Amazon Expands Prime Now Same-Day Delivery to All of Manhattan
Amazon announced it has expanded its Prime Now one- and two-hour delivery service to include all of Manhattan, with other boroughs, metros to follow.
Ecommerce
Data Security, Omnichannel Initiatives Top Retail CIOs’ Priority Lists
According to an NRF/Forrester survey, managing data security is the most urgent focus area for retail CIOs, with 97% of surveyed business leaders placing it at the top of their 2015 priority lists.
VF Looking to Boost DTC Revenue with Opening of 150 Stores
In an effort to boost its direct-to-customer revenue, VF Corp said it planned to open 150 stores in 2015. See what this will mean for the retailer.
Three Mobile Commerce Quick Wins For 2015
It’s already February and your New Year’s resolution to capitalize on the growth of mobile commerce is collecting dust. See what you can do so you don’t miss another year of revenue for your digital channels.
EMV’s Impact in the U.S.
A nationwide mandate to shift toward EMV begins in October 2015, and recent research from the National Retail Federation found that most retailers are unprepared.
Using Email to Close the Smartphone, Browse-To-Buy Gap
A key approach to solving the low smartphone conversions rate challenge is to better leverage the email channel, which is typically the number one activity on smartphones. Here are four tips to start testing and tweaking so you’ve got your program optimized and ready for the 2015 holiday season.
Top Ecommerce Searches for Valentine’s Day Gifts
Flowers or diamonds for Valentine’s Day? See what online shoppers are searching for most prior to Valentine’s Day 2015.
Belk’s Holiday Sweepstakes Sees Great Success in Mobile and Email
Over the holiday season, Belk launched its Santa Baby Sweepstakes which generated the greatest number of email and mobile opt-ins among other Belk sweepstakes in 2013 and 2014. See more results from the sweepstakes.
The Anatomy of the Perfect Ecommerce Checkout
In order to create the perfect ecommerce checkout that is optimized for shoppers, examine analytics to understand when, where and why they’re dropping out.
Bizrate Insights Finds Late Deliveries Could Cost Amazon Prime Almost 10% of Members
Nearly 10% of Amazon Prime members are considering non-renewal because of late deliveries, Bizrate Insights found in a new survey.