventory. Here is what the company plans to do with the new store.…»
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Parcel Shipping Volumes Growing Rapidly Worldwide
Driven in large part by ecommerce, parcel shipping volume in 13 major global markets grew by 48% from 2014 to 2016, going from 44 billion parcels in 2014 to 65 billion in 2016, with projections of annual growth between 17%-28% over the next four years, according to a study by Pitney Bowes.…»
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Neiman Marcus Consolidating Outlet Department Stores
In an effort to focus on its full-department stores, Neiman Marcus is closing about 10 of its 38 Last Call outlet discount stores. See what led Neiman Marcus to make this move. …»
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