MCM Week in Review 7/13/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 7/13/2018 Back-to-School and College Spending Expected to Reach $82.8 Billion Total back-to-school spending for children in … Continue Reading →

Why Brands Need to Level Up the Back-to-School Shopping Experience

| Gina Ashe

Though summer may seem like it’s just getting started, the mad dash of back-to-school shopping is already around the corner. This season is a huge opportunity for apparel and accessories brands to see a lift in sales, as students and their families set out to buy new clothes, backpacks, glasses, school supplies and everything in between. Here is how brands can set themselves apart from the competition during the back-to-school season.

How More Brands Are Choosing to Build Loyalty by Giving Back

| Daniela Forte

When customers think about brands that give back, they may immediately think of TOMS, whose mission is to give a pair of shoes to children in need in over 70 countries with every pair sold. Today several other brands have followed TOMS’ lead in their own efforts to give back.

Bordering on Insanity: The Case for Taking Caution Against Blocking Orders From Mexico

| Chloe Marchbank

One of the most allure aspects of ecommerce is the ability to sell to a whole planet of customers. A borderless storefront should mean limitless growth, right? Unfortunately, the allure of growth into international markets is commonly stymied by the fear of increased fraud risk. Here is why putting an entire country on an ecommerce blacklist isn’t the right move.

What Machine Learning Can Do For Retailers Today

| Paul Mandeville

At its simplest, machine learning (ML) refers to the capacity for a program to automatically improve, or “learn,” as it ingests data to accomplish a specific task or set of tasks. Here are three ways retailers can use machine learning to their benefit.