The red carpet will be rolling out in Cincinnati on April 14. That’s when Multichannel Merchant will announce the winners of its annual Excellence in Customer Experience Awards its 2016 Operations Summit.
The acquisition of DealDey represents an expansion of Ringier Africa’s portfolio beyond publishing and digital marketing in Nigeria and Silvertree’s first ecommerce investment in the country.
Multichannel Merchant for the week of 3/24/2016 No Foolin': Growing Global 45% Discount Ends April 1 Come to the Growing Global 2016 conference at the Duke Energy Convention Center in … Continue Reading →
Vantiv and Cerdorax announced a partnership that bolsters the capabilities of Vantiv’s merchants to serve global consumers via card-not-present channels. Read why this relationship will allow Vantiv merchants to process and settle card payments in the local currencies of 34 countries.
Ending months of speculation, Amazon says it has leased 20 Boeing 767 cargo jets from Air Transport Services Group Inc., while taking a 20% stake in the Ohio company. This gives Amazon a significant boost in its air freight capacity, as much as 15%, and signals to the major carriers it is eager to control more of its logistics destiny.
As mobile usage continues to grow, new social platforms will also continue to evolve and be discovered—bringing a whole new element to social marketing. In the very near future, we will see the integration of mobile and social channels through messaging apps like WhatsApp and Viber, live-streaming tools like Periscope, and traditional networks like SnapChat and Facebook that have staying power.
The acquisition of home goods seller Hayneedle by Jet.com was a matter of right place, right time, not the result of an active pursuit in that category. Find out more about what Hayneedle brings to the table from Jet.com’s perspective, and about Jet’s performance and growth seven months after its launch.
With its economy soaring and marketplaces showing big signs of success, it’s clear U.S.-based merchants should revisit the notion of selling cross-border into India. While consumers in the U.S. have finally adopted mobile commerce, consumers in India are making it an app-first economy.
Startup and Amazon challenger Jet.com has massively expanded its inventory of home furnishings, acquiring ecommerce seller Hayneedle for an undisclosed sum. The move adds millions of new items like patio furniture and pet supplies to a Jet.com inventory that is heavily skewed toward everyday consumer goods.
Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 3/1/2016 Omnichannel Helps Target Hits Q4 Digital Sales Out of the Park Target hit on a winning … Continue Reading →