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.
Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 03/11/2016 10 Ways A 3PL Can Help Multichannel Companies Operate Profitably Third-party logistics companies or 3PL … Continue Reading →
Talbots is making great strides to become a cult brand for women between the ages of 45 to 65 years old and right now it is focusing on reclaiming its brand DNA and sense of style.
Listening to the customer is an important goal for fashion retailer Boden.
Multichannel Merchant for the week of 03/10/2016 Join Us on Twitter March 15 for the Growing Global Tweet Up What are you doing on Tuesday, March 15 from 3:00 to … Continue Reading →
Omnichannel enjoyed buzz-worthy status in 2015, but that was just the beginning. This will be the year that omnichannel becomes “omni-essential,” driven by the increasing need to meet customers when, where and how they shop. Here are 3 reasons why this phenomenon is taking place.
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 3/9/2016 Managing Scalable Growth Across Your Ecommerce Operations As you grow your digital offerings, you must accurately gauge when and … Continue Reading →
Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 3/8/2016 A 2016 Digital Commerce Forecast: Tiny, Frictionless, Everywhere A quiet revolution is taking place in how … Continue Reading →
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.
Between posting 98% growth in Q4 direct sales, plans for Canadian and European expansion and a new analytics-driven catalog, Wayfair had a pretty good week. The company also announced plans to open its fourth customer service center in Bryan, TX. See what other news and events transpired this week in the world of direct-to-customer retail and ecommerce.