Radial Assets Seen As Complementary to bpost

| Mike O'Brien

An executive with bpost cross-border unit Landmark Global said it will be able to help customers of new sister company Radial expand into markets in Europe and Asia, while Radial can provide a range of value-added ecommerce and omnichannel services for bpost’s customers in those same markets.

MCM O+F Advisor 10-18-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 10/18/2017 Radial Assets Seen As Complementary to bpost An executive with bpost cross-border unit Landmark Global said it will be … Continue Reading →

MCM The Week In Review 10-13-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 10/17/2017 Belgian Postal Service to Acquire Radial for $820 Million In a surprising move, bpost, the … Continue Reading →

Belgian Postal Service to Acquire Radial for $820 Million

| Mike O'Brien

In a surprising move, bpost, the Belgian postal service, announced plans to acquire U.S.-based third-party logistics and ecommerce software firm Radial for $820 million, as it looks to expand its client base here with Radial’s broad omnichannel, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities.

MCM O+F Advisor 10-11-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 10/11/2017 Walmart Buys Startup Parcel to Power Same-Day Delivery in New York Fulfilling a recent promise from its U.S. ecommerce … Continue Reading →

MCM Ecommerce and Marketing 10-10-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 10/10/2017 Shopping App Marketers: Black Friday Success Starts Now If last year’s data on shopping app spending … Continue Reading →

MCM The Week In Review 10-6-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 10/6/2017 Toys ‘R’ Us Launches Online Marketplace Toys ‘R’ Us announced it is launching an online … Continue Reading →

8 Ways to Improve First-Time Success in Last-Mile Delivery

| William Salter

According to online retail association IMRG the cost of goods from failed ecommerce deliveries is over $1 billion annually in the U.S. alone. So how can you improve first-time delivery success? Here are 8 ways you can help ensure that customers get their order on time the first time and consistently thereafter.

Voice Shopping Gets Real as Major Players Ramp Up the Competition

| Bart Mroz

Voice shopping just got a lot more realistic with the recent moves by Amazon, Apple, Google and Walmart to drive voice-activated shopping into more and more homes. Here is what retailers need to know about how voice shopping is changing the retail landscape.