3 Ecommerce Trends for 2016

| Daniela Forte

More merchants will migrate to EMV bringing additional payment methods such as mobile and online form-factors in 2016. This infographic by Vantiv highlights three trends merchants will see this year.

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5 Reasons Verified Reviews are No Silver Bullet

| Eli Mashiah

Despite all the evidence, people still tend to believe that quick solutions are the best way to resolve complex issues. Such is the case with verified reviews. Here’s five reasons verified reviews were supposed to be an answer to the issue of fake or inaccurate reviews, but fall far short.

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Your Opinion Matters: Take the MCM Outlook 2016 Survey Today

| Tim Parry

MCM Outlook research provides a comprehensive snapshot of industry trends in all areas of omnichannel ecommerce, operations, fulfillment, B2B, catalogs, marketing, and global commerce – and your experience and knowledge in the field is a key contributor to this insight. Oh – and you can also win a $500 American Express gift card if you take the MCM Outlook survey!

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Scot Wingo: Technology Drove Mobile Commerce Growth

| Tim Parry

You can thank the iPhone and its bigger screens, in part, for the growth of mobile commerce in the 2015 holiday season. But, the iPhone 6 and the 6+ were only part of the mobile commerce growth story, said ChannelAdvisor Executive Chairman Scot Wingo during a break at NRF Big Show 2016.

Week in Review: JCPenney is Bringing Back Appliances

| MCM Staff

After more than 30 years, JCPenney decided to re-enter the appliance business when customer data showed that the vast majority of its shoppers own a home and are frequently searching for major appliance options on jcp.com.

BSN SPORTS Acquires Lids Team Sports

| MCM Staff

BSN SPORTS, a division of Varsity Brands and a leading direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the school and league markets, announced that it has acquired Lids Team Sports from the Lids Sports Group, a division of Genesco Inc.