MCM The Week In Review 8-4-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 8/4/2017 eBay Guaranteed Delivery Program Launches This Fall This fall, sellers on eBay will be able … Continue Reading →

MCM O+F Advisor 8-2-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 8/2/2017 DHL Supply Chain Growing Use of Augmented Reality Glasses Although Google Glass never took off as a cool augmented … Continue Reading →

MCM Ecommerce and Marketing 8-1-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 8/1/2017 Peak Season Summit: A Chance to Fine-Tune Your Strategy Depending on your business, peak season can … Continue Reading →

MCM The Week In Review 7-28-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 7/28/2017 Destination XL Group Launches Mobile App Joining a long line of companies catering to their … Continue Reading →

MCM O+F Advisor 7-26-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 7/26/2017 Successful Ecommerce Packaging: Sustainable and Protective There are many factors that contribute to creating the ideal customer experience, with … Continue Reading →

Back-to-School Shopping Expected to Reach $83.6 Billion

| Daniela Forte

According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, total spending including college and school combined is expected to reach $83.6 billion, more than a 10% increase from 2016’s $75.8 billion. See what other results this survey revealed for back-to-school and what it could mean for the holiday shopping season.

MCM The Week In Review 7-21-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 7/21/2017 Target Tests New Curbside Pickup Program in Minneapolis After pulling the plug on a vendor … Continue Reading →

JC Penney Getting Back Into the Toy Business

| Mike O'Brien

Looking for another avenue to boost flat store sales, JC Penney is opening 500-square-foot toy shops in all of its brick-and-mortar locations, the company announced, pitting it against the likes of Toys R Us and Amazon as well as discount retailers like Walmart and Target in the $20 billion market.

Improving the Bench Strength of Your Operations Managers

| Curt Barry

If you’ve been around long enough, you know there’s a shortage of experienced managers in retail, catalog and now ecommerce operations for decades. To help counter that trend, here are some thoughts on how to develop better operations managers for your direct-to-customer or ecommerce business.

Prepping for Amazon Prime Day

| Mike O'Brien

As Amazon Prime Day number 3 approaches – which will most likely fall around July 12, possibly featuring deals running for a week – there are different approaches merchants can take in response to the new mega-ecommerce event, sort of a U.S. version of Singles Day in China.