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 →
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 →
Less than half (41.9%) of merchants who took the MCM Outlook 2016 survey said their ecommerce sites are set up for global business. And 37.8% of those who say their ecommerce sites are set up from global business say it’s because they have international payment offerings. In this video, Zooz’s Chester Ritchie talks about why merchants need to choose a payment platform that allows comfort for the cross-border shopper.
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 →
In a market where your most valuable customers are omnichannel, how integrated is your membership program? Here are some tips that will make your customers be happy members of your brand.
We are in the middle of rapid change; accelerating business, ubiquitous information, digitalization of our tools, and evolving relationships both inside and out of our company. Here are some tips to help drive sales for your business.
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.