O+F Advisor 6-29-16

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 6/29/2016 3 Ways to Innovate in Operations and Fulfillment and Deliver ROI As fast as ecommerce and omnichannel is changing, … Continue Reading →

Stamps.com to Acquire Ecommerce Software Company ShippingEasy

| MCM Staff

Stamps.com announced plans to acquire ShippingEasy, an Austin, TX-based provider of multi-carrier shipping software, for $55 million. This is in addition to its acquisition of Endicia, ShipStation and ShipWorks over the past couple of years.

Walmart Creates New China Strategy, Sells Yihaodian to JD.com

| Daniela Forte

Walmart has entered a joint venture with JD.com that will create a shift in Walmart’s ecommerce strategy in China. The U.S. retail giant has sold its Yihaodian ecommerce marketplace to Chinese marketplace operator JD.com, and plans to retain the Yihaodian direct business and set up a retail presence on JD.com. Here’s what the deal means to both retailers.

Why Large Retailers Are Acquiring Flash Sale Sites

| Daniela Forte

Large retailers acquiring major flash sale sites are slowly becoming the norm in today’s retail landscape. See what acquiring major flash sale sites means for major retailers and their business model.

MCM Week in Review (6/17/16)

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/17/2016 Golfweek Debuts Complete Overhaul of Ecommerce Site Golfweek announced the completion of a major digital … Continue Reading →

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane

| MCM Staff

Bed, Bath and Beyond Inc. announced it has acquired One Kings Lane Inc. for an undisclosed sum. See what this will mean for both brands going forward.

.store Suffix Provides Retailers an Opportunity to Rebrand

| Stuart Fuller

The term ‘store’ consistently ranks as one of the highest keywords used in domain registrations across legacy TLDs such as .com. Therefore most retailers, small or large, who adopt a “brand.store” web address will help consumers find them with greater ease. The suffix looks and sounds like a natural destination for online stores of any description. Here’s how you can secure a .store for your brand.

MCM Week in Review (6/10/16)

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/10/2016 Ashley Stewart Acquired by The Invus Group Ashley Stewart, Inc today announced that an affiliate … Continue Reading →

Salesforce Acquires Demandware for $2.8 Billion

| MCM Staff

Salesforce, the customer success platform and a CRM company, and Demandware, a provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Salesforce will acquire Demandware.